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Clairvest Group has agreed to sell its stake in Casino New Brunswick, a Canadian casino and hotel complex, to Great Canadian Gaming Corp. If the deal closes according to "anticipated terms," Clairvest will receive about C$55 million in proceeds. The other seller in the transaction is Sonco Gaming New Brunswick Limited Partnership. In a separate statement, Great Canadian Gaming Corp said it has agreed to buy Casino New Brunswick for about C$95 million.
Pasta Chips snacks maker Vintage Italia has secured funding from Silas Capital via online private equity investment platform CircleUp. No financial terms were disclosed.
Leerink Partners has added four senior bankers and their teams to its newly launched Charlotte, North Carolina office. Previously, all worked at Lazard Middle Market. Among those coming on board are Doug Brown, senior managing director, who will lead the healthcare services and private equity franchises at Leerink; and Mike Drendel, managing director, who will lead the specialty & generic pharmaceuticals franchise.
Petroleos Mexicanos and Blackstone-backed Global Water Development Partners, have agreed to form a partnership that will invest in water and wastewater infrastructure for Pemex’s upstream and downstream facilities.No financial terms were disclosed.
EIV Capital has made a $40 million investment to launch Woodland Midstream LLC. Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, Woodland is a gas midstream company focused on acquiring and developing natural gas liquids infrastructure throughout Texas and its neighboring states.
BroadOak Capital Partners has made an undisclosed investment in Diagnostic BioSystems. Based in Pleasanton, California, Diagnostic BioSystems is a immunohistochemistry solutions provider.
Blackstone has acquired three shopping centers in Portugal and Spain. No financial terms were disclosed.
JM Search, an executive recruitment firm that works mostly with private equity and venture capital firms, has named Peter Flint as a partner. Previously, Flint worked at Polaris Partners where he served as a general partner for 11 years.
Marlin Equity Partners has closed its buy of Resolution1 Security, a provider of endpoint threat detection and automated incident response cybersecurity solutions. Also, Marlin has merged Resolution1 with portfolio company Fidelis Cybersecurity. No financial terms were disclosed.