Aikman Cos.

Cadence for sale, 3 years after it began.(Suppliers)(Cadence Innovation LLC.)(Brief article)
Automotive News; 2/4/2008; 789 words; ...even after the exit of Collins & Aikman,'' says turnaround expert John Groustra...Capital Partners, of New York, and Yucaipa Cos. LLC, of Los Angeles, bought assets...Cadence stepped in when Collins & Aikman abandoned the GM business over pricing...

Supplier strategies; IAC plans to showcase products; others stay low-key.(News)(International Automotive Corp.)
Crain's Detroit Business; 1/14/2008; 1526 words; ...interiors division and various divisions of Collins & Aikman Corp. But IAC Group is one of just a handful of suppliers seeking...fabricated by Denstu Inc., a Japanese company, and H.B. Stubbs Cos. in Warren. "Our intention is to just let the public and...

Interior suppliers seek avenues for survival; Private investors grow as option for troubled firms.(News)
Plastics News; 10/15/2007; 1280 words; ...of change. Collins & Aikman Corp. of Troy, Mich., was...deals to buy Collins & Aikman's operations in Europe and...to buy nine Collins & Aikman plants was downscaled, and...Capital Partners and Yucaipa Cos. with their backing of Cadence...

Faurecia chief sees shift in automotive.
Plastics News; 6/11/2007; 1045 words; ...Venture Holdings Co. LLC, Collins & Aikman Corp. and Delphi Corp., and the pending...Harbinger Capital Partners and Yucaipa Cos., was created out of the remains of Venture...to buy parts of bankrupt Collins & Aikman, he noted. Financier Wilbur Ross has...

Experts: Private equity funds improve as supplier owners; Other analysts think firms need to do more homework.(News)(Industry overview)
Automotive News; 4/30/2007; 1523 words; ...plastic-parts plants and other assets from Collins & Aikman Corp., of Southfield, Mich., according to a document filed...the auto industry and their targets. * Ron Burkle, Yucaipa Cos. - vehicle hauling interests * Carl Icahn, Icahn Partners...