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Key Principal Partners has acquired majority ownership of MC Assembly, a Melbourne, Fla.-based provider of electronic manufacturing services. No financial terms were disclosed. As part of the transaction, MC assembly founder Charles Rossi will retire as CEO, with COO George Moore taking over. www.keyprincipalpartners.com
Hampshire Equity Partners has sold Acton Mobile Industries, a Baltimore, Md.-based provider of modular space rental services, to Code Hennessy & Simmons. A regulatory filing indicates an equity price of $45 million. Hampshire had acquired its majority stake in Acton in 2003. www.hampep.com
HandsOn Ventures has acquired Lason Inc. from Charterhouse Group for approximately $120 million. Lason is a Troy, Mich.-based provider of document-related outsourcing services within the business process outsourcing market. www.lason.com
TowerBrook Capital Partners has acquired Beverages & More Inc. (BevMo), a Californian retailer of wine, spirits, beer and related items. No financial terms were disclosed. Jefferies & Co. led the leveraged financing. www.towerbrook.com www.bevmo.com
Bridgepoint has acquired a majority stake in Dragenopharm Apotheker P
Caxton-Iseman Capital has completed its acquisition of Valley National Gases Inc. (AMEX: VLG) for $27 per share. The total deal was valued at approximately $304 million, including around $63 million in assumed debt. Valley National is an independent U.S. distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases delivered in “packaged” or cylinder form, related welding equipment […]
Pine Creek Partners last quarter acquired two companies: Noble Logistics Services Inc., a Houston, Texas-based provider of logistics solutions to the auto parts and drug distribution markets; and Drew Foam Co., a Monticello, Ark.-based maker of foam for the packaging and construction markets. No financial terms were either deal were disclosed. www.pinecreekpartners.com   
PAI Partners completed its acquisition of the Roofing unit of Lafarge SA (NYSE: LR) for Euro 1.96 billion in cash and Euro 420 million in assumed debt and pension liabilities. www.lafarge.com
Monomoy Capital Partners yesterday acquired Kurz-Kasch Inc. from Dover Corp. (NYSE: DOV) for an undisclosed amount. Kurz-Kasch is a Dayton, Ohio
The Blackstone Group reportedly is in talks to acquire Jupiter Asset Management, a fund manager currently owned by Commerzbank. The deal could be worth around Gbp$1 billion, but Commerzbank also is considering an IPO for Jupiter.
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