Custom Lucite commemorating the acquisition by ADP of The Cobalt Group, a Seattle-based online design and marketing firm serving auto dealers across the U.S. ADP is headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey, and was advised in the transaction by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Pewter financial tombstone commemorating the closing of Fund V by American Industrial Partners, a private equity firm based in New York. MVision, a private equity group also based in New York City, served as global placement agent for the Fund.
Lucite deal toy commemorating the purchase of 144 assisted living communities operated by Sunwest Management, headquartered in Salem, Oregon. The facilities were purchased by a joint venture between The Blackstone Group, based in New York, and Seattle-based Emeritus Senior Living.
Lucite deal toy marking a bond offering by Covidien, the Dublin-based manufacturer of surgical and operating-room products. Joint book-running managers for the offering were BNP Paribas, Citigroup, and Deutsche Bank.
Stone composite deal toy marking the acquisition of Synventive Molding Solutions by Barnes Group, an aerospace and industrial manufacturer based in Bristol, Connecticut. The seller was private equity firm Littlejohn & Co. of Greenwich, Connecticut.
Financial tombstone marking the sale of Orange Dominicana, the Dominican Republic unit of Orange SA, France’s largest phone company. Orange was advised in the sale by Credit Suisse Group AG, and Messier, Maris & Associes. The buyer was Luxembourg-based Altice, which owns and operates cable, mobile, internet, and data-center companies internationally.
Financial tombstone recognizing the sale by French oil and gas group Total SA of TIGF, its gas pipeline division. TIGF is headquartered in Pau in southwestern France.
