Noerr has advised the US-based AVX Corporation on the takeover of a business division from the UK electronics manufacturer TT Electronics. AVX is acquiring the firm’s automotive segment, the Transportation Sensing and Control (TS&C) division, for around USD155 million. The strategic takeover will strengthen the manufacturer of electronics components listed

Funds managed by EMK Capital are to acquire a majority shareholding in Luminati, the enterprise proxy network division of Hola Networks, for an enterprise value of USD200 million. The founders of Hola Networks will retain a significant stake in the company and Ofer Vilenski, Co-Founder, will continue as CEO of

IMV Europe Limited, part of Osaka based IMV Corporation which manufactures noise and vibration test equipment and has turnover of JPY10.3 billion, has simultaneously acquired two businesses; GBP2.1 million turnover Vibratech, and GBP2.4 million turnover CVMSL with advice from Martin Kennedy and Jeff Barber of BTG Corporate Finance in Manchester.

SK Capital, a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, is to to acquire Perrigo API, Perrigo Company’s active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) business. As part of the transaction, the parties have agreed to enter into a long-term supply agreement for Perrigo API to supply multiple

Sverica Capital Management (Sverica) has acquired a majority interest in Women’s Health USA (WHUSA). The investment is Sverica’s fourth investment from Fund IV. Based in Avon, Connecticut, WHUSA is a national physician practice management organisation focused on women’s health, including OBGYN and In Vitro Fertilisation. WHUSA provides physician practices with

Palamon Capital Partners is to acquire Business School24, the education and training unit of Il Sole 24 ORE, Italy’s leading business newspaper.  Palamon will acquire 49 per cent of the Company at an enterprise valuation of EUR80 million with a call option to acquire an additional 2 per cent in May

KKR is acquiring Covenant Surgical Partners (Covenant) from DFW Capital Partners, Iroquois Capital Group, PineBridge Investments, and other existing shareholders. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. Covenant is a leading acquirer and operator of ambulatory surgery centres (ASCs) and physician practices. The Company currently provides gastrointestinal and

UK private equity firm Sovereign Capital’s portfolio company Arachas Corporate Brokers (Arachas), an insurance brokerage operating in Ireland, has made its first acquisition – Capital Cover Group (Capital) – six months after Sovereign backed the management buy-out of the business. Capital, an established broker of insurance products, brings a complementary