Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP) has reached an agreement to purchase a majority interest in Alcami Corp from asset management firm Ares Capital Corp.
Ares Capital is serving as the lead debt financing arranger and will retain a minority equity stake in Madison.
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The transaction is expected to be closed in the third quarter of this year, subject to customary closing conditions.
Madison Dearborn is a private equity firm specialising in leveraged buyouts of privately held companies, while Alcami is a contract pharmaceutical development and manufacturing services provider.
All companies involved in the transaction are based in the US.
William Blair & Company was appointed as the financial adviser to Alcami for the transaction, while Kirkland & Ellis LLP was appointed as the legal adviser to MDP.
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