Global investment bank GCA Altium has advised Livingbridge portfolio company, Carousel Logistics Limited, on its refinancing and acquisition of time-critical logistics company BDA Logistics Innovation (BDA). Carousel provides specialist logistics solutions to high performance industries across Europe, in the Agriculture, MedTech, High-Tech, Scientific and Automotive sectors, plus other service-focused industries.

Investment funds managed by TDR Capital, a UK based private equity investor, are to acquire 100 percent of NKD Group. TDR Capital and NKD’s current shareholder, OpCapita, have signed a sale & transfer agreement to that effect. The transaction is subject to the customary antitrust approval. Established in 1962, NKD

Aquila Capital has acquired a portfolio of project rights for renewable energy projects in Spain with a total capacity of more than 700 MW.  It consists of over 400 MW of onshore wind projects and around 300 MW of solar projects, construction of which is expected to commence by the

An affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock) is to acquire Newell Brands’ Process Solutions business. Headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, Process Solutions is a manufacturer and material sciences company that offers custom-designed plastic, nylon, monofilament and zinc products in the health care, consumer, and industrial end markets. By

French group Evolucare, which is backed by Essling Expansion has acquired Axapa, a software publisher founded in 2012 by Olivier Rialland focused on the medico-social sector and in particular institutions dedicated to people with disabilities. Axapa, whose revenue reached EUR4.5 million in 2018, serves 120 customers accounting for more than

Align Capital Partners’ (ACP) portfolio company Pleatco, a manufacturer of aftermarket cartridge filters for the pool and spa industry, has expanded into the industrial air filtration market with the acquisitions of APEL International (APEL) and Milton Manufacturing (Milton). APEL designs and manufactures pleated filter cartridges, pleated bags, and other filtration

LBO France has acquired a majority stake in the capital of the Passman group. The company’s two co-founding managers have also invested as part of the deal, while Andera Partners is reinvesting via its ActoMezz team. This acquisition is in keeping with LBO France’s Small Cap strategy dedicated to growing

Bowmark Capital is backing the buy-out of Pirum Systems, a provider of post-trade market infrastructure technology for the global securities finance industry, from Five Arrows Principal Investments.  The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to complete in April 2019.   Founded in 2000, Pirum provides a secure,

Envestnet (NYSE:ENV), a provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness, is to acquire PIEtech, creator of the MoneyGuide family of financial planning applications, a goals-based product used by financial advisors. “Financial planning is a key component of our vision for enabling Financial Wellness,” says Jud Bergman, Chairman