Mergers / Acquisitions

Crestmark Acquires TIP Capital’s Equipment Leasing Business

Crestmark announced it acquired TIP Capital’s equipment leasing and asset management business. The wholly owned subsidiary of Crestmark Bank will be named Crestmark Equipment Finance. read more

GE Antares Finances Norwest Equity Partners’ Acquisition

GE Antares announced it served as administrative agent on a senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of Uintah Engineering & Land Surveying by Norwest Equity Partners. read more

TT: Celadon Acquires Furniture Row Express Assets

Transport Topics reported Celadon Group’s trucking unit has acquired approximately 100 tractors and 200 refrigerated trailers from Furniture Row Express. read more

Electrolux to Acquire GE Appliances in $3.3B Deal

AB Electrolux announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the appliances business of GE in a cash deal worth $3.3 billion. read more

ATEL’s Defense.net Acquired by F5 Network

ATEL Ventures announced that Defense.net, an ATEL Growth Capital portfolio company was acquired by F5 Networks for an unspecified amount. read more

CIT Provides $65MM in Financing to Support Laney Acquisition

CIT Corporate Finance served as joint lead arranger and syndication agent in a $65 million financing to support Maxim Parnters’ and Falcon Investment Advisors’ acquisition of Laney Directional Drilling. read more

Crestmark to Acquire TIP Capital

Crestmark and TIP Capital announced they entered into an agreement for Crestmark to acquire TIP Capital’s equipment leasing and asset management business, to be completed in September 2014. read more

JPMorgan, Wells to Finance Burger King/Tim Hortons Merger

Tim Hortons and Burger King said they will merge, creating the third largest quick service restaurant company. Burger King obtained commitments for a $9.5 billion financing package led by JPMorgan and Wells Fargo. read more

ePlus Acquires Evolve Technology Group

ePlus announced that its subsidiary, ePlus Technology, acquired the operating assets and assumed certain liabilities of Granite Business Solutions. read more

Cole Taylor EF Becomes Subsidiary of MB Financial

MB Financial announced it completed its acquisition of Taylor Capital and that Cole Taylor Equipment Finance is now a wholly-subsidiary of MB Financial Bank. read more

GE Energy Financial, Casillas to Acquire Oil & Gas Reserves

GE Energy Financial Services announced it partnered with Casillas Petroleum to purchase oil and gas reserves in southwest Kansas from Cimarex Energy. read more

Carolina Alliance Acquires Dave McBride Leasing

Carolina Alliance Bank announced it has acquired the commercial leasing operations of Dave McBride Leasing. McBride will manage the bank’s SC leasing operations. read more

CIT Completes Acquisition of Direct Capital

CIT Bank announced it has completed its acquisition of Direct Capital, a provider of financing to small and mid-sized businesses. read more

GE Capital Finances Cotti Foods’ Wendy’s Acquisitions

GE Capital’s Franchise Finance business announced that it has loaned $39.4 million to Cotti Foods for the acquisition of 39 Wendy’s restaurants, the remodeling of existing units and the development of new units. read more

TransForce to Acquire Contrans

TransForce announced it will acquire Contrans Group for a total equity purchase price of approximately $495 million. The offer is expected to commence on or about August 21, 2014. read more

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