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Date
Client
Transaction
Location
Amount
(In Millions)
10/27/2008
Gehl Company
Sale to Manitou BF, S.A.
International
$449.9
10/20/2008
IDT® (Integrated Device Technology, Inc.)
Acquisition of Silicon Optix Assets and Technology
International
**
10/14/2008
TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
Recommended offer for SPI Lasers plc
International
10/08/2008
FCX Performance, Inc.
Sale to Sterling Investment Partners
U.S.
10/07/2008
Avery Weigh-Tronix Holdings Limited
Sale to Illinois Tool Works Inc.
International
**
10/02/2008
Methode Electronics, Inc.
Acquisition of Hetronic Holding, LLC
U.S.
$53.6
10/01/2008
Richter Chemie-Technik GmbH
Sale to IDEX Corporation
International
**
09/30/2008
Norwesco, Inc., a portfolio company of Allied Capital Corporation
Sale to Olympus Partners
U.S.
**
09/17/2008
Driessen Aerospace Group N.V.
Sale to Zodiac S.A.
International
**
09/02/2008
Amafilter Group Holding B.V.
Sale to MAHLE Group
International
**
08/11/2008
Industrial Distribution Group, Inc.
Sale to Luther King Capital Management Corporation
U.S.
$131.0
08/04/2008
Unipac, a business unit of Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Sale to Selig Sealing Products, Inc., a portfolio company of Behrman Capital
U.S.
**
07/30/2008
TopWorx, Inc.
Sale to Emerson Electric Co.
U.S.
***
07/10/2008
GTI Diagnostics
Sale to The Riverside Company
U.S.
**
06/30/2008
Chamberlin Edmonds & Associates, Inc.
Sale to Charterhouse Group, Inc.
U.S.
**
06/30/2008
Meade Instruments Corp.
Sale of Simmons® to Bushnell, Inc.
U.S.
***
06/06/2008
Primrose Holdings Inc.
Sale to Roark Capital Group
U.S.
**
05/01/2008
Chicago Partners, LLC
Sale to Navigant Consulting, Inc.
U.S.
$73.0
04/29/2008
Indufil B.V.
Indufil B.V. a portfolio company of ABN AMRO Participaties sold to Smiths Group plc
International
**
04/24/2008
ElringKlinger AG
Acquisition of Sevex AG
International
**
04/24/2008
Meade Instruments Corp.
Sale of Redfield® to Leupold & Stevens, Inc. and the Sale of Weaver® to Alliant Techsystems Inc.
U.S.
**
04/01/2008
Coleman Powermate - Air Compressor Division
Sale to MAT Industries, LLC.