…GERMANY - RHJ International Ltd of Belgium, a unit of Ripplewood Holdings LLC, acquired a ##% stake or #.## mil ordinary shares in Quirin Bank AG, a Berlin-based investment bank, from Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, in a privately negotiated transaction.…
…US - An investor group (Investor), including The Carlyle Group and Solus Alternative Asset Management LP, acquired the Balance Shaft Module Business, of Metaldyne Corp (Metaldyne), a Plymouth-based manufacturer of motor vehicle parts, and a unit of the Asahi Tec…
…US - An investor group (Investor), including The Carlyle Group and Solus Alternative Asset Management LP, acquired the Tubular Products Business of Metaldyne Corp (Metaldyne), a Plymouth-based manufacturer of motor vehicle parts, and a unit of the Asahi Tec Corp…
…US - An investor group (Investor), including The Carlyle Group and Solus Alternative Asset Management LP, acquired the Chassis operations, of Metaldyne Corp (Metaldyne), a Plymouth-based manufacturer of motor vehicle parts, and a unit of the Asahi Tec Corp subsidiary…
…US - An investor group (Investor), including The Carlyle Group and Solus Alternative Asset Management LP, acquired the powertrain and operating assets of Metaldyne Corp. The transaction included Metaldyne's Sintered Products European assets, Vibration Control Products business unit, and certain…
…GERMANY - RHJ International Ltd of Belgium and a unit of Ripplewood Holdings LLC planned to acquire an undisclosed majority interest in Adam Opel GmbH (Adam), a Ruesselsheim-based manufacturer of automobiles, from General Motors Corp. The transaction was to include…
…GERMANY - Honsel Beteiligungs GmbH & Co KG (Honsel), a Meschede-based manufacturer of metals, and a unit of Ripplewood Holdings LLC, was rumored to have agreed to a debt restructuring with creditors. Upon completion, the creditors were to hold a ##…
…US - In May ####, bankrupt Metaldyne Corp, a Plymouth- based manufacturer of motor vehicle parts, and a unit of the Asahi Tec Corp subsidiary of Ripplewood Holdings LLC's RHJ International Ltd unit, announced that it was seeking a buyer…
…US - Israel Chemicals Ltd, a unit of Ofer Brothers Group's Israel Corp subsidiary, acquired Supresta LLC, a manufacturer of flame retardants, from Ripplewood Holdings LLC, for $### mil in cash. The transaction had been subject to regulatory approval and…
…US - Facts On File Inc, a unit of Veronis Suhler Stevenson Partners LLC, agreed to acquire Facts On File News Services, a publisher of market reference books, from Readers Digest Association Inc, a unit of Ripplewood Holdings LLC. Terms were …
…US - LV Catalog Holdings Corp, a unit of Sun Capital Partners acquired Lillian Vernon Corp, a provider of e-commerce retail services, from Direct Holdings Worldwide LLC (DH). DH was a joint venture between Ripplewood Holdings LLC and ZelnickMedia. Terms…
…US - Pearson Education, a unit of Pearson PLC acquired American Guidance Service Inc, doing business as AGS Publishing, a publisher of textbooks and test preparation program, from WRC Media Inc and a unit of Ripplewood Holdings LLC, for an estimated…
…FRANCE - Ripplewood Holdings LLC of the US acquired the electrical power systems operations of Alcatel SA, a Paris-based provider of communication solutions services. The transaction included AEG SVS Power Supply Systems, Alcatel Converters, Harmer & Simmons and Saft Power Systems…
…GERMANY - Ripplewood Holdings LLC of the US acquired Honsel Beteiligungs GmbH & Co KG (HB), a Meschede-based manufacturer of metals, a unit of Carlyle Group LP (CG). Terms were not disclosed. The transaction was subject to regulatory approval. Originally, in…
…JAPAN - Softbank Corp (SC) acquired the entire share capital of Japan Telecom Co Ltd (JT), a provider of fixed-line telecommunication services, from its wholly-owned parent, Ripplewood Holdings LLC, for ###.# bil Japanese yen ($#.### bil US…
…NETHERLANDS - Ripplewood Holdings LLC of the US, acquired the phosphorus chemicals (PH) business of Akzo Nobel NV (AN), an Arnhem-based manufacturer of chemical preparations and textile products, for ### mil euros ($###.### mil US). Prevously, Albemarle Corp acquired…
…US - Direct Holdings Worldwide LLC, a joint venture between Ripplewood Holdings LLC and ZelnickMedia, acquired Time Life Inc, a provider of marketing services for the music industry, from Time Inc, a unit of Time Warner Inc. Terms were not disclosed.…
…US - Texas Pacific Group Inc acquired Kraton Polymers Group of Co, a manufacturer of specialty chemicals such as thermoplastic elastomers, from Ripplewood Holdings LLC, for $### mil.…
…US - Crown Automotive (CA), a unit of Asbury Automotive Group Inc, acquired Brockman Chrysler-Plymouth-Jeep-Suzuki -Kia-Daewoo, an owner and operator of automobile dealership. Concurrently, CA acquired CarMax Nissan.…
Ripplewood Holdings, LLC has made 30 acquisitions while taking stakes in 12 companies. Ripplewood Holdings, LLC has 27 divestitures during this period.
Year
Acquisitions
Stakes
Divestitures
2009
1
1
4
2008
0
0
0
2007
0
0
1
2006
0
0
1
2005
1
0
1
2004
3
0
1
2003
3
2
1
2002
0
0
2
2001
7
2
2
2000
2
0
3
1999
2
2
5
1998
2
4
1
1997
2
0
0
1996
0
0
1
1995
4
1
0
1994
1
0
0
1993
1
0
1
1992
0
0
0
1991
0
0
1
1990
1
0
0
1989
0
0
0
1988
0
0
0
1987
0
0
1
1986
0
0
0
1985
0
0
1
Total
30
12
27
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