Private equity investment firm Golden Gate Capital has acquired a majority equity interest stake in Aperio Group, a research-based investment management firm. Upon closing, Aperio will continue to be led by its founders, Patrick Geddes, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Tax Economist, and Paul Solli, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer. Geddes

Private equity firm Auxo Investment Partners has acquired Midway Rotary Die Solutions, adding deeper capabilities to its manufacturing platform – Bernal Rotary Dies, Atlas Die, and Atlas Chem-Milling. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.   Joining Auxo’s portfolio of industry-leading die manufacturers allows Midway Rotary Die Solutions to

DataOnline, a provider of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions, has completed the acquisition of Independent Technologies. Along with DataOnline’s recent acquisition of Germany-based Wikon GmbH, the combined business will serve more than 1,000 customers in 75-plus countries across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.  Independent Technologies, founded in 1985, is

I Squared Capital (ISQ), through its ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund II, has finalised the acquisition of TIP Trailer Services, a pan-European and Canadian trailer leasing and services company, from HNA Group (International) Company Limited. All regulatory approvals required have been obtained, closing conditions have been met and the sale has

Consolis Group, a European supplier of precast concrete solutions, is to acquire TMB Group, a producer of concrete elements in the Baltic countries and Finland. TMB Group brings more than 50 years of industry expertise and specific capabilities in both residential and non-residential buildings. Founded in 1961, TMB Group employs around 500 people and its annual revenue exceeded EUR120 million in

Financial services private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners’ (AnaCap) AnaCap Credit Opportunities III fund has acquired a 1st lien corporate debt/loan portfolio from local bank Nova KBM (NKBM). The servicer is Elements Capital Partners. The gross purchase price or claim amounts have not been disclosed.   In addition to completing

Compass Banca (Compass), which is 100 per cent owned by Mediobanca, is to acquire 19.9 per cent of PT BFI Finance Indonesia Tbk (BFI Finance) from the Trinugraha consortium which currently owns 45.7 per cent of the share capital.   Upon closing, Compass will become one of the largest shareholders

Mid Europa Partners, a private equity investor focused on Central and Eastern Europe, has completed the acquisition of JS Hamilton, partnering with its founder, Jan Olszowski who will remain involved in the business. JS Hamilton is a testing, inspection and certification company in Poland engaged in food, non-food, fuel and

ARQIS has advised AVS Verkehrssicherung (AVS) on its acquisition of KMK Projekts, a provider of traffic safety products and permanent road marking in Latvia. The purchase price has not been disclosed.   Founded in 1994, KMK Projekts provides and installs crash barrier systems and offers horizontal road marking, on both