Law firm Paul Hastings is representing Fosun International, the largest private-owned conglomerate in China, on its participation in the acquisition of Cirque Du Soleil.  Fosun is a member of the buyer consortium backed by American buyout fund, TPG Capital.  The consortium signed definitive agreements with the owners of Cirque Du

Private equity fund Ambienta SGR has acquired a substantial stake in Oskar Nolte, a manufacturer of high-performance wood coating systems for the furniture industry. Oskar Nolte is a leading manufacturer of high performance wood coating and lacquer systems for industrial applications primarily in the furniture industry. For more than 2 decades, Oskar

Sobera Capital has acquired assets from Polytechnos Venture Fund II in a secondary direct transaction.  The assets include shares in Nanotron Ltd. (wireless technologies), Panoratio Holdings Inc. (software) as well as Capella Inc, the parent company of ArraVasc Ltd. (medtech).  Sobera Capital is a Berlin based independent secondary direct investor

Private equity investor Anchor Equity Partners and investment firm KKR are to acquire a controlling stake in South Korean mobile commerce company Ticket Monster (TMON) from Groupon. Anchor and KKR, in conjunction with TMON’s management, will jointly acquire a controlling stake in TMON and will inject new capital into the company

WHEB Partners’ Growth Fund 2 and Dr Jan Verdenhalven have acquired 100 per cent of the shares of Dolan GmbH, Kelheim from Lenzing AG and 100% of the shares of European Carbon Fiber GmbH (ECF), Kelheim from Lenzing AG and Kelheim Fibers GmbH.  Dolan and ECF share production facilities in

A fund managed by Ares Management’s commercial finance platform is to acquire the asset-based lending portfolio of First Capital Holdings, a commercial finance company that provides asset-based loans and factoring to small and middle-market companies.  First Capital is a portfolio company of HIG Capital. The transaction is expected to close

An affiliate of Versa Capital Management has completed the previously announced acquisition of the business of The Wet Seal, a specialist in young women’s fast fashion retailing through mall stores and e-commerce. The transaction was approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on 1 April,

Linklaters has advised Brait, the South African listed private equity group, on its acquisition of an 80 per cent stake in Virgin Active, the leading international health club operator, from CVC and Virgin.  The deal values Virgin Active at GBP1.3bn. Virgin Group will retain a 20% stake, excluding management. The existing

Affiliates of investment funds managed by Oaktree Capital Managementt have completed the acquisition of Pulse Electronics Corporation. Oaktree invested a total of USD17.0 million in Pulse and subsequently acquired 100 per cent of its outstanding shares, making Pulse a private company. As a result of the transaction closing, Pulse’s stock