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Advent International has agreed to acquire Mexico City-based Grupo Farmacéutico SOMAR, a generic drug maker, for about $124 million. The seller was Endo International plc. The deal is expected to close in the second half of this year.
CB&I’s capital services unit, which is owned by Veritas Capital, has rebranded to APTIM. Also, Gary C. Baughman has been named CEO and a member of the board of directors. APTIM is a provider of asset-related services to the power, industrial, oil and gas, commercial and government markets.
Forum Energy Technologies Inc has acquired Houston, Texas-based Multilift, a maker of completion tools. The seller was Pelican Energy Partners. No financial terms were disclosed.
Jernigan Capital Inc has closed three new self-storage development projects at a total of $49.7 million. The investments were $26.5 million in a New York City-based proposed multi-story climate controlled facility; $9.1 million and $14.1 million in similar facilities in Knoxville, Tennessee and the greater Boston area, respectively.
H.I.G. Capital's credit arm H.I.G. WhiteHorse has closed its new loan funds at about $1.1 billion. H.I.G. WhiteHorse Direct Lending Fund and H.I.G. WhiteHorse Loan Fund will invest in loans to American lower-middle-market companies. The fund's investors include foundations, endowments, public and corporate pensions, consultants, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices.
Intercontinental Exchange, an operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, has acquired the remaining 20 percent stake of ICE Endex from N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie. No financial terms were disclosed.
CVC Capital Partners has completed its previously announced acquisition of PDC Brands, a provider of beauty and personal care products. The seller was Yellow Wood Partners. The purchase price was $1.425 billion.
3i Group plc has agreed to provide about $136 million in funding to Cirtec Medical. Based in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Cirtec is a provider of medical device design, engineering and manufacturing.
Switzerland and London-based investment house Unigestion has closed its direct opportunities 2015 fund at 255 million euros. The limited partners of Unigestion Direct Opportunities 2015 include insurers, pension funds, banks and family offices from the UK, Europe and Asia. Unigestion focuses on small and medium-sized private companies.
July 4th fireworks
Second Opinion closes out the week with news that directory publisher Dex Media is close to inking a deal to acquire rival YP Holdings for $600 million, Twitter signs live-streaming deals for Wimbledon and Comic-Con and Sony will be making vinyl records again after a 28-year break. Have a very happy July 4th!
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