Portfolio management
Proa-backed Palacios acquires Tortillas Palacios
Proa, Partners Group and Talde-backed Grupo Palacios Alimentación has acquired meat product manufacturer Tortillas Palacios.
3i-backed Grupo Mémora acquires La Expansiva
A portfolio company of buyout specialist 3i has purchased Spanish funeral parlour La Expansiva.
Innogest-backed Silicon Biosystems forms US subsidiary
A portfolio company of venture capital firm Innogest has formed a US subsidiary to focus on its commercial operations.
Fifth bolt-on in 2010 for Sovereign-backed LM Funerals
Sovereign Capital portfolio company LM Funerals has acquired funeral services business FM & J Wait (FMJW).
SEPI-backed Ebro to buy SunRice for $578m
Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI) portfolio company Ebro Foods has made an unsolicited offer to buy Australian rice firm SunRice for $578m.
Creandum and Viking-backed it’s learning acquires InfoStance
Creandum and Viking Ventures’ portfolio company it’s learning has acquired a 66% stake in educational technology provider InfoStance.
SEPI-backed Ebro buys SOS rice division
Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales portfolio company Ebro Foods has agreed to purchase SOS Corporacion Alimenticia’s rice divisions for €195m.
Three bolt-ons for August-backed Funeral Services Partnership
August Equity portfolio company Funeral Services Partnership (FSP) has completed the bolt-on acquisitions of Gillman Funeral Services, A.V. Ridout Funeral Directors and C&T Radmall Services.
Apax-backed Travelex sells CPM operations
Travelex, a portfolio company of buyout house Apax Partners, has disposed of its Card Program Management (CPM) operations via a $458m trade sale to MasterCard.
Litorina-backed Semantix acquires INK Norge
Litorina’s portfolio company Semantix has acquired Norwegian translation service provider INK Norge.
Warburg Pincus-backed Survitec buys Commercial Marine Business
Survitec, a portfolio company of private equity firm Warburg Pincus, has acquired Revere Commercial Marine Business from safety equipment firm Revere Supply.
SEPI-backed Ebro to buy SunRice for A$600m
Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI) portfolio company Ebro Foods has made Sunrise an offer to buy its Australian rice firm for A$600m.
SEPI-backed Ebro buys SOS rice division
Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales portfolio company Ebro Foods has agreed to purchase SOS Corporacion Alimenticia’s rice divisions for €195m.
Palamon and G Square-backed Sar buys Mapfre Quavitae
A portfolio company of Palamon Capital Partners and G Square has purchased care home provider Mapfre Quavitae from Mapfre and Caja Madrid for €30m.
Eurazeo portfolio company raises €50m mezz
Eurazeo portfolio company Intercos has raised €50m of mezzanine financing to fund the beauty specialist's business plans from 2010-14.
KKR-backed Alliance Boots increases stake in Anzag
KKR’s portfolio company Alliance Boots has increased its stake in German pharmaceutical wholesaler Anzag.
Segulah-backed eTRAVELi acquires TravelPartner
Segulah’s portfolio company European Travel Interactive (eTRAVELi) has acquired TravelPartner in a SEK 227m public-to-private transaction.
Another acquisition for Lyceum-backed Carewatch
Carewatch has acquired British home-care services provider New Directions, following an earlier investment from Lyceum Capital.
Polaris-backed Alliance+ acquires Århus
Polaris Private Equity’s portfolio company Alliance+ has acquired Århus Total Rengøring as part of its planned expansion in to the Jutland region.
Gala-backed Núcleo sells infrastructure division
Gala Capital portfolio company Núcleo has sold its infrastructure division to Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF).
Sovereign-backed City & County acquires Guardian Homecare
Sovereign Capital-baked UK domiciliary healthcare provider City & County has acquired Guardian Homecare Ltd.
OFI-backed Gault & Frémont acquires BioFoodPack
OFI Private Equity portfolio company Gault & Frémont has acquired French food containers specialist BioFoodPack for an undisclosed amount.
Altor and Bure backed Carnegie acquires HQ Bank
Altor Equity Partners and Bure Equity-backed investment bank Carnegie has acquired the troubled Swedish bank HQ Bank.
Scope portfolio company Wright Trafikkskole expands
Scope-backed Wright Trafikkskole has acquired Norwegian Transportfagskolen and Sikkerhetshallen and Swedish Kul pand Swedish Kul på Hjul Trafikskola.