Private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone), has entered into exclusive negotiations with Weinberg Capital Partners (Weinberg) for the acquisition of Bruneau. The transaction remains subject to regulatory approval and consultation with employee representative bodies.   Bruneau is one of France’s leading online distributors of office furniture and supplies. Founded

Newgate Private Equity has agreed to acquire Arle Capital Partners Limited (ACPL), manager of the Candover 2005 and Candover 2008 Funds, as well as various co-investment vehicles. Following completion ACPL, under Newgate’s ownership, will continue to manage the remaining investment in Expro International Group Holdings Limited (Expro), and oversee the

Banking solutions company Cennox has bought the European business of 3SI Security Systems (3SI), a specialist in asset protection and GPS tracking technology. The acquisition follows Cennox’s purchase of Diebold UK & Ireland in June – a leading ATM maker – after receiving an additional investment from its equity partner

The Irish Infrastructure Fund (IIF), managed by Irish Life Investment Managers and AMP Capital, is to acquire a 78 per cent stake in Ireland’s largest wholesale-only carrier, enet. IIF will form a partnership with existing shareholder Granahan McCourt Capital, a worldwide investor in telecoms and media infrastructure. Granahan McCourt Capital’s

BlackRock has completed its acquisition of Cachematrix, a provider of financial technology which simplifies the cash management process for banks and their corporate clients in a streamlined, open-architecture platform. The acquisition of Cachematrix adds a new dimension to BlackRock’s global liquidity management capabilities, building on its strength and scale in

LBO France and Abenex have signed an exclusive agreement aimed at the acquisition by LBO France of the majority stake in RG Safety Group currently held by Abenex. Founded in 1987, headquartered in Saint Priest, and now managed by Pierre Manchini (CEO), RG Safety Group is the French leading specialised

International law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised Dubai-based International Real Estate Partnership Holdings (IREP) on the purchase from administrators Mark Fry and Gary Shankland of Begbies Traynor (London) of the Asia-Pacific business of real estate consultancy and services company Cluttons. This follows the acquisition by specialist turn-around

Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners advised the retail technology solutions company Aptos, Inc on the acquisition of TXT Retail, the end-to-end merchandise lifecycle management solutions business of TXT e-solutions, a listed company on the STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange. The transaction is worth EUR 85 million on a