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Boston, Massachusetts, January 3, 2013 — Berkshire Partners LLC, the Boston-based investment firm, announced today that Kenneth S. Bring, Matthew A. Janchar and Greg J. Pappas were appointed Managing Directors effective January 1, 2013.  They join the 14 current Managing Directors of Berkshire in managing the firm and its affiliated investment funds.  These individuals will continue to focus their efforts on … Read More

Boxborough, Massachusetts and New York, New York, December 27, 2012 — Lightower Fiber Networks, the premier metro fiber and bandwidth provider in the Northeast, and Sidera Networks, the leading provider of tailored, high-capacity communications services to large enterprise, carrier and data center customers, announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for a transaction valued at over $2 billion led by … Read More

Santiago, Chile, December 21, 2012 — Torres Unidas, a leading independent owner and operator of communication towers in South America, today announced that it has acquired a portfolio of over 400 wireless towers in Chile from Telefónica Moviles S.A. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Torres Unidas actively seeks to build its wireless tower portfolio in South America, with a … Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, December 17, 2012 — Berkshire Partners LLC, the Boston-based investment firm, announced today that Michael A. Miles, Jr. will join the firm as an Advisory Director.  Mr. Miles will work with Berkshire to source new investment ideas and serve as an operating advisor to portfolio companies. Ross M. Jones, Managing Director of Berkshire, said, “Mike joins us with a … Read More

Interconnection and Colocation Leader to Service the Pacific Northwest Market  New York, New York, November 28, 2012 — Telx®, a leading provider of global interconnectivity, cloud enablement services and datacenter solutions, today announced plans to launch it’s 18th Cloud Connection Center “SEA1” in the Pacific Northwest. The new C3 facility will serve as the regions strongest retail interconnection center in the … Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, November 13, 2012 — Berkshire Partners LLC, a Boston-based investment firm, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to make a growth equity investment in Farm Boy Inc., (Farm Boy™), a Canadian based retail grocer specializing in quality fresh foods and exceptional customer service.  Terms of the investment were not disclosed. Since opening the first store on Cumberland Street … Read More

Mindshare Awards this Recognition to the Organization on the leading-edge of VoC innovation Asurion Demonstrates Commitment to Transparency by Publicly Displaying Customer Ratings and Feedback Salt Lake City, Utah, November 1, 2012 — Mindshare Technologies, a leader in Voice of the Customer (VoC) technologies, today announced the winner of the 2012 Mindshare Innovation Award is Asurion, a global leader in consumer technology … Read More

Bolton, Ontario, September 26, 2012 — Husky Injection Molding Systems today announced the official launch of its next generation HyCAP™ system for high output beverage closure manufacturing.  Originally introduced at NPE 2012, the HyCAP system complements Husky’s existing suite of beverage closures products and is now fully commercially available to its global customer base. “Husky’s goal is to continuously develop innovative technologies … Read More

MindLeaders to Complement Skillsoft’s Capabilities for Serving Global Compliance and Certification Markets Dublin, Ireland & Nashua, New Hampshire, September 10, 2012 — SSI Investments II Limited (“SSI II”), a parent company of Skillsoft Limited (formerly Skillsoft PLC), a provider of cloud based learning solutions for customers worldwide, today announced that it has reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer … Read More

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