CIC Partners has acquired and merged two Oregon-based onion growers/processors: American Onion Inc. and Rivergate Farms LLC. The combined company will be named River Point Farms. No financial terms were disclosed. www.cicpartnerslp.com
Netsmart Technologies Inc., a Great River, N.Y.-based provider of enterprise-wide software and services for health and human services organizations, has acquired the behavioral health assets of MainTree Systems. No financial terms were disclosed. Netsmart was acquired last November for $115 million by Bessemer Venture Partners and Insight Venture Partners. www.ntst.com www.maintree.com
Responsys Inc., a Redwood City, Calif.-based provider of on-demand email and marketing automation solutions, has acquired Loyalty Matrix, a San Francisco-based provider of predictive analytics and contact optimization solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. Responsys has raised around $62.4 million in VC funding since 1998, from firms like Accel Partners, Foundation Capital, Lighthouse Capital Partners, […]
Updated after jump: The Service Employees’ International Union (SEIU) has just released a 44-page report that asks buyout firms to share their prosperity with the workers at their portfolio companies. I just got my copy and am about to hop on an SEIU media call, but here are its three basic points: 1. The buyout industry […]
Flint Group, a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners, has agreed to acquire Day International Inc., a Dayton, Ohio
International Automotive Components Group North America, a portfolio platform of W.L. Ross & Co., has agreed to acquire the North American automotive flooring and acoustics components business of Collins & Aikman. The purchase price is $134 million. www.wlross.com
JGI, a Rochelle Park, N.J.-based enterprise software and business intelligence company, has acquired ValueMine Consulting, a New York-based boutique management consulting firm focused on profit improvement and management processes. No financial terms were disclosed. JGI has raised around $14 million in VC funding from firms like Edison Venture Fund and HarbourVest Partners. www.jginfo.com www.valuemineconsulting.com
Empire Education Group Inc., a beauty schools operator that counts Key Principal Partners as a minority shareholder, has agreed to merge with 51 accredited cosmetology schools from Regis Corp. (NYSE: RGS). Empire will hold a 51% stake in the newly-formed company, while Regis will retain 49 percent. No financial terms were disclosed for the deal, […]
Bioniche Pharma Group Ltd., an Ireland
Zazzle.com, a Redwood City, Calif.-based operator of an online customized products marketplace, has acquired Confego Inc., a Berkeley, Calif.-based online provider of retail brand customization services. Zazzle has raised $16 million in VC funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sherpalo Ventures. www.zazzle.com www.confego.com