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Infrastructure

Lime Rock PIPEs Up

- Deal with Allis-Chalmers is another in a growing line of listed entities that needed support from PE to get by.

Platinum Equity’s Maxim Crane Adds

- Infrastructure push has made crane operators more attractive for M&A lately.

Infrastructure M&A Boom Stillborn?

- House bill would stall local government efforts to form public-private partnerships.

Sparxent Braves The Russian Frontier

- Despite a reluctance among many outside investors to engage in M&A in Russia, the IT company has cautiously acquired Moscow-based Arbyte Group.

Ready Mix Ready to Change Course

- The concrete maker hires Lincoln International to help it weigh strategy as it considers selling in a down market.

WL Ross & Co. Invests In Greenbrier

- The railcar maker will receive a $75 million secured loan from the bankruptcy investor.

Riverside Exits Rail Company

- The private equity firm’s portfolio company, Nordco, Inc., establishes how to create a profitable exit through niche investing.

McAfee Buys Solidcore For $33M

- The security software company will buy the Cupertino, California whitelisting company in cash, with potential earn-out of up to $14 million.

Verizon Spins Off Landline Biz

- Frontier Communications will acquire Verizon’s access lines and businesses in 14 states for $8.6 billion in cash and stock.

Sterling Group buys Filter Biz

- The Houston-based private equity firm purchased Velcon Filters, LLC, a jet fuel filter equipment maker.

Macquarie Infrastructure Gets New CEO

- Move comes after Peter Stokes, former CEO, heads back to Australia.

Energy Investors Buys Watertown Power Project

- Tamarack Energy unloads its Connecticut-based clean energy asset still under development.

Chicago Midway Lease Deal Canceled

- Citi-led consortium terminates proposed concession lease agreement for Midway Airport due to credit crisis.

Hertz, On Spree, Picks up Rent One

- After making a play to support its car rental division, Hertz elects to also boost its equipment rental shop.

Study Sees More PE Activity in Emerging Markets

- Half of LPs already in emerging markets will commit additional funds to their investments—and, possibly, others—over the next 24 months.

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