The M&A Scene: ACG NY's Manufacturing & Logistics Conference
Dealmakers recently gathered at Bank of America Tower for the ACG New York event "Made in the USA: Dealmaking in a US Manufacturing Revival," which featured keynote speaker Adam Max, managing partner at The Jordan Co. Panelists included Christopher Chase of Morgan Joseph TriArtisan; Robert Landis of The Riverside Co.; Joseph Powers of Bank of America Business Capital; and Michael Teplitsky of Wynnchurch.
Sweet Home Chicago
"Chicago is a hotbed for a lot of great thought leaders," says Dustin Weinberger (pictured), past president of ACG Chicago, which hosts the 4th Annual Healthcare M&A Conference on June 20.
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The PE firm picked up Cross-Country Pipeline Supply
The deal follows real estate acquisitions by RLJ Lodging Trust, CBRE Group and Standard Pacific
The PE firm focuses on investments in the energy sector, which has been experiencing a boom in M&A activity
The Ghana-based company makes and sells frozen dairy products and juices
The target is a Colombian asset management company
Private equity partners and other dealmakers predict which developments will shape M&A in the middle market over the next year
The deal comes after the company sold its U.S. and Canada paper distribution business in March
The PE firm partnered with Envisions management to provide the equity investment
If more bank executives start behaving like Heartland Financial USA, then M&A could rally in the next couple years
News comes days after Detroit's emergency manager unveiled a controversial restructuring plan that will slash the city's unsecured debt
The firm plans to invest between $15 million and $30 million for minority stakes in Mexican companies
The pharmaceutical company, which has accumulated nearly $400M in debt, has earmarked the cash for a clinical trial
Companies that have recently indicated doubt about continuing as going concerns in SEC filings
The deal follows several others between companies that provides services to the oil and gas industry