Industrials and Natural Resources

CD&R To Buy Bodycote Business Unit

August 28, 2008 - Bodycote Testing Group, a subsidiary of Bodycote plc, will be led by a former ABB exec.

BlackEagle Partners Buys Instar

August 21, 2008 - Disaster response unit is the third acquisition by BlackEagle’s debut fund.

SDI Installs New OmniSource Head

August 18, 2008 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) continues to forge ahead on its integration with OmniSource Corp., the scrap metal company acquired last fall for roughly $1 billion.

Longshot Bid Hampers Republic/Allied Integration

August 18, 2008 - Industry pros say Waste Management’s pursuit of Republic may serve as a distraction to the target’s ongoing integration plans with Allied Waste Industries.

High Road Closes on Milwaukee Gear

July 24, 2008 - The acquisition is the New York fund’s initial transaction.

Former Duff & Phelps VP Joins GCP

July 24, 2008 - Sean Flinnhas will join Growth Capital Partners’s Houston, Texas office at VP.

AIP Takes Control of E-ONE

July 17, 2008 - American Industrial Partners buys the Federal Signal division for $20 million, well below analyst expectations.

ECP Spices It Up With Salt Investment

July 16, 2008 - Emerging Capital Partners acquires a controlling stake in the invests $30 million investment.

Mining Consolidation Continues

July 16, 2008 - Alpha Natural Resources and Cleveland Cliffs will combine in a $10 billion combined cash and stock transaction.

H.I.G. Acquires DynaSteel Corporation

July 15, 2008 - The transaction is a partnership with DynaSteel management.

Waste Management Bids For Republic Services

July 14, 2008 - The $34 per share offer may scuttle Republic’s existing offer to acquire Allied Waste.

Defending M&A from the DOD

July 11, 2008 - More than any other industry, federal regulators of defense sector deals can burst the bubble on a deal, making sellers more cautious.

Dow Chem, Rohm & Haas, to Merge

July 10, 2008 - $15.3 billion mega-deal will integrate two of chemical, advanced materials industries biggest players.

Hicks Seals $3.2B Plastics Packaging IPO

June 30, 2008 - Hicks Acquisition and Blackstone began discussions two months ago without an auction process.

Severstal Wins Bid For Esmark

June 26, 2008 - Essar withdraws bid following Severstal’s agreement of a $775 million cash deal.

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