HarbourVest Bidco has received an irrevocable undertaking from a SVG Capital shareholder in respect of 31,221,994 SVG Capital shares and letters of intent from SVG Capital shareholders to accept its offer in respect of a total of 35,419,782 SVG Capital shares. These represent, in aggregate, approximately 20.0 per cent and

Clearwater International has advised the owners of Deku-Pack on its cross-border sale to UK-based DS Smith, a provider of paper, corrugated packaging and recycled materials across Europe and plastic packaging worldwide. DS Smith operates across 36 countries and has more than 26,000 employees.   Denmark-based Deku-Pack specialises in point of

Tikehau IM has arranged a unitranche financing for the acquisition of Financière Rive Gauche (FRG), a subsidiary of Spanish group Martinsa-Fadesa, by the Atland Group, an investment of the Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners’ Winch Capital 3 fund. This unitranche, fully arranged by Tikehau IM, will enable the Atland Group

Golden Gate Capital has completed its acquisition of Pacific Sunwear of California and all of its subsidiaries (PacSun). PacSun has restructured and reduced its long-term debt and annual occupancy costs, as well as improved its capital structure.   Golden Gate Capital has converted more than 65 per cent of its

LDC has supported international trust and corporate services provider Equiom in its acquisition of Links Group, a provider of commercial facilitation and advisory services in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Links Group was the first company of its kind to introduce the corporate partner structure for local partner services,

Liberty Media has agreed to acquire Formula One, the global motorsports business, from a consortium of sellers led by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners in a USD8 billion deal. Liberty Media owns interests in a broad range of media, communications and entertainment businesses.    These interests are attributed to

Paul Hastings has advised Jacobs Engineering Group on the acquisition of the patent rights for BAYQIK quasi-isothermal sulfuric acid converter technology and other related technology from Bayer. BAYQIK technology enables more efficient conversion of process gas with high SO2 concentrations.   Bayer developed, piloted and commercialised the technology over the

HIG Europe, the European arm of global private equity firm HIG Capital, has acquired a controlling interest in Texbond, a producer of specialty polypropylene nonwovens. Founded in Rovereto in the Trentino region of northern Italy in 1988, Texbond specialises in nonwovens for specialty applications in the hygienic, medical, construction, automotive,

Regulatory DataCorp (RDC) has been acquired from Bain Capital Ventures and others by Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on software, data and technology-enabled businesses. The acquisition will allow RDC to increase its investment in risk and compliance software and data solutions to help prevent financial crime.