YO! Sushi (YO!) has acquired Bento Sushi (Bento), North America’s second largest sushi brand, creating a global multi-channel and multi-brand sushi platform. The acquisition values Bento at CAD100 million and has been facilitated by Mayfair Equity Partners, who partnered with the YO! management team as part of a management buyout

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners (Quinbrook), a global investment manager specialising in lower carbon and renewable energy infrastructure, has acquired an 84 Megawatt (MW) gas-fired power project portfolio located across 4 sites in England and Wales. Quinbrook plans to invest over USD60 million to acquire and construct the projects, which will become

Arcaplanet Group, a portfolio company of the Permira Funds, is to acquire Mondial Pet Distribution, a company owned by the Pautassi family and by Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, which controls Fortesan, a specialised retail chain operating in the same sector. Arcaplanet Group, founded in 1995 by CEO Michele Foppiani,

Private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe Limited (Equistone) has acquired BFT Mastclimbing (BFT), a specialist for the specification, rental, and installation of Mast Climbing Work Platforms (MCWPs). Equistone has acquired a majority stake in the company, investing alongside current CEO and founder Robin Head. Financial terms of the deal have

Ancala Midstream Acquisitions (Ancala Midstream) has completed its acquisition of Apache’s interests in the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) System and the Beryl Gas Pipeline for an undisclosed sum.  Ancala Midstream has been appointed as operator of both systems.   Ancala Midstream has been established by Ancala Partners, the independent

Noerr has advised IDI Gazeley on the acquisition of its European division Gazeley by the Singaporean warehouse operator Global Logistic Properties (GLP). GLP acquired Gazeley for USD 2.4 billion from the portfolio of the Canadian real estate investor Brookfield Asset Management.   Gazeley, the European division of global logistics company

Danish environmental services group Reconor, a portfolio company of private equity firm Agilitas, has completed its third acquisition of 2017. Financial terms of the deal have not been announced. Reconor, based in Farum, Denmark, is further strengthening its activities in Southern Jutland with the acquisition of the business of 7-9-13

Noerr had advised Bridgepoint and its portfolio company WiggleCRC on the acquisition of Bike24 from the private equity fund Riverside. Bike24 is an e-commerce platform for bicycles, sports equipment and clothing active in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The company, which is based in Dresden, was taken over in 2011 by

Trilantic Europe, a private equity firm focused on mid-market transactions in Europe, has acquired Oberberg Group, an operator of psychotherapy, psychiatry and psychosomatic acute clinics in Germany, with a focus on treatments for depression and addictions. The transaction allows Trilantic Europe to invest in a leading and specialised healthcare operator