Acquirer: A consortium that includes NBC Universal, The Blackstone Group, Bain Capital and Deutsche Bank.
Rank Value: $3.5B
Target Description: Provides weather forecast through cable TV and information services.
Notes: The Weather Channel operations includes The Weather Channel cable network, weather.com and other interactive businesses.
CHC Helicopter Corp.
Acquirer: First Reserve Corp.
Rank Value: $2.2B
Target Description: Provides helicopter transportation services.
American Beacon Advisors Inc.
Acquirer: Lighthouse Holdings Inc.
Rank Value: $480M
Target Description: Provides investment advisory services.
Notes: Lighthouse is owned by Pharos Capital Group.
DIREVO Industrial Biotechnology GmbH
Acquirer: Investment group that includes Bankhaus Woelbern AG & Co. KG, North Rhine Westphalia’s NRW Bank unit, TVM Capital GmbH, Danisco A/S, Sanders Morris Harris Group Inc.’s Signet Healthcare Partners unit, Mulligan BioCapital GmbH, Manfred Eigen and DIREVO management.
Rank Value: $300M
Target Description: A biotechnology company focusing on food and feed and biorefinery markets.
SkyTerra Communications Inc.
Acquirer: Harbert Management Corp.
Rank Value: $250K
Target Description: Provides mobile digital voice and data communications services via satellite.
Notes: Harbert Management is a unit of hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners
Change Capital Funds
Acquirer: Apollo Management International and Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group
Rank Value: NA
Target Description: Operates a $425M consumer and retail buyout fund.
Notes: The U.S. buyout firms bought the fund from the Halley family of France. The fund is the only vehicle managed by Change Capital Partners, a London-based buyout firm founded by the former Carrefour chief Luc Vandevelde.
SoTel Systems
Acquirer: Capital for Business Inc.
Rank Value: NA
Target Description: Sells new and refurbished telecommunications equipment.
Notes: Capital for Business is a unit of Commerce Bancshares.
Advanced Professional Software Inc.
Acquirer: Dairyland Healthcare Solutions
Rank Value: NA
Target Description: Provides health care information systems solutions services.
Notes: Dairyland is owned by Francisco Partners.
FURminator Inc.
Acquirer: Hammond Kennedy Whitney & Co. Inc.
Rank Value: NA
Target Description: Makes pet grooming products.
Marshall Retail Group
Acquirer: ICV Capital Partners
Rank Value: NA
Target Description: Owns and operates specialty stores.
SAV Group
Acquirer: Indaver and NIBC European Infrastructure Fund.
Rank Value: NA
Target Description: Provides waste management and disposal services.
SSH Acquisition Inc.
Acquirer: Lake Capital
Rank Value: NA
Target Description: Provides environmental services.
Flight Explorer Inc.
Acquirer: Sabre Holdings Corp.
Rank Value: NA
Target Description: Provides global aircraft tracking, information technology and communications services to the aviation community.
Notes: Sabre Holdings is a unit of Silver Lake and TPG Capital LP’s Sovereign Holdings Inc. subsidiary.
Chieftain Safety Manufacturing
Acquirer: Fire-Dex unit
Rank Value: NA
Target Description: Makes protective gear for firefighters.
Notes: Fire-Dex is owned by StoneCreek Capital.
Advanced Reimbursement Management
Acquirer: Waud Capital Partners.
Rank Value: NA
Target Description: Provides revenue cycle management services focused on Medicaid receivables.
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