BC Partners Acquires Keesing Media Group from Ergon Capital and Mediahuis

Housatonic Partners Makes Growth Investment in Key Media

August 16, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Housatonic Partners has made a growth equity investment in Key Media, a global B2B media company operating digital and print titles and industry events. The capital will support Key Media's growth plans, including expansion into new markets and investment in technology; financial terms were not disclosed.

Cerberus Capital Management Acquires Kellermeyer Bergensons Services (KBS) from GI Partners

November 2, 2019

Industrial Services

Cerberus Capital Management has agreed to acquire Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, LLC (KBS) from affiliates of GI Partners. KBS is a North American, technology-enabled provider of integrated facility management services serving industrial, commercial, logistics, retail and grocery customers; the transaction is expected to close in Q4 2019 with terms undisclosed.

IK Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Kooi

December 4, 2023

Professional Services

IK Partners' IK X Fund has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Kooi European Mobile Security Solutions B.V., a pan-European provider of temporary camera surveillance (TVS) and rising early-detection (RED) solutions. The seller is Bencis Capital Partners together with founder Pieter Kooi and the management team, who will reinvest; Kooi — headquartered in Drachten, the Netherlands — has more than 200 employees and serves customers across 23 countries.

BDC Capital and Investor Group Back Kroon Electric to Form BCES Global; Platform Acquires Three U.S. Electrical Contractors

June 13, 2024

Electrical Services

BDC Capital’s Growth Equity Partners Fund II and an investor group led by George Fechter provided significant growth capital to Kroon Electric Corp., enabling the creation of Canada‑headquartered BCES Global. Concurrent with the investment, BCES Global (with Kroon management) acquired three U.S. electrical services businesses—Bopat Electric Co., Transworld, Inc., and Sabino Electric—to establish a North American consolidation platform focused on recurring preventive electrical maintenance and decarbonization‑related services.

The Keter Group (BC Partners) Acquires Casual Living Unlimited from Argosy Private Equity

October 25, 2021

Consumer Products

The Keter Group, a holding company associated with BC Partners LLP, has acquired Casual Living Unlimited from Argosy Private Equity. Casual Living Unlimited, based in New Holland, Pennsylvania, manufactures Breezesta-brand low-maintenance outdoor furniture from recycled HDPE and operates a vertically integrated recycling facility, Trigon Plastics.

Koehler Paper Group Acquires Beaver Paper & Graphic Media, Inc.

February 18, 2020

Manufacturing

Koehler Paper Group, a family-owned German specialty paper manufacturer, has acquired Beaver Paper & Graphic Media, Inc., a U.S.-based producer of sublimation media headquartered in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Beaver Paper — in which Koehler held a minority stake since 2016 — will remain headquartered in the Atlanta area and operate under Koehler leadership as the companies pursue product innovation, market expansion and operational synergies.