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AAMCO Transmissions, Inc. (Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania)

The nation's leading transmission repair specialist, with over 740 independently owned and operated AAMCO centers across 47 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

Sold to American Capital Strategies (Bethesda, Maryland).



ADERANT Holdings, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia)

A leading provider of integrated business management software for law firms and other services organizations.

Sold to Vista Equity Partners (San Francisco, California).



AM Cosmetics Corp. (North Arlington, New Jersey)

The No. 1 value-branded color cosmetics company in the U.S.

Sold to Markwins International Corp. (City of Industry, California).



American Asphalt & Grading Company / Weston Presidio and Forrest Binkley & Brown (Las Vegas, Nevada)

Leading provider of integrated infrastructure construction services to the Southern Nevada residential homebuilding market.

Sold to Code Hennessy & Simmons (Chicago, Illinois).



Appriss, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky)

Leading provider of Software as a Service ('SaaS') solutions to justice and law enforcement agencies at the federal, state, and local levels.

Recapitalized by Bain Capital Ventures (Boston, Massachusetts) and JMI Equity (Baltimore, Maryland).



Aquilex Corporation / First Reserve (Atlanta, Georgia)

Holding company providing services to the power generation industry.

Sold to Harvest Partners, LLC (New York, New York).



Aquilex Corporation / Harvest Partners (Atlanta, Georgia)

A leading provider of mission-critical and routine maintenance, repair, and industrial cleaning services to the oil refining, fossil, and nuclear power generation, petrochemical, and waste-to-energy industries.

Sold to Teachers' Private Capital, the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (Ontario Canada).



Atlantic Industrial / Sterling Partners (Columbia, Maryland)

One of the largest North American providers of specialized scaffolding insulation, and complementary in-plant services.

Sold to Brock Group (Houston Texas).



Augusta Sportswear Group, Inc. / Linsalata Capital Partners (Grovetown, Georgia)

Leading provider of team uniforms, athletic apparel, outerwear, and school-inspired products to team uniform dealers, custom decorators, and promotional products distributors.

Sold to Quad-C Management, Inc. (Charlottesville, Virginia).



B.I. Incorporated (Boulder, Colorado)

Provides offender monitoring technology and supervision services from a national monitoring center and community-based reentry programs to adult and juvenile offenders on parole, probation, or pretrial release.

Sold to AEA Investors LLC (New York, New York).



Brock Holdings, Inc. (Beaumont, Texas)

One of the largest providers of industrial maintenance services in the country and the nation's leading multi-craft maintenance contractor.

Sold to Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer (New York, New York).



Building Materials Industries (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Leading regional distributor of lumber and value-added building products.

Sold to Builders FirstSource (Dallas, Texas).



Butterfields, a division of eBay, Inc. (San Jose, California)

Premier auction house in the United States.

Sold to Bonhams Auctioneers (London, England).



Cape Electrical Supply, Inc. (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)

Leading distributor of electrical and communications products and services to the commercial, industrial, residential, institutional, and utility markets.

Sold to Svoboda, Collins L.L.C. (Chicago, Illinois).



Carolane Propane Gas, Inc. (Lexington, North Carolina)

Propane distributor.

Sold to Heritage Propane (Tulsa, Oklahoma).



Charter Brokerage / Summit Park Partners (Norwalk, Connecticut)

One of the premier non-asset-based third-party logistics providers to the North American petroleum industry.

Sold to Arsenal Capital Partners (New York, New York).



Cigars International, Inc. / Svoboda, Collins L.L.C. (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)

Leading direct marketer of cigars and related products through a multi-channel platform including catalogs, websites, retail locations, and wholesale distribution.

Sold to Swedish Match AB (Stockholm, Sweden).



Classic Party Rentals, Inc. / Housatonic Partners and Sycamore Hill Capital Partners (Los Angeles; Boston; San Francisco)

Largest party equipment rental company in the United States.

Sold to Dubin Clark & Company Inc. (Greenwich, Connecticut).



Clean Earth Holdings, Inc. / EOS Partners and Banc of America Capital Investors (Hatboro, PA)

Leading regional provider of integrated environmental services and solutions including the treatment, disposal, and beneficial re-use of soil, dredge, and other non-hazardous contaminated materials.

Sold to Littlejohn & Co., LLC (Greenwich, Connecticut).



Component Hardware Group, Inc. / BancBoston Capital (Lakewood, New Jersey)

Leading designer and supplier of specialty food service hardware components and plumbing products for use in commercial and institutional environments, including restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals, nursing homes, cruise ships, and schools.

Sold to Liberty Partners (New York, New York).



Copperfield Chimney Supply, Inc. (Fairfield, Iowa)

Leading manufacturer and distributor of chimney maintenance, replacement, and repair products.

Sold to Harbour Group (St. Louis, Missouri) and Management.



Cross Company (Greensboro, North Carolina)

Distributor of hydraulic and pneumatic components for industrial flow controls.

Acquisitions of JMT Automation and Controls, Inc. (Gastonia, North Carolina), Component Systems Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia), and Motionex (Charlotte, North Carolina).



Driven Brands, Inc. (Charlotte, North Carolina)

Serves as the parent company for the separate businesses: Meineke Car Care Centers, Inc. (a franchise-based automotive service and repair chain); Econo Lube & Tune (a franchised chain of automotive repair/quick lube services); a franchised network of mobile services consisting of AutoQual, Aero Colours, & Drive-N-Style (specializing in automotive interior reconditioning and maintenance, paint refinishing, and restyling services for Car Dealerships), and Tortal.net (developer of online training solutions for a variety of industries).

Has acquired Maaco Franchising, Inc. (King of Prussia, Pennsylvania)



Eagle Window & Door, Inc. / Linsalata Capital Partners (Dubuque, Iowa)

Manufacturer of a complete line of high-quality aluminum-clad and wood windows and doors.

Sold to Andersen Corporation (Bayport, Minnesota).



Eckler Industries, LLC / Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (Titusville, Florida)

The world's leading catalog and internet source for Corvette parts and accessories.

Sold to Harbour Group (St. Louis, Missouri).



Enerwise Global Technologies, Inc. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Leader in demand response and energy infrastructure management services for commercial, institutional, and industrial customers, enables customers to reduce energy costs, comply with increasingly demanding environmental regulations, take advantage of alternative power initiatives, increase operational security, and improve reliability.

Sold to Comverge, Inc. (Peabody, Massachusetts).



Fasloc, Inc. / Sentinel Capital Partners (Martinsburg, West Virginia)

Manufacturer of polyester resin cartridges that permanently secure roof support bolts used in mines to create stable and secure roofs.

Sold to DSI USA (Glendale, Arizona), an affiliate of German-based DYWIDAG-Systems International (Aschheim, Germany).



Fasteners for Retail, Inc. / Linsalata Capital Partners (Cleveland, Ohio)

Leading supplier of retail merchandising systems used in point-of-purchase applications.

Sold to Cortec Group (New York, New York).



FishNet Security, Inc. / The Edgewater Funds (Kansas City, Missouri)

Leading professional services company specializing in providing information security solutions to enterprise and small to medium-size businesses.

Sold to Lake Capital (Chicago, Illinois).



FleetPride Corporation / Aurora Capital Group and Brentwood Associates (The Woodlands, Texas)

The nation's largest independent distributor of aftermarket heavy duty truck and trailer parts.

Sold to Investcorp International Inc. (New York, New York), Banc of America Capital Investors (Charlotte, North Carolina), and Management.



Future Metals, Inc. / BancBoston Capital (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)

Distributor of specialty tubing and other metal products for the aerospace industry.

Sold to The Marmon Group (Chicago, Illinois).



Genscape, Inc. / GFI Energy Ventures LLC (Louisville, Kentucky)

A privately held company that provides critical, real-time energy generation and transmission information utilizing proprietary technology to generate data about power plant usage and supply availability.

Sold to DMG Information (Stamford, Connecticut), a division of Daily Mail and General Trust plc (United Kingdom).



Global Link Logistics, Inc. / Olympus Partners (Atlanta, Georgia)

A leader in containerized ocean freight transportation and supply chain solutions, specializing in Transpacific Asian/North American trade lanes and import services from Latin America.

Sold to Golden Gate Logistics, LLC (Palo Alto, California).



GranQuartz Holdings, LLC / Independent Bankers Capital Fund, L.P. / Hamilton Robinson LLC (Tucker, Georgia)

The industry's largest distributor of tools, equipment, and supplies to kitchen and bath countertop fabricators, installers, and other contractors serving the natural and engineered stone market.

Sold to Harbour Group (St. Louis, Missouri).



Hake Group, Inc. (Eddystone, Pennsylvania)

A leading provider of industrial contracting services for the power generation, petroleum, chemical, and manufacturing industries in the mid-Atlantic.

Sold to Matrix Service Co. (Tulsa, Oklahoma).



Herter's, Inc. and Dunn's, Inc. (Greenville, North Carolina)

Leading catalog retailers of waterfowl and upland bird hunting gear.

Sold to Cabela's (Sidney, Nebraska).



HMT Inc. / Nassau Point Investors (Tomball, Texas)

Leading provider of products and services for the maintenance, repair, and inspection of aboveground storage tanks for the petroleum and petrochemical industries.

Sold to Berkshire Partners (Boston, Massachusetts).



Housecall Medical Resources, Inc. / Allied Capital Corporation (Knoxville, Tennessee)

Leading home healthcare provider in the Southeast.

Sold to Amedisys Inc. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana).



HydroChem Holding, Inc. / The Sterling Group (Deer Park, Texas)

Provider of industrial cleaning services to a wide range of process industries that require recurring maintenance to improve or sustain operating efficiencies and extend the useful lives of their equipment and facilities.

Sold to Oaktree Capital Management LLC (Los Angeles, California).



HydroChem Industrial Services / Oaktree Capital Management (Deer Park, Texas)

Provider of industrial cleaning services to a wide range of process industries that require recurring maintenance to improve or sustain operating efficiencies and extend the useful lives of their equipment and facilities.

Sold to Aquilex Corporation, (Atlanta, Georgia).



In the Swim / AEA Investors (West Chicago, Illinois)

Leading direct marketer of swimming pool supplies for residential and commercial customers.

Sold to Audax Group (Boston, Massachusetts).



Interior Specialists, Inc. / Kinsman Capital, L.L.C. (Carlsbad, California)

Leading provider of outsourced interior design and installation services for home builders in the Southwestern United States.

Sold to KRG Capital Partners, L.L.C. (Denver, Colorado).



John H. Frischkorn, Jr., Inc. (Richmond, Virginia)

Leading wholesale distributor of industrial process piping components and related products and services to industrial markets in the mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States.

Sold to Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. (Newport News, Virginia), a subsidiary of Wolseley plc.



LineSoft Corporation / GFI Energy Ventures LLC (Spokane, Washington)

A provider of software solutions and engineering services to support the design, construction, and maintenance of transmission and distribution ("T&D") assets for the electric and gas industry.

Sold to Itron, Inc. (Spokane, Washington).



LMS Intellibound, Inc. / MCG Capital Corporation (Norcross, Georgia)

Nationwide provider of outsourced warehouse services, with a particular focus on providing unloading services for leading grocery, food service, and retail customers.

Sold to MSouth Equity Partners (Atlanta, Georgia).



Management Reports, Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio)

A leading developer of real estate property management software products.

Sold to Intuit, Inc. (Mountain View, California).



Masterplan, Inc. / Three Cities Research, Inc. (Chatsworth, California)

One of the largest independent service organizations in the $6 billion domestic medical equipment services market.

Sold to Berkshire Partners (Boston, Massachusetts).



McKenzie Sports Products, Inc. / Private Equity Capital Corporation and Brookside International Incorporated (Granite Quarry, North Carolina)

World's leading manufacturer, sculptor, designer, and catalog retailer of taxidermy forms and supplies.

Sold to RFE Investment Partners (New Canaan, Connecticut).



MedAssist Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)

Leading provider of patient eligibility, accounts receivable, and collections services to acute care and physician practices.

Sold to RoundTable Healthcare Partners (Lake Forest, Illinois).



Mercury Air Centers, Inc. / Allied Capital Corporation (Cleveland, Ohio)

Operator of 24 FBOs at 22 airports throughout the United States.

Sold to Macquarie Infrastructure Company Inc. (Houston, Texas).



Midwest Wholesale Hardware Co. (Kansas City, Missouri)

Full-service wholesaler of commercial-grade door hardware.

Sold to BancBoston Capital (Boston, Massachusetts) and Management.



Millennium Rail, Inc. (Westchester, Illinois)

Fully integrated provider of top-quality, cost-effective railcar repair and maintenance services for the freight transportation industry.

Sold to Watco Companies, Inc. (Pittsburg, Kansas).



MW Industries (Logansport, Indiana)

Specializes in the manufacture of highly engineered springs, specialty fasteners, and precision stampings used in a wide array of applications across a diverse set of end markets.

Sold to Brockway Moran & Partners (Boca Raton, Florida) along with management and CITIC Capital Partners (Shanghai, China).



National Container Group / Cambridge Capital Partners (Chicago, Illinois)

Leading reconditioner of plastic industrial containers in the United States.

Sold to Mauser-Werke GmbH & Co. KG (Bruehl, Germany).



Nivel Holding, LLC / Sentinel Capital Partners (Jacksonville, Florida)

One of North America's largest independent, value-added distributors of golf cart aftermarket parts and accessories.

Sold to Audax Group (Boston, Massachusetts).



Nordco / The Riverside Company (Oak Creek, Wisconsin)

The Nordco family of companies, which includes Nordco Inc., Nordco Rail Services, J.E.R. Overhaul, Shuttlewagon, and Dapco Industries, offers an extensive selection of products and services that help the railroad industry keep its trains running safely, efficiently, and on time.

Sold to OMERS Private Equity, a subsidiary of OMERS Administration Corporation (OMERS) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).



NORESCO / GFI Energy Ventures LLC (Westborough, Massachusetts)

One of the largest U.S. energy service companies specializing in the development, design, construction, financing, and operation of energy and environmental efficiency projects, performance contracting, and central energy plants. Its clients include various departments of the U.S. government, public housing agencies, school districts, universities, state and local governments, and industrial and commercial businesses.

Sold to Carrier Corporation (Farmington, Connecticut).



Ohmstede Ltd. / Tanglewood Investments, Inc. (Beaumont, Texas)

The leading provider of aftermarket services, replacement parts, and fabrication for engineered shell and tube heat exchangers in North America.

Sold to First Reserve Corporation (Greenwich, Connecticut) and Management.



Ohmstede, Inc. / First Reserve Corporation (Beaumont, Texas)

Leading provider of aftermarket services, replacement parts, and fabrication for engineered shell and tube heat exchangers in North America.

Sold to EMCOR Group, Inc. (Norwalk, Connecticut).



rCash, Inc. (Dallas, Texas)

An accounts receivable software provider and business processing outsourcer focused on the real estate industry. The company supports the two-way integration of information with leading property management accounting systems for automatic, cost-effective processing.

Sold to Yardi Systems, Inc. (Goleta, California).



Realm Business Solutions, Inc. / HM Capital, CMGI@Ventures, TH Lee Putnam Ventures (Dallas, Texas)

Provides software and services that enable its customers to better manage the financial and operational performance of their real estate portfolios.

Sold to Insight Venture Partners, LLC (New York, New York) and Lightyear Capital, LLC (New York, New York).



Red Hawk Industries / Florida Capital Partners (Englewood, Colorado)

A leading provider of integrated electronic and physical security solutions.

Refinanced by Allied Capital Corporation (Washington, D.C.).



Red Hawk Industries / Florida Capital Partners (Denver, Colorado)

An integrated security solutions provider with branch locations throughout the United States.

Sold to UTC Fire & Security, a business unit of United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut).



Resources on Call (Hickory, North Carolina)

Leading U.S. healthcare staffing company, with particular emphasis on imaging and medical laboratory professionals.

Sold to Nursefinders, Inc. (Arlington, Texas).



Sheridan Group, Inc. / BancBoston Ventures (Hunt Valley, Maryland)

Leading specialty printer offering a full range of value-added support services for journal, magazine, book, and article reprint markets.

Sold to Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. L.L.C. (New York, New York), Jefferies Capital Partners (New York, New York), and Management.



Stream Holdings Corporation (Dallas, Texas)

Leading global provider of technical support and other business process outsourcing services.

Sold to Global BPO Services Corp. (Boston, Massachusetts)



Summit Energy (Louisville, Kentucky)

Largest independent global provider of outsourced energy procurement, advisory, and management services.

Sold to Weston Presidio (Boston, Massachusetts).



Technisource, Inc. / Charlesbank Capital Partners (Little Rock, Arkansas)

One of the nation's leading IT staffing companies, providing practice-based staffing and managed services to a diverse set of clients through a network of 34 branches located throughout the United States.

Sold to Spherion Corporation (Fort Lauderdale, Florida).



Twinco Romax / Clearview Capital, LLC (Medina, Minnesota)

A vertically integrated distributor and manufacturer of automotive fluids and related aftermarket products sold to a diverse base of customers in multiple retail channels.

Sold to ShoreView Industries (Minneapolis, Minnesota).



UAV Corporation (Fort Mill, South Carolina)

A leading manufacturer and distributor of pre-recorded video, audio, and software home entertainment products.

Sold to Morgenthaler Partners (Cleveland, Ohio).



USABlueBook (Waukegan, Illinois)

Catalog distributor serving the maintenance, repair, and operations supplies and equipment needs of the water and wastewater treatment industry.

Sold to The Home Depot, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia).



Utility Service Company, Inc. (Perry, Georgia)

A national leader in providing water tank maintenance services to municipal and private water utilities throughout 35 states across the country.

Sold to SUEZ Environment North America (Houston, Texas).



Virginia Explosives & Drilling Company, Inc. / Harren Equity Partners (Grundy, Virginia)

The leader in outsourced drilling and blasting services to the coal mining industry in the Central Appalachia region.

Sold to Lime Rock Partners (Westport, Connecticut) and Cadent Energy Partners (Rye Brook, New York).



WARN Industries, Inc. / Norwest Equity Partners and Endeavour Capital (Portland, Oregon)

Industry leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of high-performance winches for use on light trucks, four-wheel drive recreational vehicles, and all-terrain vehicles.

Sold to Dover Corporation (New York, New York).



Western Wats, Inc. / American Capital Strategies, Ltd. (Orem, Utah)

Leading provider of outsourced data collection services to the market research industry, offering a comprehensive portfolio of telephone- and Internet-based data collection services.

Sold to Sterling Investment Partners (Westport, Connecticut).



WordWave, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts)

International provider of litigation support, captioning and subtitling, and court reporting and transcription services.

Sold to Merrill Corporation (St. Paul, Minnesota).


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