Funds managed by The Private Equity Group of Ares Management and Harvest Partners have acquired Valet Waste from investment funds affiliated with New Mountain Capital, LLC. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Based in Tampa, Valet Waste is a leading national provider of value-added amenity services to the

European financial service private equity firm AnaCap’s third credit fund AnaCap Credit Opportunities III has completed the acquisition of EUR1.2 billion of non- performing loans (NPLs) from Italian lender UniCredit Group. Under the terms of the agreement, the AnaCap fund will acquire 100 per cent of the portfolio.   The

21 Centrale Partners is set to acquire Impact, the leading French independent player in operational marketing, alongside the company’s three founding partners, François Crépin, Rémi Gammal and François Lévèque, with the objective to accelerate growth. With sales of over EUR50 million and average annual growth of over 20 per cent,

Omnes Capital, via its small cap funds LCL PME Expansion 2 and LCL Expansion 2, has helped Camérus with the acquisition of Square, allowing for the withdrawal of the company’s director and historic sole shareholder, François Anfrye (Chairman of Square). Omnes invested in the company in 2013 on the occasion

Private equity firm Thomas H Lee Partners has closed the acquisition of a majority stake in Healthcare Staffing Services (HSS), in a recapitalisation transaction. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. HSS is a leading healthcare staffing firm in the United States. It specialises in providing nationwide “rapid response”

Avedon Capital Partners and the management of Robidus have acquired all outstanding shares in the firm from current shareholders and founders. Avedon will support Robidus’ ambition to become an innovative partner in the field of social security services and software by providing capital and expertise. According to Managing Director Sven

Audax Group has partnered with management to acquire Techniks Industries, a leading provider of industrial cutting tools and tool holders in North America, from Tenex Capital Management, a private equity firm based in New York. Techniks Industries was formed by the merger of NAP Gladu and Techniks in 2012. NAP

Ontario Teachers', the largest single-profession pension plan in Canada, is to acquire a significant minority interest in OGF, a funeral services provider in France, from Pamplona Capital Management. Pamplona, which remains the majority shareholder, has sold 30 per cent of OGF to Ontario Teachers’, which intends to increase its stake

Clive Christian, a UK-based luxury interiors and fragrance brand, has been acquired by EME Investments 5, a private equity firm backed by a consortium of investors including Sir Brian Souter, Ann Gloag, EME Capital and Perscitus Advisers. The investment, which will see the founder, Clive Christian OBE, dispose of a

Arlington Capital Partners has acquired Ontario Systems (OS), a provider of revenue cycle management (RCM) software and solutions to healthcare providers, outsourced RCM and accounts receivable management (ARM) firms, and government clients. For more than 30 years, Ontario Systems has served healthcare providers and their business offices with software, technology