CVC Capital Partners’ (CVC) CVC Fund VII is to acquire TMF Group (TMF), a leading provider of specialist business services to clients operating and investing globally, from DH Private Equity Partners. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory and anti-trust approvals.   TMF provides locally-delivered outsourced business and compliance services

Middle market private equity firm HGGC has completed the acquisition of ServiceTick by Davies Group Ltd, an insurance and claims service provider. ServiceTick marks the fourth add-on acquisition for the Davies Group platform since HGGC acquired the business in January 2017.   Norwich, UK-based ServiceTick, which provides digital customer experience

Henkel has signed an agreement to acquire Zotos International Inc, the North American Hair Professional business of Shiseido Company, Limited for USD485 million. The acquisition comprises leading hair professional brands such as Joico and Zotos Professional. In fiscal 2016, Zotos International Inc. reported sales of about USD230 million and employed

Céréa Capital II has acquired, from Azulis Capital, Store Novation (with its two main subsidiaries Sitour and Caractères), a French leader in point-of-sale advertising solutions (signage, price labelling, merchandising, and in-store theatre material), mainly for large-scale food retailers. With sales of nearly EUR40 million and roughly 150 employees, Store Novation

LoHi Merchant Bank, a middle market investment bank, has completed the acquisition of Andrews Securities, a FINRA registered broker dealer with over 20 licensed representatives in 10 states. The acquisition now brings together the two synergistic firms under the management of LoHi Merchant Bank co-founders Bobbi Babitz and Brett Story.

One Equity Partners’ portfolio company Lutech, a Italian IT system integration and solutions provider, has completed its acquisition of Milan-based system integration and IT infrastructure provider Sinergy. Headquartered in Segrate, Milan, Sinergy focuses on data centres and providing complete solutions for the design, development and management of business-critical ICT infrastructure.

United PF Partners (United PF), the largest Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT) franchisee, has completed two add-on acquisitions of Planet Fitness franchisees in the Phoenix and New Orleans markets, increasing its operating club count by 11 clubs to 78 across 10 states.  In November 2016, JLM Financial Partners (JLM) and Eagle

Global Infrastructure Partners’ (GIP) Global Infrastructure Partners III fund – in conjunction with the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) and a group of its other Limited Partner Co-Investors – is to acquire 100 per cent of the equity interests in the wind and solar renewable energy portfolio of

Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the acquisition of TRP Construction Group (TRP) by private equity sponsor MSouth Equity Partners. Based in Ft Worth, Texas, TRP is a leading provider of thermoplastic striping, painting and

Capstone Automotive Group (Capstone), an affiliate of GPB Capital, has acquired a majority equity stake in Prime Motor Group (Prime), which operates more than 25 dealerships and related businesses in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The deal establishes Capstone’s presence in the New England market. The purchase is expected