Crystal deal toy marking the merger of Northeast Utilities and NSTAR. Springfield, Massachusetts-based Northeast Utilities is New England’s largest utility. Headquartered in Boston, NSTAR is a provider of retail energy and natural gas. Barclays and Lazard served as financial advisors to Northeast Utilities.
Pewter deal toy recognizing the sale of Unisteel, a Singapore-based manufacturer of products ranging from machining parts to disc drive components. Private equity firm KKR, advised by Rippledot Capital Partners and Credit Suisse, sold Unisteel to the SFS Group, of Switzerland.
Lucite deal toy commemorating credit facilities for Ocean Rig, an oil and drillship operator headquartered in Athens, Greece. Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Barclays, and Goldman Sachs served as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners in the transaction.
Wood Deal toy recognizing notes issued by real estate and construction firm Ashton Woods Homes, based in Roswell, Georgia. J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo served as joint bookrunners for the issue.
Crystal deal toy marking the acquisition by Toronto Dominion Bank of Epoch, an asset management firm bassed in New York. Barclays served as financial advisor in the transaction.
Deal toy marking the acquisition of ArrMaz Custom Chemicals, a Mulberry, Florida-based supplier of process chemicals and additives for the fertilizer, industrial minerals, and asphalt industries. The acquirer, Golden Gate Capital, was advised in the transaction by The Valence Group, headquartered in New York City.
Wood and lucite deal toy commemorating the recapitalization of Traeger Wood Pellet Grills, a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of grills, with Trilantic Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm. Headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon, Traeger was advised in the transaction by Duff & Phelps, also based in New York City.
