Trimaran in $340m manufacturing exit

Trimaran paid around $200m for Standard Steel, whose customers include Amtrak, in 2006.

New York-based mid-market firm Trimaran Capital Partners has agreed to sell wheel-manufacturer Standard Steel to Sumitomo Metals for $340 million. The sale is expected to close by the end of 2011.

Pennsylvania-based Standard Steel was established more than 200 years ago and provides steel wheels and axles for use in freight railcars, locomotives and passenger railcars, selling to customers including Amtrak.

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