Siccar Point Energy, a joint venture owned by Blue Water Energy and funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners, has acquired an 8.9 per cent interest in the Greater Mariner Area from JX Nippon Exploration and Production (UK) Limited. This acquisition is the first since Siccar Point Energy was launched in

Noerr has advised Shanghai Electric Group on the acquisition of German aviation equipment manufacturer Broetje Automation. The Chinese conglomerate is acquiring the group from Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG), the machinery and plant manufacturing company.   The purchase price is approximately EUR173.5 million.   Broetje group, which is represented worldwide and

Hanover Investors has completed the acquisition of AIM listed Hydro International, a storm water and waste water engineering business. The business was bought for a total consideration of circa GBP29 million by the Hanover Active Equity Fund through a Scheme of Arrangement.   This is the first investment by the fund and fits into its strategy of private equity

Sun Capital Partners’ affiliated portfolio company Aclara Technologies has acquired the smart grid business of Tollgrade Communications. The transaction includes the LightHouse distribution monitoring platform comprising Sensors and Sensor Management System (SMS) software with Predictive Grid Analytics, as well as a broad intellectual property portfolio. Financial terms have not been

GigPeak, a specialist in semiconductor ICs and software solutions for high-speed connectivity and high-quality video compression over the Network and the Cloud, has closed its acquisition of Exccess Venture Fund holding Magnum Semiconductor. Magnum Semiconductor is a provider of silicon ICs, SoCs, software, and IP for the professional video broadcast

Inflexion portfolio company Global Reach Partners (GRP), a UK foreign exchange specialist, has completed the acquisition of international money transfer and payment solutions provider FC Exchange. GRP, which provides payments and hedging services to businesses and private individuals, transacts annually over GBP3.5 billion of foreign currency, through its team of

BPS Technology has completed its underwritten AUD27.5 million institutional placement and will use net proceeds of the capital raising to fund the acquisition of Entertainment Publications Australia and New Zealand. Entertainment Publications is a business-to-consumer deals platform with 12,000 SMEs, 18,000 not-for-profits and 550,000 members.   The consideration for the

Pharos Capital Group, a private equity firm based in Dallas and Nashville, has acquired telepsychiatry services provider FasPsych in partnership with the company's founder, Ed Irby. Irby, along with the company’s management team, rolled a significant equity stake in conjunction with the transaction.   FasPsych, founded in 2007 and headquartered