Iris Dorbian

Littlejohn & Co. has acquired Northwest Hardwoods from American Industrial Partners. No financial terms were disclosed. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Morgan Stanley advised Littlejohn on the transaction while Baker Botts and Goldman Sachs advised AIP. Headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, NWH is a hardwood lumber maker and distributor.

First Data, which is owned by KKR, has hired Christopher Augustin as chief information officer. Previously, Augustin worked at Marked Private where he served as chief information officer and senior business advisor. He was also co-founder and chief information officer for Javelin Capital Markets. First Data is a provider of electronic commerce and payment processing solution.

Walden Behavioral Care has received an undisclosed investment from Seacoast Capital. Headquartered in Waltham, Mass., Walden is a provider of behavioral health services for individuals with eating disorders.

Canadian private markets fund manager Northleaf Capital Partners has raised $520 million in the final close of its pooled infrastructure fund NCIP. The target was $300 million.

SND Energy has received a $50 million commitment from Vortus Investments. Headquartered in Dallas, SND is a domestic onshore upstream firm.

Time Domain has been bought by a private equity group led by Bonaventure Capital and Fidelis Capital. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Huntsville, Alabama, Time Domain is a provider of ultra wideband products and services. Time Domain had been backed by Pharos Capital Group.

Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory and capital markets arm of Macquarie Group, has hired David McShane as a senior managing director and US head of equity capital markets. The firm has also named John Kent as a managing director. Previously, McShane worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he was the managing director and head of US energy and power equity capital markets. And, prior to joining Macquarie, Kent worked at LCT Capital.

Onex said Thursday that it has sold Cypress Insurance Group to a group of private investors for $63 million. Since 1998, Onex has invested about $50 million in Cypress.

Augur Capital has sold its stake in DARAG to Keyhaven Capital Partners. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Germany, DARAG is a run-off insurer.

Alternative asset management firm Black Diamond has named Samuel Farahnak as a director in its private equity business. Previously, Farahnak worked at Platinum Equity where he served as a vice president.