Charlesbank Capital Partners and Webster Capital have acquired OneStopPlus Group. OSP was a subsidiary of Redcats, owned by Paris-based luxury and sport & lifestyle group PPR. The OSP management team will also co-invest in the transaction.

Charlesbank Capital Partners has appointed Kevin Brown to chief financial officer. Brown has been with Charlesbank since its inception in 1998, previously working at its predecessor firm, Harvard Private Capital Group, and at Harvard Management Company.

Charlesbank Capital Partners said late Wednesday that it has acquired OneStopPlus Group. Financial terms weren’t announced. PPR, the Paris-based luxury and sport & lifestyle group, is the seller. Webster Capital is also investing. New York-based OSP is a catalog retailer and online marketplace for plus-size consumers. Michael O’Hara of Consensus Advisors provided financial advice to Charlesbank, while Peter J. Solomon Company acted as financial advisor to PPR.

Yellow Wood, fresh off their Blacksmith Brands success, has acquired Parfums de Coeur.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has made a minority investment in StoneCastle Partners. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Charlesbank Capital Partners also holds a minority stake in StoneCastle. New York-based StoneCastle is an asset management and financial services company that invests in banks. PRESS RELEASE Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (“CIBC”, TSE: CM | NYSE: CM) has [...]

Teleflex Incorporated, a provider of medical technology products, has entered into an agreement to sell its OEM orthopedics business to Tecomet for $45.2 million. Financing for the transaction was arranged by Charlesbank Capital Partners, the majority owner of Tecomet. PRESS RELEASE Teleflex Incorporated TFX +0.97% , a leading global provider of medical technology products, today [...]

Charlesbank Capital Partners, the Boston-based middle-market private equity firm, has elected Ryan Carroll as its managing director. Carroll joined Charlesbank in 2000 and was previously a vice president. PRESS RELEASE: Charlesbank Capital Partners is pleased to announce the election of J. Ryan Carroll as Managing Director of the firm. Previously a Vice President, Mr. Carroll [...]

TLC Laser Eye Centers said Wednesday that George Neal was named CEO. Neal was previously a division VP, global sales and international mareketing with Abbott Medical Optics. TLC, which is backed by Charlesbank Capital Partners and H.I.G. Capital, provides LASIK and refractive eye care services. PRESS RELEASE TLC Laser Eye Centers, North America’s premier provider [...]

It’s looking glum in the M&A world as deal values for first quarter transactions dropped 53%. But the value of PE-backed transactions actually rose, according to Thomson Reuters.

Depending on when private equity and venture capital firms made investments in the college textbook publishing space, they’re either hitting the books, or getting hit by them.