Osisko Gold Royalties is to acquire a precious metals portfolio of assets consisting of 74 royalties, streams and precious metal offtakes from Orion Mine Finance Group (Orion) for CAD1.125 billion. The combination of Osisko and Orion’s portfolios will result in the Company holding a total of 131 royalties and streams,

Alternative investment specialist LGT Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of European Capital Fund Management, a London- and Paris-based private debt manager, from Ares Capital.   European Capital’s funds will remain managed by the same team led by Matthew Gordon Clark, Etienne Haubold, Stéphane Legrand and JC Morales Cortes.  

Smithfield Foods has completed its acquisition of Pini Group’s packaged meats companies in Poland.   These companies will be operated by Animex Foods, one of the largest food producers in Poland and part of Smithfield Poland, which is owned by Smithfield Foods.   The acquisition includes Pini Polska, a meat

Private investment firm SK Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of DB Western, Inc – Texas, a technology-driven producer of formaldehyde and derivatives.   The company’s La Porte, Texas, plant is the largest merchant market plant in North America serving a variety of applications including oilfield, refineries and petrochemicals.  

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) is to acquire a minority stake in Russian gold producer PJSC Polyus.   The purchase will be carried out alongside an investment by Chinese investment company Fosun Group, which is acquiring of 10 per cent stake in the company.   The price per share

Lithium Technologies, a specialist in cloud-based social media management and online community solutions, is to be acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners.    Lithium’s board of directors has unanimously approved the transaction, although terms have not disclosed.   “This marks a new chapter for Lithium, and the next

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation, parent company of Peapack-Gladstone Bank, is to acquire New Jersey-based Murphy Capital Management (MCM).   After up front transaction costs, the purchase will be immediately accretive to earnings.   Doug Kennedy, president and chief executive officer of Peapack-Gladstone Bank, says: “We have found what we feel is

Direct Healthcare Group (DHG) has completed its second bolt-on acquisition in 12 months after acquiring Kirton Healthcare, a UK manufacturer of specialist seating products, from NVM Private Equity.   Based in Caerphilly, DHG specialises in the development of clinically effective solutions for harm-free patient care. With 190 employees and turnover