Oliver Smiddy – Financial News Mid–market private equity firm Sun European Partners has maintained the heady pace of dealmaking that saw it complete a record number of transactions last year, by completing an acquisition in the pharmaceuticals sector, and remains confident that now is the time to do deals. Read More

CSP Daily News WILMINTON, NC Allowing it to expand into two new states––Tennessee and Virginia––VPS Convenience Store Group, an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc., has acquired 22 former Appalachian Oil (Appco) c–stores in the Tri–Cities (Bristol, Johnson City and Kingsport) metropolitan area of northeastern Tennessee and southwestern Virginia. Read More

DAN VOORHIS – The Wichita Eagle It’s taken more than a few rocky years, but Creekstone Farms Premium Beef’s message that top–quality beef should get top prices is finally gaining traction in the marketplace. Read More