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Second Opinion closes out the week with news that Amcor is in talks to buy packaging firm Bemis, unemployment falls to 3.9 percent and Starbucks is dropping hints it may accept bitcoin.
CoolSys, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, has acquired Princeton, New Jersey-based Energy Squared LLC, an energy design consulting engineering firm. No financial terms were disclosed. No financial terms were disclosed.
Arm has acquired data analytics firm Treasure Data, according to a news announcement on Arm's site. No financial terms were disclosed. Arm is owned by SoftBank Group.
Guardian Capital has made an investment in Fremont, California-based Direct Line, a provider of network cabling, infrastructure and staffing services to data centers and other mission critical environments. No financial terms were disclosed.
Alion, which is backed by Veritas Capital, has agreed to acquire MacB, a provider of complex engineering and mission critical technology solutions and services for national security missions. No financial terms were disclosed. KippsDeSanto & Co provided financial advice to MacB on the deal while Macquarie Capital did likewise for Alion.
Exponent has acquired Paine Schwartz Partners' stake in UK-based Meadow Foods, a provider of ingredients and milk for the food industry. No financial terms were disclosed. Houlihan Lokey, RPC and KPMG advised Meadow Foods on the deal.
Cerberus has sold Reydel Automotive Group to a subsidiary of Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group B.V. for $201 million. Reydel Automotive is a maker of smart interiors for cars.
Aterian Investment Partners has acquired Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC, a provider of outsourced anodizing, plating, hardcoat, adhesive, electroless nickel and other value-added surface treating services. No financial terms were disclosed.
Las Vegas-based Scientific Games, a provider of products, services and content for the gaming, lottery and interactive gaming markets, has named Kneeland C. Youngblood to its board of directors. His appointment became effective August 1, 2018. Youngblood is the founding partner and chairman of Pharos Capital Group.
A joint venture of institutional investors led by Deutsche Finance America and BLG Capital has acquired more than 100,000 square feet of vacant office space at 685 Fifth Avenue, also known as the "Gucci Building. The seller was a public real estate investment trust. The joint venture raised $155 million in equity for the acquisition and development of the project and is seeking about $100 million in debt funding to fully capitalize it.
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