PNC Acquires Hilsinger

PNC Equity Partners has acquired Hilsinger Holdings Inc. from ICV Capital Partners and Palladium Equity Partners. No financial terms were disclosed. Hilsinger Holdings is a Plainville, Mass.-based provider of eyewear and eye care accessory products and supplies in the < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />U.S. and U.K. It was advised on the sale by Harris Williams & Co. www.hilco.com< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />