Deal Roundup: Apollo completes $3.6bn Barnes take-private, ACON seals Food Brands IPA buyout

Apollo Management has completed the roughly $3.6bn buyout of Barnes Group in an all-cash transaction. Barnes provides engineering and technology for commercial and military aviation companies and industrial businesses. Apollo partner Antoine Munfakh said, “Barnes has a proud legacy of innovation, close customer relationships and is uniquely positioned to benefit from robust aerospace demand trends.” …