Opus Bank is to acquire PENSCO Trust Company, (PENSCO) a wholly-owned subsidiary of PENSCO Services. PENSCO is a custodian of self-directed IRA and alternative investments headquartered in San Francisco, California, and has nearly USD11 billion of custodial assets from over 45,000 clients and investments in over 40,000 unique asset types,

Private equity firm Swander Pace Capital has completed its acquisition of Swanson Health Products (Swanson), an online and catalog marketer of Swanson-branded and third-party healthy living products. Swanson, based in Fargo, North Dakota, carries over 27,000 health and wellness products sold under its own and third-party brands, including vitamins, minerals,

Supply chain solutions proviser DSV has completed its acquisition of UTi Worldwide Inc. Jens Bjørn Andersen, CEO of DSV, says: “We are proud to welcome customers and employees of UTi to DSV. I have no doubt that the combination of DSV and UTi is a recipe for success; and with

Alliance Etiquettes has acquired Maumy Impression, the third build-up of the buy-and-build platform launched in 2015.   Created in 1989, Maumy Impression is a specialised printing firm located in the Bordeaux region, in La Réole and managed by Xavier Sinsou.   In six months, Alliance Etiquettes has integrated three build-up

Fluid Delivery Solutions (FDS), a provider of oilfield water management services in the Permian, Eagle Ford, Marcellus and Utica basins, has acquired Water Transfer, a water transfer and equipment rental business focused on the Permian Basin. Based in Midland, Texas, Water Transfer works with top tier operators to deliver cost

Consumer-focused private equity firm Brentwood Associates has acquired, through its affiliates, the Boston Proper direct-to-consumer business from Chico’s FAS, Inc. Terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. Boston Proper is a Boca Raton, Florida-based multi-channel retailer of women’s apparel and accessories, offering distinctive products with a focus on quality

Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has supported the successful acquisition of EnServe Group by Rubicon Partners and Grovepoint Capital. EnServe is a leading provider of infrastructure support services to the utilities sector, operating principally in the UK. It was acquired during December 2010 by Cinven and today comprises three divisions:

Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners has acquired Fiverun, an specialist in the mobile point of sale (mPOS) arena. Together with Vista’s December acquisition and merger of software leaders MarketLive and Shopatron, the addition of Fiverun will create a unified omnichannel commerce solutions company called Kibo. Fiverun is best known

A fund advised by SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement mbH, has acquired puracon's business operations from the insolvent predecessor company. Based in Rosenheim, puracon is a packaging specialist focused on the sterile assembly and packaging of medical devices and implants in GMP certified cleanrooms. The range of services that it provides