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Industrials and Natural Resources

CD&R Acquires 42.5% Stake in Univar

September 2, 2010 - The deal, sharing ownership with existing investor CVC, values company at roughly $4.2 billion.

K-Sea Gets Private Backing

September 2, 2010 - First Reserve and Kayne Anderson team up for a stake worth up to $100 million.

Stonebridge Exits Alpha Packaging

August 31, 2010 - Sale to Irving Place represents just under a 4x cash on cash return for the seller.

Genstar Posts 8x Return on Fort Dearborn

August 26, 2010 - The sale, initially reported last week, produced a 65% IRR for the seller.

Xstrata Plots Sphere Purchase

August 24, 2010 - With consolidation ramping up, the $381 million deal represents the small-market play for 'cash-constrained juniors' in the mining space.

Summer Street, Ironwood Return to Waste

August 19, 2010 - The pair is backing Action Environmental, which picked up certain Republic Services assets with the funding.

American Securities Taps into Mining

August 17, 2010 - The acquisition of a control stake in Fairmount Minerals mimicks a previous investment in the company from Kirtland Capital Partners.

Blackstone’s Summit Steams Ahead

August 17, 2010 - The acquisition of Kilgore Paving and Maintenance marks yet another add-on by the platform.

Aurora Acquires Lexington Through Loan to Own

August 11, 2010 - The LA firm is investing out of its Aurora Resurgence Fund, the distressed vehicle headed by Anthony DiSimone and Steven Martinez.

Moelis Poaches Rothschild Banker

August 5, 2010 - Meyrick Cox to join the firm's London office in October.

Brooks Equipment sold to Freeman Spogli

August 3, 2010 - Behrman Capital exits its investment in the fire protection supply company with a 5.1x return.

Evercore Nabs Kassin

July 27, 2010 - At Access Industries, Kassin oversaw more than $30 billion of acquisitions, including Basell’s doomed merger with Lyondell.

Wind Point’s Waterbury Divests Assets

July 27, 2010 - Zep Inc., through its Amrep subsidiary, is paying $66 million in cash in the deal.

Altus’ Aqua-Chem Expands

July 26, 2010 - Aquisition of Specific Equipment Company diversifies platform's reach into new segments.

Emerging Capital Closes Latest Fund

July 26, 2010 - ECP Africa Fund III amassed $613 million in commitments, a slight improvement over its 2005-vintage predecessor.