Brynwood Partners

Brynwood has acquired beverage manufacturer Cold Spring Brewing. The Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm focuses on the consumer sector in the lower middler mart. Some of Brynwood's other recent investments include: Harvest Hill, Balance Bar, Joseph’s Gourmet, Sunny Delight Beverage and Sun Country Foods. In 2018, Brynwood closed its eighth fund, Brynwood Partners VIII L.P., with $649 million of committed capital. Fund VII is the largest fund raised in the firm’s 34-year history, according to Brynwood CEO Hendrik Hartong III.

GTCR

GTCR GTCR is purchasing power management system manufacturer EaglePicher Technologies from Apollo. In 2017, the PE firm invested in emergency response services provider GreatCall and tickets exchange company Vivid Seats. GTCR's investments is underlined by the Leaders Strategy, a program that involves "finding and partnering with management leaders in core domains to identify, acquire and build market-leading companies through transformational acquisitions and organic growth.

One Equity Partners

One Equity Partners One Equity is purchasing Rizing LLC, a provider of information technology integration systems and related services, from Bunker Hill Capital. One Equity was previously added to Mergers & Acquisitions’ 10 Young and Thriving PE Firms Worth Watching list in 2017. One Equity is a middle market private equity firm that was founded in 2001 as Bank One's PE arm. In 2018, the PE firm struck a deal for telecommunications company Ericsson's Media Solutions.

Swander Pace

Swander Pace Swander Pace Partners has reached a partnership agreement with Watkins Inc. to grow and invest in the J.R. Watkins Personal Care & Household brand. Swander Pace is a San Francisco-based private equity firm with more than 45 companies since its inception in 1996. The firm recently acquired Asian cuisine distributor Passport Food Group, baby product manufacturer Halo Innovations Inc., and vitamin retailer Swanson Health Products.

Thoma Bravo

Thoma Bravo Thoma Bravo has reached a deal to acquire the vehicle management and reimbursement platforms of two companies, Motus and Runzheimer International Ltd. The newly combined business is established to address the needs of the nearly $2 billion fleet market. San Francisco-based Thoma Bravo has made more than 140 acquisitions in the software and technology space since 2003. In 2017, the PE firm bought bought IT service provider Continuum and purchased Riskonnect Inc., a risk management technology service provider.