VCJ Staff
Golden Gate Capital and Circle Peak Capital have acquired Rocket Dog, a Hayward, Calif.
Baird Capital Partners has sponsored a management buyout of Amoena Group, a Raubling, Germany
FdG Associates has made a minority investment in the parent company of newly-formed Proficio Bank, which markets specialized banking and mortgage services to the relocation, homebuilding and real estate brokerage industries. No financial terms were disclosed. www.fdgassociates.com
Providence Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in Dutch and Flemish DTH satellite TV operators CanaalDigitaal and TV Vlaanderen. No financial terms were disclosed for the deal, which is still subject to Dutch regulatory approval. www.provequity.com
Key Principal Partners has sponsored a management buyout of Kellermeyer Building Services, a Maumee, Ohio-based provider of customized commercial cleaning services to the retail industry. KPP's investment included $36 million in preferred equity and subordinated notes. www.keyprincipalpartners.com www.kbs-clean.com
Century Park Capital Partners has acquired ROM Corp., a Belton, Mo. from Hampshire Equity Partners. No financial terms were disclosed, except that Patriot Capital Funding provided $28.15 million in one-stop financing. ROM is a Belton, Mo.-based provider of niche products for the trucking and transportation market
Select Equity Group, the third-largest institutional shareholder of Laureate Education Inc. (Nasdaq: LAUR), said in a letter that a proposed $3.8 billion buyout offer is “grossly inadequate” and is “flawed by clear conflicts of interest.” The former reference is to the $60.50 per share offer, while the latter is to the fact that Laureate chairman […]
EQT Partners has agreed to acquire German fashion group CBR Holding GmbH from Apax Partners and Cinven. No financial terms were disclosed. www.eqt.se
SIG Strategic Investments has acquired substantially all of the assets of U.S. Mills Inc., a Needham, Mass.-based maker of branded cereals and snack foods. www.usmillsinc.com
Central Parking Corp. (NYSE: CPC) of Nashville has agreed to be acquired for $22.53 per share by Kohlberg & Co., Lubert-Adler and Chrysalis Capital Partners. The total deal is valued at around $726 million. Central Parking was advised by The Blackstone Group. www.parking.com