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Boston, Massachusetts, May 4, 2016 – Berkshire Partners LLC, a Boston-based investment firm, announced today that Michael J. Grebe, Jeffrey W. Henderson and Lawrence D. Kingsley have joined the firm as Advisory Directors. All three will work with Berkshire to source new investment ideas and serve as operating advisors to portfolio companies. Ross Jones, a Managing Director at Berkshire, commented, “We … Read More

April 8, 2016 – Houston, Texas – Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) (“Crown Castle”) announced today that it acquired Tower Development Corporation (“TDC”) for approximately $461 million in cash on April 8, 2016. TDC, a portfolio company of Berkshire Partners, owns and operates 336 towers in the U.S. and Puerto Rico with an average tenancy of approximately two tenantsper tower. The … Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, March 31, 2016 — Berkshire Partners LLC, a Boston-based investment firm, today announced the closing of the firm’s ninth private equity investment fund, Berkshire Fund IX, with total equity commitments of $5.5 billion. Fund IX’s capital was subscribed primarily by institutional investors in previous Berkshire funds.  Investors include many of the world’s largest endowments, foundations, pension funds and financial … Read More

Chris Hadley and Anil Seetharam Nominated to Join Board  Houston, Texas, February 24, 2016 – Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ:MFRM), the nation’s largest specialty mattress retailer, today announced that Chris Hadley and Anil Seetharam have been nominated for election to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of stockholders, which is expected to be held on June 1, … Read More

Houston acquisition broadens service footprint significantly Livermore, California, January 26, 2016 — Rob Alston, CEO of Access, has announced the company’s recent entrance into Houston, Texas with the acquisition of Advanced Record Storage, a company founded in 1976. Access has completed 96 acquisitions since its founding in 2004.  “With extensive coverage of the market area, Advanced is recognized as Houston’s largest privately owned and … Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, January 4, 2016 — Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based investment firm, announced today that Samantha Adams and Thomas Kuo were appointed Managing Directors effective January 1, 2016.  They join the 22 current Managing Directors of Berkshire in managing the firm and its affiliated investment funds. Berkshire’s 24 Managing Directors have an average tenure of 16 years with the firm. Ms. Adams … Read More

Four new acquisitions include companies in Indiana, Hawaii, Phoenix and Tennessee Livermore, California, November 4, 2015 — Rob Alston, CEO of Access, has announced the company’s recent expansion in three of its existing markets with the acquisition of Central Files, Inc. in South Bend, Indiana; IntegBusiness Services on Oahu and Maui, Hawaii; and ABCO Recycling & Document Destruction in Phoenix, Arizona. Access also … Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, October 22, 2015 — Berkshire Partners LLC, a Boston-based investment firm, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in Affordable Care, Inc. (“ACI”), alongside management, from American Capital Equity. ACI is the leading dental support organization for affiliated dental practices that focus exclusively on tooth replacement services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  Headquartered … Read More

Creating an open, connected global platform for powering business growth San Francisco, California, October 12, 2015 — Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR), a leading global provider of data center solutions, announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Telx, a premier provider of data center colocation, interconnection and cloud enablement solutions, from private equity firms ABRY Partners and Berkshire Partners in … Read More

Boxborough, Massachusetts, August 13, 2015 —Lightower Fiber Networks, the premier provider of all-fiber, high-performance networking solutions delivered over its own network, announced today the closing of its $1.9 billion merger with Fibertech Networks.  The combined company elevates Lightower’s position in the telecommunications industry and further solidifies its leadership role in the U.S. fiber-networking market. The company offers best-in-class, all-fiber solutions combined … Read More