Private Equity/LBO News

Kachi Partners plan to make two or three add-on acquisitions for Genesee Group, a company it acquired last week that makes custom metal parts for the exhaust and suspension systems... 2007-09-03

Wynnchurch Capital's experience with niche manufacturers helped it secure a recent acquisition without offering the highest price.

Hammond Kennedy Whitney is looking to acquire its second aerospace-related composite parts manufacturing business after a four-year hiatus.

Charlesbank Capital Partners recently acquired MasterCraft after sitting out a previous auction for the powerboat maker in 2004.

Trustees of the $24 billion Texas Employees Retirement System approved a private equity investing plan at a board meeting Aug. 21.

The Riverside Company is in the process of exiting at least five companies. Bela Szigethy, founder and co-ceo, declined to name the companies or say how close Riverside was to closing... 2007-08-20

Partisan Media Group is seeking to raise $50 million for an independent film private equity fund and is pitching the offering to foundations and endowments.

RoundTable Healthcare Partners is eyeing an international expansion for Vesta, a Franklin, Wisc.-based supplier of silicone used by the medical device industry.

Hammond Kennedy Whitney plans to exploit the nationwide need to update power grids.

Charterhouse Group scored one of its best returns yet when it sold Oakleaf Global Holdings to New Mountain Capital for $655 million last week.