Alstom has signed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of Nomad Holdings, commercially known as Nomad Digital, from Amadeus Capital Partners, SEB Venture Capital and Deutsche Telekom Strategic Investments.    Nomad is a provider of passenger and fleet connectivity solutions to the rail industry.   It employs around 230 people

London-based private equity firm Metric Capital Partners has backed gaming and lottery technology supplier Win Systems’ acquisition of Gold Club, a Slovenian-headquartered developer and operator of gaming machines and electronic roulettes. The combination of the two companies will create an emerging leader in the global gaming industry, capable of offering

Van Dijk Educatie (VDE), the Netherlands’ largest provider of learning materials, has teamed up with TowerBrook Capital Partners to accelerate its national and international growth strategy. The British-American investment fund acquired the majority of shares in the education company Van Dijk on terms that have not been disclosed.   VDE

Munich-based industrial holding company Adcuram Group has acquired 98.57 per cent of luxury kitchen manufacturer Poggenpohl Möbelwerke, based in Herford (Northrhine-Westfalia). The transaction with the previous majority shareholder, Swedish-listed Nobia, which was signed on 19 December 2016, is still subject to customary regulatory approval.   Poggenpohl, known for its Porsche-Design

Stirling Square Capital Partners, a pan-European mid-market private equity firm, has acquired AD Industrie, a French manufacturer of complex, critical sub-assemblies and components for the aerospace, defence and energy markets. AD Industrie was acquired for an undisclosed amount from majority owner Ingefin (a family holding company), and minority investors BPI

Volution Group, a supplier of ventilation products to the residential and commercial construction markets, has acquired the entire share capital of Breathing Buildings. The deal provides an exit for the company’s previous backers including MMC Ventures.   Breathing Buildings is based in Cambridge, UK and was formed in 2006 by

Affiliates of Xura, a provider of digital communications services, are to acquire Mitel Mobility, a division of Mitel Networks and Ranzure Networks. Mitel Mobile, formerly Mavenir Systems, is a provider of Voice-over-Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE), Voice-over-WiFi (VoWiFi), video, Rich Communication Services (RCS), messaging, radio access and packet core solutions.   Ranzure,

LPA, in association with Toullec Solicitors, has advised Bluecom Group, an e-commerce solutions provider in Asia-Pacific, on the sale of 100 per cent of its share capital to Dentsu Aegis Network, a provider of media, digital and creative communications services. Established in 2012, Bluecom specialises in designing and implementing e-commerce