Private equity firm Littlejohn & Co is running two separate auctions to sell SunSource Holdings Inc and Henniges Automotive Holdings Inc, whose collective value exceeds $1.2 billion including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. Littlejohn has hired Barclays Plc to explore a sale of SunSource, an Addison, Illinois-based distributor of fluid power and motion control components and systems for industrial processes, people familiar with the matter said this week.Littlejohn has also hired Morgan Stanley to run a sale process for Henniges, an Auburn Hills, Michigan-based supplier of sealing and anti-vibration systems for the automotive market, the people added.Both companies have annual earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization of around $70 million and could each be valued at more than $600 million in a sale, including debt, the people said.The sources asked not to be identified because the talks are confidential. Littlejohn, Barclays and Morgan Stanley declined to comment, while SunSource and Henniges representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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