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MMREM acquires RealtyBid.com

Matt Martin Real Estate Management (MMREM), a diversified real estate services firm, is to acquire online real estate auction company, RealtyBid.com.   RealtyBid.com will retain its brand name and operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of MMREM with its current management team intact.  Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. 

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Thoma Bravo completes take-private acquisition of Compuware Corporation

Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity investment firm, has completed its acquisition of Compuware Corporation in a transaction valued at approximately USD2.4 billion, or an aggregate value of USD10.75 per share.  This includes a net cash payment of approximately USD10.39 per share of common stock and the value of Covisint

Riverside add-on supports Orliman

Orliman, owned by The Riverside Company, has acquired the French orthopedic company Soft Medical Europe (SM Europe). SM Europe designs and distributes non-invasive braces and supports in France. The company’s broad portfolio of 120 high quality and value-oriented products are sold under its own brands Ortheis, KidOrtho and FeetPad, and

Fund managed by ECM acquires travel operator Leitner

German Equity Partners IV (GEP IV), a fund managed by the German private equity firm ECM Equity Capital Management (ECM), has acquired 100% of the equity of travel operator Leitner. The shares, previously wholly owned by the Blankenburg family, have been transferred to GEP IV with effect from 8 December.

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Credit services and information platform CSH acquir es P:Cubed

Buy-and-build credit and information services business, CSH, has acquired P:Cubed, a South African marketing service provider, for just under ZAR350 million (USD30 million). These businesses have taken this step in order to support an enhanced and more efficient credit and marketing services platform offering for their clients.   CSH, the

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Lion Capital to acquire PittaRosso from 21 Investimenti

Lion Capital is to acquire PittaRosso from 21 Investimenti SGR (“21 Investimenti”), a leading mid-market European private equity group, and other minority shareholders including members of the founding family.  21 Investimenti will support Lion Capital and the management, retaining a minority stake in the business. The terms of the transaction

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Permira backs management in Teraco buyout

Private equity firm Permira is to acquire 100% of the equity in Teraco in partnership with the company’s  existing management team. Established in 2008 upon deregulation of the South African telecoms market, Teraco is the largest provider of carrier neutral data-centre services in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company offers colocation and

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CVC Capital Partners to acquire Sky Bet from Sky

Funds advised by CVC Capital Partners are to acquire a controlling stake in Sky Betting & Gaming (Sky Bet), from Sky Plc (Sky) in a transaction that values Sky Bet at GBP800 million.  The price represents a multiple of approximately 15x EBITDA for the 12 months ended 30 June 2014,

Rockbridge Growth Equity and management acquire Robb Report

Detroit-based private equity firm Rockbridge Growth Equity has partnered with the existing management team to acquire Robb Report, a guide to luxury lifestyle and services. "Robb Report is an exciting consumer-based, well-branded company with an experienced and strong management team. We believe Rockbridge and its Family of Companies' operational expertise

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