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| Oct 26, 2020 | Calera Capital Appoints Kevin Miller as Operating Partner | Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, today announced the appointment of Kevin Miller, the former Chairman and CEO of Benevis and Executive Chairman of Prospira Paincare, as an Operating Partner.
Mr. Miller will assi... |
| Mar 30, 2020 | Calera Capital Acquires Majority Stake In Thayer Power & Communication | Boston / San Francisco – March 30, 2020 -- Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired Thayer Power & Communication. Thayer is a leading provider of mission critical repair, maintena... |
| Dec 12, 2019 | A View From the Top: Steven Windwer of Bay State Physical Therapy | The interview below is part of a new series from McGuireWoods that features interviews with C-suite leadership of private equity-backed portfolio companies. To recommend a leader for a future interview, email Holly Buckley at hbuckley@mcgui... |
| Jun 27, 2019 | Calera Capital Announces Sale of Transaction Services Group to Advent International | Calera Capital (“Calera”), a leading middle-market private equity firm, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell its interest in Transaction Services Group (“TSG”), a global payment solutions provider, to Advent Interna... |
| May 29, 2019 | ImageFIRST Acquires Its Largest Franchisee | Philadelphia – May 29, 2019 -- ImageFIRST, a leading provider of laundry services for the healthcare industry, announced today the acquisition of its largest franchisee, ImageFIRST Tampa. ImageFIRST Tampa provides medical laundry services a... |
| May 21, 2019 | ImageFIRST Acquires Majority Stake in Faultless Linen | Philadelphia – May 21, 2019 -- ImageFIRST, a leading provider of laundry services for the healthcare industry, announced today the acquisition of a majority stake in Faultless Healthcare Linen with the support of Calera Capital, a leading m... |
| Oct 30, 2018 | Calera Capital Acquires Majority Stake in ImageFIRST | Boston / San Francisco – October 30, 2018 -- Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in ImageFIRST, a leading provider of laundry services for the healthcare industr... |
| Jul 2, 2018 | Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. Announces Completion of Acquisition of Grandpoint Capital, Inc. | IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PPBI) (the “Company”), the holding company of Pacific Premier Bank (the “Bank”), announced today that it has completed the acquisition, effective as of July 1, 2018, o... |
| Feb 12, 2018 | Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. to Acquire Grandpoint Capital, Inc. | Highlights of the Announced Transaction:
• Strengthens Pacific Premier’s position as one of the leading and largest commercial banks headquartered in Southern California with approximately $11.7 billion in total assets on a pro forma basis... |
| Oct 24, 2017 | Calera Capital Closes $555 Million Private Equity Fund | Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, today announced the final close of its fifth fund, Calera Capital Partners V, L.P. The Fund closed well above its original $500 million target, with $555 million of total capital ... |
| Oct 17, 2017 | Calera Capital Appoints Edward Orzetti as Operating Partner | Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, today announced the appointment of Edward H. Orzetti, former CEO of Keystone Automotive Operations and former CEO of Transtar, as an Operating Partner of Calera.
Mr. Orzetti will... |
| Aug 28, 2017 | Calera Capital announces completed sale of United Site Services to Platinum Equity | Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, today announced that it has completed the sale of United Site Service ("USS") to Platinum Equity. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Calera Capital acquired a ... |
| Feb 9, 2017 | Calera Capital acquires majority stake in Evans | Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in the Evans Network of Companies (“Evans”), a leading provider of intermodal and other trucking services through a non-asset... |
| Jan 19, 2017 | RFIB launches MGA - Limehouse Agencies | RFIB today announced the appointment of Jack Gressier as a Non-Executive Independent Director of its holding company (TopCo). Mr Gressier will be investing in the company in a private capacity.
In addition TopCo has announced the creation ... |
| Jan 9, 2017 | Calera Capital acquires majority stake in Carnegie Fabrics | Calera Capital, a leading middle market private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in Carnegie Fabrics (“Carnegie”), a leading family-owned supplier and innovator of sustainable textiles and wallcoverings for... |
| Aug 11, 2016 | Sleepy's sale proceeds fully realized with Mattress Firm merger | Calera Capital is pleased to announce the pending full realization of its original investment in HMK Mattress Holdings LLC ("Sleepy's"), a portfolio company of Calera Capital Partners IV ("Fund IV").
In consideration fo... |
| May 11, 2016 | Calera Capital adds Bob Bianco as Operating Partner | Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, today announced that Bob Bianco, former CEO of Menlo Worldwide, has become an Operating Partner.
Mr. Bianco will assist Calera with investments in the transportation and supply c... |
| Feb 5, 2016 | Calera Capital announces sale of Sleepy's to Mattress Firm | Calera Capital is pleased to announce that HMK Mattress Holdings LLC (“Sleepy’s” or the “Company”), a portfolio company of Calera Capital Partners IV (“Fund IV”), has completed its sale to Mattress Firm, Inc. (“MFRM”) for $780 million. Fund... |
| Nov 8, 2015 | Calera Capital acquires stake in Transaction Services Group Limited | Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired a stake in Transaction Services Group Limited (TSG), a global payment solutions provider. Murray Bolton, TSG’s Chairman, and senior management... |
| Oct 22, 2015 | Calera Capital acquires a majority stake in insurance and reinsurance broker RFIB Holdings Limited | Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in RFIB Holdings Limited, the international Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance broker. Management and employees of RFIB, led b... |
| Sep 21, 2015 | Calera Capital adds Paul Walsh as Senior Managing Director | Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, is pleased to announce that Paul F. Walsh has joined the firm as a Senior Managing Director.
For the past seven years, Mr. Walsh has acted as an Operating Partner for Calera Capi... |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Calera Capital completes sale of SterlingBackcheck to Goldman Sachs and CDPQ | Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, today announced that it has completed the sale of its majority interest in SterlingBackcheck, one of the largest background screening companies in the world, to Goldman Sachs’ Mer... |
| May 3, 2015 | Fosun to acquire remaining interest in Ironshore | Ironshore Inc. (“Ironshore”) and Fosun International Limited (HKEx stock code: 00656, together with its subsidiaries, “Fosun” or the “Group”) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Fosun to acquire the remain... |
| Mar 31, 2015 | Calera Capital announces sale of Rock-It Cargo | Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, completed the sale of its majority interest in Rock-It Cargo (“Rock-It” or the “Company”) to existing management and employees. Rock-It is a leading provider of specialty freight ... |
| Feb 9, 2015 | Calera Capital announces sale of IPS Corporation to Nautic Partners | Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, announced today that Nautic Partners has acquired IPS® Corporation (“IPS“), a leading provider of adhesives, solvent cements, and labor-saving specialty plumbing items.
Mark Will... |
| Aug 17, 2014 | Fosun to make strategic equity investment in Ironshore | Ironshore Inc. (“Ironshore”) and Fosun International Limited (HKEx stock code: 00656, together with its subsidiaries, “Fosun”) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Fosun to purchase ordinary shares of Irons... |
| Aug 6, 2014 | Calera Capital acquires United Site Services | Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, announced today that in partnership with management it has acquired United Site Services (“USS”), the leading provider of portable sanitation, temporary fencing, and related site ... |
| May 1, 2014 | Sterling Infosystems changes name to SterlingBackcheck | Sterling Infosystems, a world leader in the background screening industry, announced today that it has changed its brand name to SterlingBackcheck. The new name reflects the company’s astonishing growth over the past seven years, including ... |
| Jan 8, 2014 | Sterling Infosystems appoints Daniel P. O'Brien as Chief Financial Officer | Sterling Infosystems (“Sterling”), the world’s most trusted background screening company, is pleased to welcome Daniel P. O’Brien as its new Chief Financial Officer. O’Brien joins Sterling at a pivotal point in its ambitious multi-year stra... |
| Jul 2, 2013 | Grandpoint Bank signs definitive agreement to acquire Gilmore Bank | Grandpoint Bank announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Gilmore Bank. Under the terms of the agreement Gilmore Bank will be merged into Grandpoint Bank with Grandpoint Bank surviving. Completion of the tra... |
| Jun 25, 2013 | A.M. Best upgrades ratings of Ironshore and its subsidiaries | Ironshore Inc. announced that A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength ratings for Ironshore and its subsidiaries to an A (Excellent) from an A- (Excellent). The operating subsidiaries include Ironshore Insurance Ltd. (Bermuda), Ironsh... |
| Jun 11, 2012 | A.M. Best revises rating outlook to positive for Ironshore and its subsidiaries | Ironshore Inc. announced that A.M. Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable and has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICRs) of “a-” for Ironshore’s operating subsidiaries. The op... |
| Apr 19, 2012 | Sterling Infosystems acquires Checkwell Solutions Corporation ("BackCheck") | Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, today announced that it has completed the sale of its majority interest in SterlingBackcheck, one of the largest background screening companies in the world, to Goldman Sachs’ Mer... |
| Apr 2, 2012 | Calera Capital makes growth capital investment in Sleepy’s | Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, announced today that, in partnership with management, it has completed a significant investment in Sleepy’s, the leading mattress retailer in the United States, as part of a recap... |
| Feb 2, 2012 | Sterling Infosystems completes acquisition of AISS | Sterling Infosystems Inc., a company owned by management and Calera Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Acxiom Information Security Services (AISS), a leading background scr... |
| Jan 31, 2012 | Grandpoint Capital, Inc., and Bank Capital Corporation to combine | Grandpoint Capital, Inc., and Bank Capital Corporation, the parent company of The Biltmore Bank of Arizona, jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Grandpoint Capital to acquire Bank Capital Corporatio... |
| Jan 31, 2012 | Grandpoint Capital, Inc., and Regents Bancshares, Inc., complete merger | Grandpoint Capital, Inc., a Los Angeles-based bank holding company, and Regents Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of La Jolla, Calif.-based Regents Bank, announced today that they have completed the merger of the two holding companies af... |
| Jan 19, 2012 | Grandpoint Capital announces definitive agreement to acquire California Community Bank | Grandpoint Capital, Inc., acting through one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire California Community Bank (OTCBB: CABK.OB) for approximately $30 million, plus an amou... |
| Sep 6, 2011 | Grandpoint Capital, Inc. enters definitive agreement to acquire Regents Bancshares, Inc. | Grandpoint Capital, Inc., and Regents Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of La Jolla, Calif.-based Regents Bank, jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Grandpoint Capital will acquire ... |
| Aug 30, 2011 | Grandpoint Capital, Inc. enters definitive agreement to acquire Orange Community Bancorp | Grandpoint Capital, Inc., the parent company of Grandpoint Bank, and Orange Community Bancorp (OTCBB:OCBN), the parent company of Orange Community Bank, announced today that they have completed the merger of the two holding companies and th... |
| Mar 10, 2011 | Grandpoint Capital, Inc. and Orange Community Bancorp sign definitive agreement to merge | Grandpoint Capital Inc., the parent company of Grandpoint Bank, and Orange Community Bancorp (OTCBB:OCBN), the parent company of Orange Community Bank, announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement to merge. Under the terms o... |
| Dec 16, 2010 | Employee promotions: James Halow and Michael Moon | Calera Capital, a leading private investment partnership with $2.8 billion under management, is pleased to announce the recent promotions of James Halow and Michael Moon to Managing Directors.
About Calera Capital
Founded in 1991, Calera ... |
| Dec 2, 2010 | Calera Capital invests in Sterling Infosystems in partnership with Billy Greenblatt | Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, today announced that it has completed the sale of its majority interest in SterlingBackcheck, one of the largest background screening companies in the world, to Goldman Sachs’ Mer... |
| Nov 5, 2010 | Grandpoint Bank acquires banking operations of First Vietnamese American Bank | Grandpoint Capital, Inc., announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Grandpoint Bank, has acquired the banking operations of First Vietnamese American Bank in a purchase and assumption agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor... |
| Aug 17, 2010 | Grandpoint Capital, Inc., announces plans to acquire Tucson, Arizona banks from Capitol Bancorp Limited | Grandpoint Capital, Inc., and Capitol Bancorp Limited (NYSE: CBC) jointly announced today the planned sale of Capitol's Tucson operations involving Bank of Tucson and Southern Arizona Community Bank to Grandpoint Capital, Inc.
The transact... |
| Jul 14, 2010 | Grandpoint Capital, Inc., and First Commerce Bancorp sign definitive agreement to merge | Grandpoint Capital, Inc., and Capitol Bancorp Limited (NYSE: CBC) jointly announced today the planned sale of Capitol's Tucson operations involving Bank of Tucson and Southern Arizona Community Bank to Grandpoint Capital, Inc.
The transact... |
| Jul 1, 2010 | First Republic Bank re-establishes independence | First Republic Bank, a leading provider of private banking, private business banking and wealth management services, today announced the completion of its management-led buyback from Bank of America.
The again independent First Republic Ba... |
| Jun 30, 2010 | Grandpoint Bank launched with $75 million capital investment | Grandpoint Capital, Inc., a bank holding company, announced today that it has launched Grandpoint Bank. “We are very excited to take the first steps in building a dynamic banking franchise with a significant presence in Southern California,... |
| Jan 5, 2010 | Calera makes majority investment in Rock-It Cargo LLC | Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, announced today an investment in Rock-It Cargo LLC (“Rock-It” or the “Company”) in partnership with Rock-It management.
Rock-It, headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, is a leading p... |
| Dec 9, 2009 | Employee Promotions: Brian Fearnow and Vivian Ng | Calera Capital, a leading private investment partnership which has $2.8 billion of capital under management, is pleased to announce promotions of Brian Fearnow to Principal and Vivian Ng to Controller.
Brian joined the firm in 2003 as an A... |
| Jun 23, 2009 | Ironshore announces equity capital raise of up to $300 million | Ironshore Inc. announced today an equity financing of up to $300 million to support the continued expansion of Ironshore’s specialty insurance business. In connection with this, Ironshore has entered into an agreement with funds managed by ... |
| Mar 30, 2009 | LoopNet announces private equity investment of $50 million | LoopNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOOP), the leading online marketplace for commercial real estate and businesses for sale in the United States, today announced that Calera Capital, in conjunction with previous and existing investors, Trinity Ventures ... |
| Jul 1, 2008 | Ironshore intends to enter the Lloyd's market with the purchase of Pembroke | Ironshore Inc. announced today that it has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Chaucer Holdings PLC and the management of Pembroke for the £17 million cash purchase of Pembroke Managing Agency Limited, which manages Lloyd’s Syndicate ... |
| Jan 30, 2008 | Calera Capital adds Paul Walsh as Operating Partner | Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, today announced that Paul Walsh, formerly of eFunds Corporation, has joined Calera as an Operating Partner.
In partnership with Calera, Mr. Walsh will focus on making investments... |
| Oct 11, 2007 | Ironshore names Ron Sandler to its Corporate Board | Ironshore Inc. today announced that Ronald A. Sandler has been elected to its Board of Directors.
Mr. Sandler has many years of global financial services experience and is a recognized leader within the London insurance market, where he wa... |
| Jul 3, 2007 | IPS Corporation strengthens Board of Directors with two high-profile additions | Leading plumbing products manufacturer IPS Corporation announced today that Alan Barry, President and Chief Operating Officer of Masco Corporation, and Tom Fitzmyers, President and Chief Executive Officer of Simpson Manufacturing, have join... |
| May 22, 2007 | Calera Capital adds Michael J. Murray to its Advisory Board | Calera Capital, a premier middle-market private equity investment company, today announced the appointment of Michael J. Murray to the Firm’s Advisory Board.
Murray brings more than 30 years of banking experience to Calera, most recently a... |
| May 22, 2007 | Ironshore enters Professional Liability sector with launch of IronPro | Ironshore Inc. announced today that it is entering the Professional Liability sector with the launch of IronPro, under the direction of industry veteran Greg Flood as President. IronPro, based in New York, will initially focus on Directors ... |
| Apr 2, 2007 | Resun Corporation strengthens its modular space business with key acquisition | Resun Corporation (“Resun”) announced today that it has completed the purchase of General Electric Capital Corporation’s GE North American modular space business. Concurrent with the acquisition, Resun has been renamed Modular Space Corpora... |
| Mar 30, 2007 | Calera Capital and TPG announce closing of the acquisition of Direct General Corporation | Calera Capital (“Calera”), formerly Fremont Partners, and TPG Capital (“TPG,” formerly Texas Pacific Group) today announced the completion of the acquisition of Direct General Corporation (“Direct” or the “Company”) by an affiliate of Caler... |
| Feb 22, 2007 | Fremont is now Calera Capital | Reprinted from The Daily Deal.
Private equity shop Fremont Partners is changing its name to Calera Capital. The move comes as Calera begins preparations to raise its fourth fund, Mark Williamson, a managing partner at the firm's Boston off... |
| Jan 3, 2007 | Calera Capital serves as lead investor in the creation of Ironshore Inc., a new global catastrophe insurance company with over $1 billion in capital | Ironshore Inc. announced today that it has raised more than $1 billion through a private placement of its equity securities, and it will begin underwriting specialty lines of insurance immediately through its Bermuda-based insurance subsidi... |
| Jul 13, 2006 | Fremont Partners acquires IPS Corporation | Fremont Partners today announced the acquisition, in partnership with management, of IPS Corporation (“IPS” or the “Company”).
IPS, headquartered in Compton, California is a market-leading manufacturer of a wide range of adhesive cements, ... |
| Dec 20, 2005 | Resun announces new financings to fuel continued growth | Resun Corporation, located in Dulles, Virginia, today announced the completion of new debt and equity financings to support the company’s long-term growth plans. Resun is one of the nation’s largest providers of modular solutions serving th... |
| Aug 23, 2005 | Juno Lighting, Inc. stockholders approve adoption of Merger Agreement with Square D | Juno Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ-JUNO) (“Juno”) announced today that its shareholders, voting at a special meeting held August 23, 2005, approved the adoption of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 29, 2005 (the “Merger Agreement”), by ... |
| Jun 20, 2005 | Fremont gets closure on Kerr | Reprinted from Buyouts.
In today’s hot sponsor-to-sponsor market, one firm’s platform can easily be another firm’s add-on. And such was the case earlier this month when Fremont Partners sold control of Kerr Group Inc. to Berry Plastics Cor... |
| Sep 4, 2004 | Fremont Partners sells Tapco International Corporation to Headwaters Incorporated | Fremont Partners, a private equity fund managing $1.8 billion of capital, today announced that it has sold Tapco International Corporation (“Tapco” or the “Company”) to Headwaters Incorporated (“Headwaters” — Nasdaq: HDWR) for $715 million ... |
| Feb 23, 2004 | Kinetic Concepts Inc. announces pricing of initial public offering | Kinetic Concepts Inc., a global medical technology company with leadership positions in advanced wound care and therapeutic surfaces, today announced that it has priced an initial public offering of its common stock at a price of $30.00 per... |
| Aug 14, 2003 | Kerr Group completes acquisition of McCormick & Company's packaging business | Kerr Group, Inc. (“Kerr” or the “Company”), a Fremont Partners portfolio company and leading provider of specialty plastic closures and containers to the pharmaceutical, healthcare and food and beverage industries, today completed its acqui... |
