7 Days Group Holdings (NYSE: SVN), a Chinese budget hotel chain, has received a buyout offer from an investor group that includes The Carlyle Group, Sequoia Capital China and the company’s co-chairman. No word yet on the offer price for 7Days, which had seen its stock slump more than 20% over the past year (to a market cap of around $575 million). Warburg Pincus holds a 16% stake in 7 Days. www.7daysinn.com
American Industrial Partners has agreed to acquire the cabinets business (ACP) of Armstrong World Industries Inc. (NYSE: AWI) for $27 million. ACP is based in Texas with a Pennsylvania manufacturing facility, and reports $136 million in 2011 sales. www.armstrong.com
Aquiline Capital Partners has agreed to acquire First Investors Financial Services Group Inc. (OTC BB: FIFS), a Houston, Texas-based consumer finance company focused on automobile finance receivables and promissory notes. The deal is valued at $100 million in cash, or $13.87 per FIFS share. www.fifsg.com
Markwins International Corp. has agreed to acquire Physicians Formula Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: FACE), an Azusa, Calif.-based cosmetics and skin care. The $74.9 million, or $4.90 per share, deal tops a previous $4.25 per share offer from Swander Pace Capital. www.physiciansformula.com
Olympus Partners has agreed to acquire Centerplate Inc., a Stamford, Conn.-based provider of foodservice solutions to sports and entertainment venues, from Kohlberg & Co. for approximately $551 million. www.centerplate.com
Pamlico Capital has acquired an undisclosed stake in Secure-24, a Southfield, Mich.-based provider of managed IT operations, hosting and cloud computing solutions. The deal was supported by a financing package from Golub Capital. www.secure-24.com
Riverstone Holdings has committed to invest up to $200 million into Kerogen Energy Holdings LLC, an energy company focused on onshore unconventional oil and liquids exploration and production in the United States and Canada. www.kerogenexploration.com
Tarkett, a German portfolio company of KKR, has acquired Tandus Group Inc., a Dalton, Ga.–based maker of floorcoverings with annual revenue of approximately $340 million. No financial terms were disclosed. Sellers include Norwest Equity Partners, Oaktree Capital Management, Hamilton Lane and Aby Dhabi Investment Authority. www.tarkett.com
VM Industries, a France-based automotive connector company backed by H.I.G. Capital, has acquiredJokon, a maker of motor vehicle lighting systems. No financial terms were disclosed. Jokon has production facilities in Germany and France, plus a UK distribution office. www.higcapital.com
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