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Pamplona Capital Management acquires Parexel International

Pamplona Capital Management has completed its acquisition of biopharmaceutical services company, Parexel. Pamplona has acquired all outstanding shares of Parexel for USD88.10 per share in cash. The transaction was approved overwhelmingly by stockholders on September 15, with more than 98 per cent of votes cast in favour. Parexel stock will

Berkshire Partners acquires Accela

Berkshire Partners has completed its acquisition of Accela, a provider of civic engagement software solutions for state, county and municipal governments. Abry Partners, an existing shareholder, will remain an investor in the company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Accela’s platform can transform how local and state governments interact

Sanne to acquire LIS and CP

Sanne, a provider of alternative asset and corporate administration services, is to acquire Luxembourg Investment Solutions and Compliance Partners.  LIS is a leading third-party AIFM headquartered in Luxembourg with a branch in Dublin. Clients are spread across Private Equity, Real Estate, Private Debt and Infrastructure funds. LIS is regulated under

Blackstone completes acquisition of International Market Centers

Funds managed by Blackstone Real Estate Partners and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities have completed the previously announced acquisition of International Market Centers (IMC), an owner and operator of premier showroom space for the furnishings, home decor and gift industries, from Bain Capital Private Equity, and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management. 

Carey Olsen advises on USD122 million acquisition of African gold mining company

M&A specialists from Carey Olsen’s Guernsey corporate team have advised long-standing client and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)-listed Avnel Gold Mining Limited (Avnel) on its successful acquisition by TSX-listed Endeavour Mining Corporation (Endeavour) by way of a Guernsey scheme of arrangement. Endeavour, a premier intermediate gold producer focussed on assets in

Inflexion agrees buyout of Xtrac

Funds managed by Inflexion Private Equity have agreed the buyout of Xtrac Ltd, a specialist in the design and manufacture of high performance transmissions for the motorsport and automotive industry.  Xtrac supplies most of the world’s top motorsport teams in both two and four-wheeled formulae across the globe, from MotoGP

Canyon Bridge acquires Imagination Technologies

CBFI Investment Limited (CBFI), a newly incorporated company indirectly owned by Canyon Bridge Fund I (Canyon Bridge) – a fund managed by US headquartered Canyon Bridge Capital Partners – is to acquire the entire ordinary share capital of Imagination Technologies Group (Imagination). The price of 182 pence per share represents a premium of approximately

M&A activity heats up for Independent Broker-Dealers, says Fidelity report

Fidelity Clearing & Custody Solutions, the division of Fidelity Investments that provides clearing and custody to broker-dealer firms, registered investment advisors (RIAs), family offices, retirement recordkeepers and banks, today released the latest report in its Fidelity Wealth Management M&A Series; ‘Insights from Independent Broker-Dealers’ (IBDs). The report found that, year-to-date,

iCapital Network to acquire US Private Equity Access Fund Platform from Deutsche Bank

Capital Network, a financial technology platform aiming to democratise alternative investments for high-net-worth (HNW) individuals and their advisors, is to acquire the US Private Equity Access Fund Platform from the Asset Management division of Deutsche Bank. The US Private Equity Access Fund Platform is comprised of 33 funds representing a

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