An affiliate of private equity investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) is to acquire Elekeiroz, a leading chemicals manufacturer in Brazil, from its controlling shareholder Itaúsa – Investimentos Itaú, one of Brazil’s largest conglomerates. HIG will acquire 96.5 per cent of the Company’s shares from Itaúsa and plans to acquire the

GALA Kerzen, a leading manufacturer of candles backed by Equistone Partners Europe has made its third bolt-on transaction since February with the acquisition of Korona Candles (Korona). Based in Poland, Korona is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of “private label” candle products. With the acquisition of Korona, GALA Kerzen

International private equity firm, Cinven, is to acquire Partner in Pet Food (PPF), a European pet food manufacturer, from Pamplona Capital Management for an undisclosed amount. Headquartered in Hungary, PPF has nine manufacturing operations across Europe. PPF supplies pet food to more than 250 customers in Europe, including traditional retailers,

Vistra, a provider of international incorporations, trust, fiduciary, private office and fund administration services, is to acquire Radius, a specialist US-based provider of international expansion services, from private equity firm Hg. The transaction doubles Vistra’s International Expansion Services (IES) business, making it a market leader in IES services, including the

Magnaghi Aerospace Group (MAG), a provider of landing gear systems and composite aerostructure components to helicopter and medium-sized aircraft platforms, has completed the acquisition of US-based Blair-HSM (Blair) with the support of Three Hills Capital Partners (THCP). MAG was founded in 1936 as a provider of landing gears to the

Warren Equity Partners, a lower middle market private equity fund, closed its acquisition of the solid waste subsidiaries of Meridian Waste Solutions (MRDN).  The acquired entities which comprise MRDN’s integrated, non-hazardous solid waste services business, primarily operating in Missouri and Virginia, will maintain and operate under the name Meridian Waste

Media intelligence specialist Meltwater has acquired Sysomos, a specialist in social analytics and engagement. The addition of Sysomos to Meltwater enables organisations to analyse social media, news and other human-generated content in one platform.   “All the social analytics companies look at social data in isolation, limiting the insights for

Private equity firm IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK Small Cap II Fund, together with management and company founders, is to acquire Bahr Modultechnik, a manufacturer of modular positioning systems. Financial terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, have not been disclosed.   Founded in 1990 by the

Affiliates of AEA Investors and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) are to acquire Springs Window Fashions (Springs), a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital. Springs’ management team, led by CEO Eric Jungbluth, will continue to lead the Company after the closing of the transaction.   Headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin,