M&A Deals

Hostess Brands Inc has agreed to acquire Burlington, Ontario-based Voortman Cookies, a maker of wafers and cookies, for US$320 million (C$425 million).

Prometheus Group, which is backed by Genstar Capital, has acquired Roser ConSys, a Dutch provider of plant shutdown, turnaround and outages software.

Tech Mahindra has acquired Born Group, a digital marketing agency created by firms True North and Zodiac Capital.

Boss Manufacturing will sell its glove, boots and rainwear business to Audax-backed Protective Industrial Products, a supplier of personal protective equipment.

ClearLight Partners has invested in Ohio-based ice cream chain Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream.

Ascensus, backed in February by a consortium including Atlas Merchant Capital and GIC, will acquire Indianapolis-based Nyhart, an employee benefits consulting firm.

Strike Group, which is backed by TriWest Capital, has acquired Jedco Energy Services Corp.

PE firm Pfingsten has acquired a San Diego-based provider of commercial accent LED lighting.

Cinven will invest in Barentz, a Dutch specialty ingredients distributor for the food, pharmaceutical, personal care and animal nutrition markets.

Siemens has acquired Omaha-based MultiMechanics, a developer of virtual testing software.