Palamon Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in The Rug Company from its founders Christopher and Suzanne Sharp, who will continue to hold a significant stake in the Company, and minority shareholder Piper.   The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   The Rug Company is a global

KeBeK Private Equity is to acquire a controlling stake in Belgian car superstore chain Cardoen from Karel Cardoen. The transaction marks the first investment made by the second KeBeK fund, which was established last June. Karel Cardoen remains an important shareholder of Cardoen and, together with KeBeK, will now lead

Open source solutions provider Smile is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Open Wide, a move that will broaden the Smile’s offering while strengthening its position in the open source sector. European growth private equity investor Keensight Capital, the majority shareholder in Smile alongside Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (Cabestan), has

oOh!media Limited is to acquire 100 per cent of the share capital of Inlink Group Limited (Inlink) for USD45 million. The acquisition is in line with oOh!’s digital strategy of driving engagement with audiences through digital screens in high dwell time locations and will further drive oOh!’s digital market leadership.

Mid Europa Partners, a private equity firm focused on Central Europe and Turkey, has completed the acquisition of a 100 per cent stake in Customer Management Center (CMC). Established in 2000, CMC is the largest independent outsourced call centre and customer management services provider in Turkey.  The Company operates a

Bloxx, a provider of real-time Internet and email filtering solutions, has been sold by its shareholders – including Archangel Investors and Scottish Investment Bank – to US-based Akamai Technologies, Inc. Bloxx was established in 1999 and has grown to become one of the world’s leading providers of web and email

The private debt team of Tikehau IM acted as sole arranger and provider of financing for the acquisition of Flexitech, a supplier of brake hose products, by Sun Capital.  Established in France in 1960, Flexitech has over 50 years of operations experience and currently employs over 1,200 highly skilled full-time employees.

CitySprint has completed the acquisition of Dartford-based Bexley Couriers, bringing the number of acquisitions made by CitySprint to twenty-one, since it received investment from UK mid-market private equity firm Dunedin in 2010.   It follows the acquisition of two Milton Keynes based logistics operations, CJ’s Logistics and Worldwide Logistics and

Constellation has acquired a majority stake in faircheck Schadenservice Deutschland, a provider of claims management and handling services for property insurance. Susanna Martin and Hubertus Marx founded faircheck in 2006 in Korschenbroich, Germany, with the firm’s main focus being property damage claims. It also handles claims related to breakage of

An affiliate of Sun European Partners has acquired Flexitech Holding SAS (Flexitech), a designer and supplier of hydraulic brake hoses to the automotive industry.  The business was acquired from Mitsubishi Corporation for an undisclosed value. William Blair and BDA advised Sun European Partners on the transaction. Established in France in