Sport-Tiedje is to acquire Powerhouse Fitness,the  trading name of Laidir Leisure Ltd, for an undisclosed sum. Upon completion of the acquisition, the combined company is estimated to be valued around GBP63m and will offer the biggest online range of products to the UK market with over 6,000 fitness related products.

Nexxus Capital has acquired Inversionistas en Restaurantes de Carnes y Cortes (IRCC), a subsidiary of multibrand casual dining restaurant platform International Meal Company Alimentação. IRCC operates 51 company owned and 24 franchised casual dining Restaurants, mainly in Mexico City with presence in 17 other states. The Company has well-positioned brands

An investment fund affiliated to private equity firm Lightyear Capital has completed its acquisition of a majority equity stake in Pathlight Capital, a commercial finance company dedicated to providing companies innovative financing solutions to support growth, acquisitions, refinancings, and restructurings. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded

Funds affiliated with CVC Capital Partners (CVC) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) are to jointly acquire Petco Animal Supplies from a group of investors led by TPG and Leonard Green & Partners for approximately USD4.6 billion. The acquisition is expected to close in early 2016.   Based in

Atlas Copco AB, a provider of sustainable productivity solutions, is to acquire the vacuum business of OC Oerlikon Corporation AG for a total enterprise value of EUR 486m. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals. Partner Dr Christian Haellmigk at CMS Hasche Sigle is leading the competition team which advises

Aurelius Group is acquiring the Reuss-Seifert & Hammerl Group a European manufacturer of plastic, steel, and concrete spacers; construction films; and other consumables for the concrete construction industry. With a combined workforce of more than 300 skilled employees, Reuss-Seifert & Hammerl generated revenues of around EUR60 million last year. Financial

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Synerlab has acquired Alcala Farma, a Spanish contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO). Alcala Farma specialises in the development of proprietary formulation, which represents nearly 40 per cent of its total EUR25 million sales. Alcala Farma’s current portfolio of pharmaceutical drugs comes in multiple dosage forms includes sterile

A fund managed by its Ares EIF Group has completed its acquisition of the Van Hook Gathering System in North Dakota from WPX Energy (NYSE: WPX) in a transaction valued at USD185 million. The transaction was originally announced on 31 August, 2015. The acquisition consists of pipeline systems that currently