IK Investment Partners’ IK VIII Fund has entered into exclusive negotiations with Equistone to acquire a majority stake in Bretèche Industrie Group (Bretèche), a manufacturer of industrial equipment for the production of food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic products. The management team will reinvest alongside the Fund. Financial terms of the transaction

Dah Chong Hong Holdings Limited (DCH) is to acquire 80 per cent of Zhejiang Ciji, 100 per cent of Yuyao Ciji, 100 per cent of Ciji Xinghang and 80 per cent of Cixi Chiao. These are acquisitions of luxury brand dealerships in the Zhejiang province and include two existing Mercedes-Benz

Mid-market private equity firm Graphite Capital has acquired Random42, one of the largest global medical animation producers, from Vespa Capital. Medical animation provides a graphic representation of disease mechanisms and the ways in which medical and pharmaceutical products interact with the human body.   Random42 provides high-quality medical animation and

Littlejohn & Co is to acquire Cornerstone Chemical Company, a global manufacturer of key intermediate chemicals for high-value industrial and consumer applications, from an affiliate of HIG Capital. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.  Headquartered in Waggaman, LA, with a 65-year heritage, Cornerstone is a producer of a wide-range

Apposite Capital, the private equity firm with an exclusive focus on healthcare, has acquired Swanton Care & Community Ltd (Swanton), a provider of residential and supported living care for adults with complex learning disabilities, mental health disorders and acquired brain injuries. Apposite plans to further grow and develop the business

Boyne Capital Partners has partnered with management to acquire AmeriBest Home Care, a homecare company serving the senior and disabled communities throughout Pennsylvania. Omar Khanataev, CEO, will continue to lead the Company’s daily operations. The AmeriBest transaction represents the most recent platform investment in BCM Fund I. Boyne Capital is

Funds managed by Gamut Capital Management, a New York-based middle market private equity firm, are to acquire JPW Industries and its global affiliates (JPW), a manufacturer, designer and distributor of a wide range of machinery and equipment under the JET, Powermatic, Wilton, Edwards and Promac brands, from Tenex Capital Management.

Noerr has advised US private equity fund Lexington Partners on the acquisition of a large part of the media-for-equity portfolio of SevenVentures, the investment arm of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE. London partner and office head Dr Thomas Schulz led the transaction. Up to 16 minority interests held by SevenVentures and other

International law firm Ropes & Gray has advised TPG Capital and its portfolio company, Beaver-Visitec International, a leading global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of specialised surgical devices for the ophthalmic marketplace, on the acquisition of Vitreq, a Dutch ophthalmic technology company. Headquartered in Netherlands, Vitreq develops and manufactures high-quality, innovative