Antares Capital is serving as administrative agent, lead arranger and bookrunner on a senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of SambaSafety by ABRY Partners. Headquartered in Albuquerque, NM, SambaSafety provides driving and fleet safety solutions and motor vehicle records to every industry across the US. “Antares’ flexibility and

Lion Capital, a consumer-focused investment firm known for their international expertise with brands including AllSaints, Jimmy Choo, John Varvatos and Alex and Ani, is to acquire a minority interest in Authentic Brands Group (ABG).   The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.     Headquartered in New York

Private investment firm Inverness Graham has acquired Kalkomey Enterprises, as well as its first add-on, Outdoor Roadmap.   Kalkomey, which closed in December, is the first investment out of Inverness Graham III, a USD283 million fund that was raised in 2015. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Kalkomey

Abbott is to acquire St Jude Medical, creating a medical device specialist with top positions in high-growth cardiovascular markets, including atrial fibrillation, structural heart and heart failure as well as a leading position in the high-growth neuromodulation market.  Under the agreement, St Jude Medical shareholders will receive USD46.75 in cash

TPG Growth, the middle market and growth equity investment platform of TPG, has closed its acquisition of Frank Recruitment Group (FRG), a global staffing and recruiting business focused exclusively on the enterprise software market.  TPG Growth acquired a majority stake in FRG from its founders and UK-based mid-market private equity

An investment subsidiary of Investindustrial is to acquire Valtur Group from its current owners, Sofia which belongs to the Ljuljdjuraj family, who used to control the Valtur Group and will retain a minority shareholding. The acquisition of Valtur represents the first step of a global project aimed at creating a

PRA Group, a specialist in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, has completed its public tender offer to purchase shares of Warsaw-based DTP SA (DTP) on 26 April, 2016. Some 99.73 per cent of the shares in DTP have been tendered at PLN 4.90 per share (approximately USD1.26 per share), for

AnaCap Financial Partners, the specialist European financial services private equity firm, is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Barclays plc’s French retail banking and wealth businesses.  Barclays will continue to operate its corporate and investment banking operations in France.    Barclays’ French retail banking and wealth business operations are focused on

Dunedin backed EV Offshore (EV), which designs, manufactures and provides ruggedised video cameras that are used to diagnose and analyse problems in oil and gas wells, has completed its acquisition of Epidote Limited (“Epidote”).   The transaction value has not been disclosed.   Investment in the oil and gas industry

Private equity investor Advent International is to acquire Viakem SA, the Mexican crop-protection-chemicals producer. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2016, have not been disclosed. Founded in 1938, VIAKEM is the only Latin America-based custom and toll manufacturer of fine crop protection