Law firm CMS has expanded its presence in Latin America with Carey & Allende (Chile), GRAU Abogados (Peru) and Rodríguez Azuero Contexto Legal Abogados (Colombia) all now part of the company. The firm has been active in the region for a number of years, with well-established offices in Brazil and

Palamon Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Happy Socks, an international brand of design socks. The transaction values Happy Socks at SEK725 million, with SEK40 million of growth capital being injected to support the continued expansion of the business, leading to a SEK 765 million post-money enterprise value.

Greenstone Finance and Aurium Capital Markets have acquired the business and assets of the Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC), as well as its existing loan book, for a total consideration of GBP40 million. The acquisition is being supported by Honeycomb Investment Trust (HIT) which is managed by Pollen Street Capital.

Clearwater International has advised LDC-backed UK holiday park operator Away Resorts, raising a significant debt facility to support its acquisition of Sandy Balls Holiday Village in the New Forest, forming a group with six sites valued in excess of GBP100 million. Sandy Balls is a five-star holiday village in the

Technology investment firm Alpina Partners has acquired a significant stake in GefaSoft, a provider of MES-solutions (Manufacturing Execution Systems) and process visualisation software. The three founders Franz Fuchs, Heinz Rabe and Ortwin Tischler will stay on as managing directors.   GefaSoft was founded in 1984 and developed into a leading

Law firm Noerr has advised Volkswagen Financial Services on the acquisition of around 51 per cent of LogPay Transport Services, a subsidiary of DVB Bank SE, expanding its stake in the cross-European business in fuel cards and service cards and the fuel trade. By acquiring LogPay Transport Services, Volkswagen Financial

Invenios, a micro-fabrication foundry specialising in glass structuring, micro glass packaging and glass bonding and a provider of consumables and devices for gene sequencing, bio-medical, sensor, electronic and optical applications, has acquired Varioptic, previously a business unit of Parrot Drones SAS, for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2002 in Lyon,

Hamburg-based CEE Group is to acquire the Gollenberg wind farm currently under construction in Rheinland-Pfalz from juwi Energieprojekte, the company that is also responsible for the construction stage as general contractor. The wind farm comprises six Vesta V126 turbines. The hub height is 137 m, the rotor diameter is 126

Private equity firm Calera Capital has acquired a majority stake in Carnegie Fabrics, a family-owned supplier and innovator of sustainable textiles and wallcoverings for the corporate, healthcare, hospitality and education building markets. Cliff Goldman, Carnegie’s president, will retain a significant equity interest in the business. Terms of the transaction have

Tikehau Capital has filed a tender offer with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) for the securities of Salvepar, a listed company that focuses on minority investments in listed and non-listed companies. Tikehau Capital has also initiated a project to reorganise its shareholding structure and governance, as well as those