Tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres, headquartered in the Indian city of Gurgaon, has acquired the Bielefeld-based reifencom Group. The purchase price was around EUR 45.6 million. The acquisition of reifencom is part of Apollo Tyres’ strategy to expand its European business. The transaction is currently awaiting approval from the competition authorities.

Noerr has advised Inflexion Private Equity on the joint acquisition of the global animal and crop health division of the market research group GfK.  The British investor takes over this division with its global market research activities alongside with the current management under the lead of Stephen Hearn by way

The Ukrainian Redevelopment Fund (URF), a private investment fund advised by Soros Fund Management, is to acquire a significant equity stake in IT service provider Ciklum Holding Limited. The transaction which will see URF acquires the entire stake held by Horizon Capital and an undisclosed portion of the stake held

Clearlake Capital Group has completed the acquisition of Syncsort Incorporated, a global enterprise software provider with a proven track record of successful acquisitions and technology innovation across the world’s most industrial-scale data platforms. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, Syncsort provides

Intrapharm Laboratories has been acquired by German pharmaceutical company Riemser Pharma following a period of sustained growth. Purchased by the existing management team in 2009, Intrapharm is a fast growing specialty pharmaceutical group marketing niche pharmaceutical products with a primary focus on prescription-based and selected ‘over the counter’ (OTC) products.

Investment bank Houlihan Lokey has acquired the investment banking operations of Leonardo & Co (Leonardo) in Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain and has become a minority partner in a joint venture with the management team of Leonardo, in respect of Leonardo’s investment banking operations in Italy. The transaction closed on

The John Laing Environmental Asset Group (JLEN) has acquired a solar PV portfolio for a cash consideration, including working capital, of GBP9.7 million. The fully operational 2.3 MW solar energy generation portfolio comprises 303 systems of residential rooftop, commercial rooftop and commercial ground mounted solar PV installations, distributed across England,

Funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities have acquired Diamonds Direct, an independent jewellery company. Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Diamonds Direct has a ong and well-established history in diamond sales and manufacturing. In the last seven years, the company has grown from one location in Charlotte to a multi-channel retailer with seven

Audax Group has partnered with existing management to acquire Justrite Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of industrial safety products for regulated and critical safety environments. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Justrite, headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois, is a leading, globally recognised industrial safety platform providing unparalleled technical expertise,

Aurelius Group has acquired Colt Managed Cloud (CMC), the managed cloud business of Colt Group SA (Colt), which will now be integrated with another Aurelius portfolio company ICT services provider Getronics Group. In addition a long-term strategic business partnership has been agreed between Getronics and Colt which will allow Getronics