Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on the food and consumer packaged goods industries, has acquired Daniele International (Daniele) from the Dukcevich family, who will maintain a significant stake in the Company. The investment is the second platform and third acquisition for e2p’s inaugural fund.  

Sphera, a provider of integrated risk management software and information services with a focus on Environmental Health & Safety, Operational Risk and Product Stewardship, has acquired thinkstep, a Stuttgart, Germany-based software and information services company that specialises in Corporate Sustainability and Product Stewardship. The deal, announced in July, was completed

Ropes & Gray has advised pan-European private equity firm Silverfleet Capital on its acquisition of a majority stake in European hose and subsystem designer and manufacturer BOA Purified Solutions & BOA Flexible Solutions (based in The Netherlands and France) – now known as BOA CoreDux. The terms of the transaction

Investcorp, a provider and manager of alternative investment products, is to acquire Ticket Holding (Vivaticket) from co-founders Luca Montebugnoli and Luana Sabattini, P4P of Giuseppe Camillo Pilenga, Girefin Trust of Stefano Landi and Bravo Capital Partners SCA RAIF (BCP).  Vivaticket’s co-founders and management team will continue to remain involved in

Fresh Direct Produce, a portfolio company of middle market private equity firm HKW, has acquired Islands West Manufacturing (Islands West). Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, Islands West is a family-owned wholesaler of produce, processed fruits, dried spices,

Lucid Group, a portfolio company of private equity investor LDC and a specialist in healthcare communications, has acquired healthcare consultancy Healthcare 21. Lucid Group currently comprises five medical communications specialists, Bluedog, Leading Edge, Lighthouse, Lucid Partners and ViVid. HealthCare21 meanwhile, has been producing healthcare materials and programmes for its clients,

KKR has acquired a majority stake in Burning Glass Technologies, a real-time labour market data source, from Providence Strategic Growth. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. The investment is part of KKR’s Global Impact strategy, which is focused on identifying and investing behind companies whose core business

CAPZA – a private investment platform focusing on small and midcaps – has acquired a minority stake in Audensiel’s capital, a consulting company specialised in technological innovation and digital transformation. Founded in 2013, Audensiel has experienced five years of strong growth thanks to its innovation culture, agile organisation and differentiating

Alternative investment firm Cerberus Capital Management has executed a Deed of Company Arrangement related to certain subsidiaries of Axsesstoday Limited (Axsesstoday), a provider of equipment finance solutions to small and medium businesses in Australia. Upon closing of the transaction, Axsesstoday will operate as a privately held company, majority-owned by Cerberus.

Busy Bees, a child care provider in the UK, has made two child care group acquisitions taking the business into the US and Italian markets for the first time. Busy Bees has taken its first step into the US market with the acquisition of Educational Playcare, a child care provider