Littlejohn

Secondaries Edge: Secondaries Boom Faces Quality Squeeze as New Liquidity Machines Multiply

As GP-led secondaries scale to record levels, top investors are flagging a widening gap between trophy assets and weaker deals, even as new financing tools like CFOs further blur the line between sale and securitization.

June 10, 2026

Private Equity

Secondaries Edge: Secondaries Becoming Bridge Between Illiquidity and Quarterly Capital

Secondaries are no longer just an exit solution for institutions—they’ve become private equity’s front-line pitch to private wealth, reshaping how capital enters the asset class.

February 4, 2026

Infrastructure

Osceola Capital Wants to Fix Southeast Water Systems Through M&A

Osceola's water treatment platform company Flotilla Partners is planning on making up to five acquisitions in 2024.

March 27, 2024

Transportation

All Eyes on PE and Supply Chain in 2022

Littlejohn acquired Magnate, as PE firms look for businesses that help mitigate the supply chain backlog.

January 3, 2022

Private Equity

Platinum Equity-Backed Cook & Boardman Buys Building Material Supply

Building Material Supply offers electronic access control equipment throughout the Midwest and Southwest.

March 19, 2025

Bankers & Advisors

M&A wrap: Monroe, Carlyle, Littlejohn, Wellfleet, Advent, Pike Street, Tailwind, Deval Patrick

Demand for CLOs drives Monroe to raise new fund. Alpine caps seventh fund. Advent, Pike Street, Tailwind, make deals. Bain Capital's Deval Patrick joins crowded 2020 Democratic presidential campaign.

November 14, 2019

Bankers & Advisors

Littlejohn’s purchase of Kaman’s distribution business among deals that closed in August

Piper Jaffray and Sealed Air were also involved in dealmaking.

September 27, 2019

Aerospace

M&A wrap: Littlejohn, Kaman, Amgen, Celgene, Liberty Tax

Littlejohn buys the distribution business from aerospace parts maker Kaman. Amgen purchases psoriasis drug from Celgene. Liberty Tax acquires Sears Hometown’s Outlet business.

August 27, 2019

Other Sectors

M&A wrap: Clearlake, Appriss, Arlington, Littlejohn, TH Lee, Wind Point

Clearlake Capital, co-founded by Behdad Eghbali and José Feliciano, and Arlington, raises new fund. Littlejohn buys Kaman's distribution business. TH Lee, Wind Point, involved in deals.

June 26, 2019

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