Asbury Carbons Signs Definitive Contract to Acquire Graphit Kropfmühl GmbH (GK) from AMG

Mill Rock Capital Forms Mill Rock Advanced Materials Platform and Acquires Asbury Carbons, Inc.

April 5, 2023

Manufacturing

Mill Rock Capital has launched a new growth platform, Mill Rock Advanced Materials LLC, and concurrently acquired Asbury Carbons, Inc. from the Riddle family and Asbury's Employee Stock Ownership Plan. As part of the deal, Stephen A. Riddle invested in the company and will remain on the board; Mill Rock named Gregg A. Jones CEO and announced several senior hires to support growth and selective acquisitions; financial terms were not disclosed.

Norge Mining Agrees to Acquire Skaland Graphite AS

December 16, 2024

Industrial Services

Norge Mining, through its Norwegian subsidiary Norge Mineraler Holding AS, has agreed to acquire Skaland Graphite AS, Europe’s largest natural graphite producer, from Mineral Commodities Ltd. The cash-and-debt-free deal is expected to close in Q1 2025, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

Asbury Automotive Group Acquires Jim Koons Automotive Companies

September 8, 2023

Automotive

Asbury Automotive Group agreed to acquire Jim Koons Automotive Companies, a Mid-Atlantic dealer group with 20 dealerships, 29 franchises and six collision centers that generated over $3 billion in revenue in 2022. The transaction, advised on the sell-side by Kerrigan Advisors, expands Asbury's presence in the Washington–Baltimore market and is expected to close in late 2023 or early 2024.

RBM of Atlanta Acquires Three Greenville Dealerships from Asbury Automotive Group

February 23, 2026

Automotive

RBM of Atlanta acquired three Greenville, South Carolina dealerships — Porsche of Greenville, Land Rover Greenville and Crown Nissan of Greenville — from Asbury Automotive Group in a transaction that included related real estate and closed Feb. 23. The Presidio Group advised Asbury on the divestiture; the deal marks RBM's first expansion beyond the metro-Atlanta area as it grows its multi-brand dealership footprint.

GPA Global Acquires ASG Print Manufacturing Site in Pruszków, Poland

December 3, 2021

Packaging

GPA Global has completed the acquisition of ASG's print & packaging facility in Pruszków, Poland, together with ASG's print technical sales offices in the UK, France and the Netherlands. The majority-stake deal (ASG Print) gives GPA an 8,000 sqm central European manufacturing base for folding cartons and rigid boxes and forms the first step in GPA Global's planned European expansion.

AGIC Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Grafotronic AB

May 19, 2022

Manufacturing

AGIC Capital has acquired a majority stake in Grafotronic AB, a Swedish manufacturer of roll-to-roll automated manufacturing solutions for the digital label finishing and EV battery markets. The private equity firm said it invested alongside Grafotronic's management to accelerate international growth, expand commercial and operational capabilities, and support product and R&D expansion across Europe, the US and Asia.