Mayer Brown’s Private Equity team has advised Francisco Partners on the acquisition of ByBox, an international software and supply chain management company, for a purchase price of approximately GBP221 million.     ByBox provides smart-locker technology and field service solutions that improve the efficiency of supply chains across a range of

Ashmore Group has acquired a majority stake in Avenida Capital, a Latin America-based private equity real estate investment firm with USD300 million of assets under management. The acquisition aligns with Ashmore’s strategy to expand its alternative investment product offering in key emerging markets, and further strengthens its footprint in Latin

IF&P Foods, a portfolio company of middle market private equity firm Rotunda Capital Partners has acquired Cibus Fresh on July 31 2018. Terms of the transactions have not been disclosed.   Cibus Fresh is an Indiana-based food service company specialising in high-quality made-to-order packaged convenience foods. The acquisition will accelerate

O’Melveny has represented Solace Capital Partners in acquiring a majority interest in Fabcon Holding Corporation, a manufacturer of precast, pre-stressed concrete wall panels, from Platinum Equity, which acquired Fabcon in 2016. Fnancial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.   Fabcon’s structural precast wall panels are used primarily in

Funds managed by Ares EIF, Ares Management’s power and infrastructure strategy, have closed on the acquisition of substantially all of the assets and business interests of Paradigm Energy Partners from an affiliate of Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners. The Paradigm assets will be combined with Ares EIF’s adjacent Van Hook Gathering System,

An affiliate of private equity firm HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired Recochem from an affiliate of Swander Pace Capital, in partnership with Recochem management. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1951 and headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Recochem is a global leader in manufacturing, marketing and

ACORN OakNorth Holdings has secured USD100 million from the EDBI of Singapore, NIBC Bank, Clermont Group, GIC, and Coltrane Asset Management. The USD100 million, which represents 4.3 per cent of the company, will be used to accelerate the growth of ACORN machine and enable OakNorth to continue scaling its lending

Ropes & Gray has advised UK private equity firm Epiris on Epiris Fund II’s acquisition of Bonhams, the global auction house, from private shareholders. The deal, announced today, is the fourth investment of the Epiris Fund II.  Bonhams is one of the world’s largest and most renowned auctioneers of fine

Mesirow Financial has acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Adams Manufacturing Corp on its sale to Keter Group (Keter), a portfolio company of BC Partners. Adams is a manufacturer of injection moulded consumer products. The company’s product portfolio includes resin garden furniture and accessories, suction cups and Christmas decorating