Odyssey To Buy Wastequip from DLJ MB

Odyssey Investment Partners has agreed to acquire Wastequip Inc. from DLJ Merchant Banking Partners. No financial terms were disclosed. Wastequip is a Cleveland-based designer, manufacturer and marketer of equipment used to collect, process and transport solid, liquid and semi-liquid waste materials. Credit Suisse has committed to provide leveraged financing for the transaction, and also served as financial advisor to < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />DLJMB on the deal. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />