GCA Altium has acted as exclusive financial advisor to The Riverside Company and the founder management on the sale of Bike24, a German online retailer of cycling and tri-sports equipment, accessories and apparel. Pending regulatory approval, the transaction is anticipated to close in the coming months. Riverside is not disclosing terms.

Heidelpay Payment, a leading German payment service provider in e-commerce, backed by private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), has acquired Hamburg-based StarTec Payment & Service. The acquisition of StarTec, a provider for all aspects of cashless payment transactions at the physical point of sale (POS), will expands Heidelpay’s portfolio

Tortoise Investments and Lovell Minnick Partners have teamed with existing management to acquire Tortoise, a specialist in essential assets and essential income investing. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. As part of the transaction, ongoing management and employees are expected to meaningfully increase their ownership of Tortoise.

Helly Hansen is to acquire Musto, the British specialist sailing and country apparel brand, from Phoenix Equity Partners and other shareholders. With this transaction, Helly Hansen will become a global leader in professional sailing apparel, complementing its existing leadership position in professional skiing apparel and enhancing its presence in the

AMP Capital, on behalf of investors in its global infrastructure equity platform, has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of Leeds Bradford Airport from Bridgepoint Advisers Limited.  Leeds Bradford Airport is an international airport serving the cities of Leeds, Bradford and the broader Yorkshire area, with four million annual passengers.

Apollo Global Management is to acquire a majority shareholding in Catalina. The agreement is subject to customary regulatory conditions, among others, and is expected to close in Q1 2018. Affiliates of Apollo made an initial investment in Catalina in December 2013 and, as a result of the transaction announced today,

Investcorp, a provider and manager of alternative global investment products, has agreed to acquire Kee Safety Ltd, a global supplier of safety solutions and products designed to protect people from hazards, from Dunedin LLP and LDC for an enterprise value of GBP280 million (USD370 million). Established in the UK in

Funds affiliated with private equity firm Siris Capital (Siris) are to buy Synchronoss Technologies’ Intralinks Holding unit in a deal worth about USD1 billion. As part of the deal, Siris will also make an investment in convertible preferred equity of Synchronoss in an amount of USD185 million. This investment would

Private investment firm Littlejohn & Co is to acquire Strategic Materials, an environmental services company and the largest glass recycler in North America, from Willis Stein & Partners and Vision Capital. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Houston, TX with a heritage that dates back

Shell, one of the world’s largest energy providers, has signed an agreement to buy NewMotion in a deal that will enable both companies to accelerate the transition to low-carbon transport. Drake Star Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to NewMotion’s shareholders in this transaction.   Under the terms of