Pan-European private equity firm Silverfleet Capital is to acquire Microgen Financial Systems Limited, a provider of Trust & Fund Administration (T&FA) software to the Trust and Corporate Services industry.  The transaction is subject to the approval of the shareholders of the seller, Aptitude Software Group.   The acquisition of MFS

Law firm Paul Hastings has advised European private equity firm Astorg and the other selling shareholders of M7 Group, in connection with the sale of 100 per cent of their shares and voting rights in M7 Group to Groupe CANAL+, a subsidiary of the Vivendi group. Based in Luxembourg and

An affiliate of Versa Capital Management (Versa) has acquired Alex Apparel Group (Alex Apparel), a designer and wholesaler of social dresses and separates under the Alex Evenings, SL Fashions and Ignite Evenings brands, from Atlantic Street Capital. The Alex Apparel Group brands are sold both online and in over 3,400

Global tax software provider Sovos is to acquire Istanbul-based Foriba, a specialist in e-invoicing, e-delivery notes, e-receipts and periodic value-added tax (VAT) reporting in Turkey and beyond.  Following Sovos’ recent acquisitions of other real-time tax compliance leaders Invoiceware, Paperless and TrustWeaver, Foriba will further strengthen Sovos’ global tax solution built for a

Purpose Financial (Purpose) has acquired CreditGenie, a Canadian technology company that aims to support Canadian small and medium-sized businesses by providing a fully digital alternative payment solution, enabling their customers to increase purchasing power through instant credit adjudication at the point-of-sale. CreditGenie, based in Toronto, was founded in 2016 by

ARQIS has advised Sumitomo Electric Industries. on the acquisition of the European manufacturer of powdered metal components Sinterwerke Herne (SWH, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) and Sinterwerke Grenchen AG (SWG, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland). The Company’s Powder Metal Products Division operates globally, with Sumitomo Electric Sintered Alloy Ltd. (headquarters: Takahashi City, Okayama

Macfarlanes has advised Tarsus Group, a London-listed international business-to-business media group with interests in exhibitions, conferences, publishing and online media, on its recommended takeover by private equity firm Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP for a consideration of approximately GBP560 million. As part of the transaction, Tarsus Group’s existing management team will

The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm, has acquired Northern Colorado Traffic Control, Inc (NCTC), a full-service provider of outsourced traffic management serving the Colorado market.  NCTC is an add-on to Riverside’s Area Wide Protective (AWP) platform that also provides temporary traffic management solutions to utilities, utility contractors and

Building on the acquisition of property finance firm Titlestone, Paragon’s development finance business has led the way for new lending within the specialist lender’s Commercial Lending division. Paragon’s half year results announced show Commercial Lending has seen strong business growth as it focuses on helping British SMEs gain access to