The Rise Fund, a global impact investing fund managed by alternative asset firm TPG, has acquired approximately 1 gigawatt (GW) of solar PV projects from Changzhou, China-based Trina Solar. The solar PV projects included in the transaction are currently operational, under construction or in late stage development nearing ready-to-build status across

Kirkland & Ellis has advised Starwood Capital Group on the acquisition of a 29.42 per cent stake in London-listed RDI Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) from South African investor Redefine. The shares will be bought from Redefine for an aggregate sale consideration of GBP106.3 million, representing GBP0.95 per share. The Kirkland

Unison, a provider of procurement, supply chain, and contract management software to Federal government agencies and government contractors, has been acquired by global investment firm The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG), and Unison management. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Carlyle previously owned the business from 2005 to 2010.   

Northumberland-based transport management software provider Mandata has acquired the UK’s largest online haulage and freight exchange, Returnloads.net, for an undisclosed sum. The transaction was funded by LDC, the UK’s leading mid-market private equity investor. Debt facilities were provided by Santander.   Led by CEO Chris Rigg, Mandata designs and develops software

MSQ Partners, an international marketing communications group, is to buy the Be Heard Partnership (LSE: BHRD) and three of its agencies (MMT Digital, Freemavens and Agenda21), subject to shareholder approval. Be Heard has agreed to sell its creative agency, The Corner, back to its management team ahead of the transaction

Muzinich & Co has provided a new unitranche financing package to support Direct Healthcare Group (DHG), a portfolio company of ArchiMed – a pan-European investment firm specialising in the healthcare industry. Archimed acquired DHG in December 2019.DHG is a fully integrated developer and manufacturer of a range of innovative pressure

Ridgemont Equity Partners, a middle market private equity investor, has acquired the American Safety Council (ASC), a leading national provider of mandatory training, education, and certification solutions to regulated end markets. ASC distributes 100 per cent of its life-saving content in digital format and focuses on workplace safety, driver safety and

Trilantic Europe has supported seven add-on acquisitions across its portfolio companies since the start of 2020.Trilantic Europe’s portfolio company, Doppel Farmaceutici, agreed on 21 May 2020 to acquire 90 per cent of Dietopack, a leading Italian family-owned contract manufacturing organisation (CDMO) founded in 2000 and headquartered in Emilia Romagna.  

Harris Williams, a global investment bank specialising in M&A advisory services, is advising Capita plc (Capita), a consulting, transformation and digital services business, on the pending sale of Eclipse Legal Systems (Eclipse) to The Access Group (Access). Eclipse is a leading mid-market case, matter and practice management software provider operating primarily