iCON IV has completed the acquisition of an 80 per cent interest in Vista Credit Corporation (Vista) from Jacob Polisuk, the company’s CEO and founder, and other senior management members who together will continue to own 20 per cent of the business. Vista is a residential equipment leasing business which

Funds affiliated to Rhône Capital are to acquire Advent International’s 45 per cent interest in the share capital of MAXAM, with the company’s shareholder group, led by Chairman and CEO José F Sánchez-Junco, continuing to hold the remaining 55 per cent of shares. The value of the transaction has not

Kaleyra, a provider of global messaging services for banks, SME and large enterprise clients, is to acquire American cloud communications company Hook Mobile. Hook Mobile is a mobile cloud messaging services provider with extensive experience, global connectivity, and an enterprise grade CPaaS platform supporting clients worldwide and with specific expertise

HIG Capital’s portfolio company Valtris Specialty Chemicals (Valtris), has acquired INEOS ChloroToluenes (ICT) and INEOS Baleycourt (Baleycourt) from INEOS Enterprises. The combination creates a global specialty chemicals business with a broad product portfolio, strong technical capabilities and world-class customer service.   With production facilities in Belgium and the Netherlands, ICT

San Francisco Equity Partners (SFEP) has acquired a majority stake in Portland-based Brazi Bites, a US producer of naturally gluten-free Brazilian-style cheese bread. The new partnership aims to develop new business around the strength of the Brazi Bites founding team that has been leading a movement among consumers toward authentic,

Pollen Street Capital, an independent alternative asset investment management company focused on the financial and business services sectors, has acquired a majority stake in BIK, a Polish insurance services provider. BIK is a rapidly-growing insurance services platform focused primarily on the Corporate Motor insurance market in Poland. The business was established in 1999 and has since

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan has advised The Ultimate Software Group on its acquisition of PeopleDoc SAS, an HR service delivery platform based in Paris, France, for approximately USD300 million in a combination of cash and stock.  Ultimate is a leading provider of cloud-based human capital management solutions, with more

UK holiday park operator Coppergreen has acquired Kenwick Park Golf Hotel and Spa and Lodge Park in Lincolnshire and Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire, doubling the size of its portfolio. BGF, the UK’s most active growth capital investor, has invested a further GBP10 million of growth capital while HSBC has provided

Delos Capital (Delos), a private equity firm based in New York, has acquired HOP Energy (HOP), a privately-owned specialty distributor of heating oil, propane and other petroleum products and related services to homeowners and small businesses in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States. The Company serves a