SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, is to acquire SI Group, a developer and manufacturer of performance additives and intermediates. Headquartered in Schenectady, New York, SI Group operates 20 manufacturing facilities on five continents with more than USD1 billion in

Weinberg Capital Partners’ LBO fund WCP#3 has entered into exclusive negotiations with Vivarte Group for the acquisition of Besson Chaussures. Besson Chaussures, a subsidiary of Vivarte Group since 1998, operates through a network of 133 physical stores and has recently launched an online sales website. Established in the early ‘80s

iCON Infrastructure Partners IV, has completed the acquisition of a majority interest in Eco Eridania from Xenon Private Equity V and CEO Andrea Giustini’s family holding company Roccaforte, which will continue to own a minority interest in the company. Eco Eridania is an Italian integrated waste collection, transportation, treatment and

Edgemont Capital Partners, a middle market healthcare investment bank with a focus on pharmaceutical services and M&A advisor to clinical research site companies, has advised Evolution Research Group (ERG), a portfolio company of DFW Capital Partners (DFW), on its sale to Linden Capital Partners (Linden). ERG is the largest independent

IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK VIII Fund is to acquire Klingel medical metal, a manufacturer of high-precision and complex metal components mainly for a range of medical technology applications, from Halder.  Klingel was established in 1986 and has become a leading independent contract manufacturer of high-precision, hard-to-machine parts made from

JAB is to acquire ready-to-eat food specialist Pret A Manger from Bridgepoint, an international private equity firm and its majority owner, and other minority shareholders. The transaction is expected to be completed during the Summer 2018. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.   Pret maintains a strong presence in

Alternative investment firm KKR is to acquire BMC Software, a specialist in software solutions for digital enterprise. The company is being acquired from a private investor group led by Bain Capital Private Equity and Golden Gate Capital together with GIC, Insight Venture Partners and Elliott Management.   Founded in 1980,

think project!, a leading Common Data Environment (CDE) provider for construction and engineering projects, has acquired CEMAR, a contract management solution. The acquisition, part of think project!’s continuing expansion strategy, marks the company’s entry into the UK market for construction project management software, further strengthening its leading market position in

Green Network Energy UK is to acquire the energy branch of Burgo Energia with effect from 28 June 2018. The energy branch of Burgo Energia is an electricity and gas supplier with turnover and EBITDA both expected at EUR2 billion in 2018, before the agreement with Green Network Energy UK.