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Stirling Square acquires Cartonplast Group
Stirling Square Capital Partners has acquired German plastic processing business Cartonplast Group in an MBO from Synergo SGR.
Arx Equity Partners sells Lexum to Moonray Healthcare
Arx Equity Partners has sold Czech ophthalmology and refractive surgery provider Lexum to British healthcare investor Moonray Healthcare.
H2 Equity Partners supports MBO of Hancocks
H2 Equity Partners has acquired British confectionery wholesaler Hancocks Group Holdings, alongside the company's management.
Rutland backs Buy As You View MBO with £33.1m
Rutland Partners has invested £33.1m in British retail and consumer finance business Buy As You View (BAYV), supporting its MBO from a bank syndicate.
Synergia buys Dutch bread and snacks business Boboli
Synergia Capital Parners has acquired Dutch frozen bread and snacks company Boboli.
Frieh Bouhenic to merge with DLA Piper
Global law firm DLA Piper is set to expand its French presence by joining offices with local boutique firm Frieh Bouhenic.
RJD buys Harrington Brooks from Inflexion
RJD Partners has backed the MBO of British debt management firm Harrington Brooks from Inflexion Private Equity.
Gresham-backed JGG buys Industry Media
James Grant Group, a provider of professional services to the sports, music and entertainment sectors backed by Gresham, has wholly acquired Industry Media, a business consultancy for the television industry.
BGF invests £4.2m in AFG Media
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £4.2m in Scottish fancy dress and party fashion company AFG Media.
Caird Capital exits Bifold to LDC for £85m
Caird Capital has exited gas pumps manufacturer Bifold Group to LDC in a £85m deal yielding a 3x return for the seller, according to a source close to the deal.
Gresham exits Olaer
Gresham Private Equity has exited fluid management solutions provider, Olaer Group, to US-based Parker Hannifin in an undisclosed deal.
Dodd-Frank fears "overblown"
The extensive requirements and wide reach of the US's Dodd-Frank Act has stirred up fears among European GPs. But law firm DLA Piper downplays worries, pointing to a number of available exemptions. Sonnie Ehrendal investigates.
Cinven snaps up ICG's CPA Global in SBO
Cinven has agreed to acquire intellectual property specialists CPA Global from Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) and Electra Private Equity in a secondary buyout thought to be worth around $1bn.
Matlin Patterson exits Securlog
Matlin Patterson has sold cash transport provider Securlog to Spain-based security solution provider Prosegur for €22.7m.
Maven exits Applied Language Solutions
Maven Capital Partners, manager of the Capital for Enterprise Fund A (CfE Fund), has realised its £1.5m mezzanine investment in Applied Language Solutions (ALS) following its sale to the Capita Group.
BDC joins LDC in Evander
Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) has joined LDC to provide a growth capital investment for Evander Glazing & Locks, a UK-based emergency response and repair provider of locks and glazing.
Palatine backs secondary MBO of Wealth at Work
Palatine Private Equity has provided funding for the secondary buyout of Wealth at Work from LDC.
GMT acquires MeetingZone for £38.5m
GMT Communications Partners has teamed up with management to acquire UK-based conference and collaboration service provider MeetingZone for a total consideration of £38.5m.
Enterprise Ventures backs MBO of IMC
Enterprise Ventures has backed the £3.7m management buyout of London-based management consulting services provider IMC Worldwide.
Better Capital acquires Fairline Boats from 3i
Better Capital has invested £16.6m to acquire a majority stake in Fairline Boats through a recapitalisation deal.
RJD backs £30m MBO of Intrinsic Technology
RJD Partners backed the £30m MBO of UK provider of ICT and unified communications solutions Intrinsic Technology Limited.
Kaye Scholer poaches DLA Piper’s Harris
DLA Piper’s head of private equity practice, Andrew B Harris, has joined US law firm Kaye Scholer LLP.
Q&A with Phillip Dubsky, partner at DLA Piper
Q&A with Phillip Dubsky, partner at DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach