The Q2 2011 IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator (DFI), which provides an early view of aggregate deal flow activity and trends in the global market, shows a 24 per cent increase in global M&A deal activity compared to Q2 2010. Although activity was up across all regions, including North America, Europe/Middle

Private equity firm GTCR has agreed to acquire a majority stake in BServ, Inc, a leading SaaS (software-as-a-service) provider offering financial services and banking technology that facilitates electronic corporate payments and bank-to-bank payment transactions. GTCR is partnering with founder and CEO David Kvederis and the management team at BankServ as

Private equity firm HIG Capital has completed the acquisition of Next Generation Vending and Food Service, Inc. Next Generation is a leading provider of vending services for corporate and institutional clients in the Northeastern United States, which is transforming the vending industry by implementing cutting-edge remote monitoring technology (RMS) and

Cargill has made a binding offer to acquire Provimi, the global animal nutrition company, for an enterprise value of EUR1.5 billion from Permira funds, the private equity firm which owns Provimi. Provimi has agreed, on an exclusive basis, to commence the necessary Works Council consultations and appropriate regulatory approvals. Cargill

AEGON is to sell its UK-based Guardian life and pension business for a total cash consideration of GBP275 million to Cinven, a European private equity group. Guardian, which manages over 300,000 life insurance policies in the United Kingdom, has been closed to acquiring new business since 2001. AEGON Asset Management

JP Morgan Private Equity Limited (JPEL) has entered into a conditional agreement with Private Equity IC Ltd, SPL Private Equity IC Ltd, and SPL Integrated Finance (together, the SPL Funds) to acquire a portfolio of middle-market co-investments in an all-stock acquisition valued at GBP56.5 million or approximately USD91.9 million. The

Actis, the pan-emerging markets private equity investor, has acquired Visa Jordan Card Services Company (VJCS), Jordan’s largest merchant acquirer and effectively national ATM switch, for USD87 million. VJCS dominates Jordan’s debit and credit card acquiring and processing markets. Its leading position means that it owns 80% of the point-of-sale terminals

Dragonsʼ Den star and serial entrepreneur Peter Jones (pictured) has sold Wireless Logic to ECI Partners (ECI), the UK mid-market private equity firm, and management for GBP38m. Wireless Logic is the UKʼs leading independent Machine to Machine (M2M) communications specialist, with 3,600 customers and nearly 600,000 SIMS under management in

Private equity firm KPS Capital Partners, LP (KPS) has signed a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company, Attends Healthcare, Inc to Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) for USD315 million in cash. Raquel Palmer (pictured), a Partner of KPS, says: "During our ownership, Attends completed a stunning turnaround and

HarbourVest Global Private Equity’s estimated economic NAV at 31 July 2011 is USD888.2 million or USD10.74 per share, a 1.6% decrease from 30 June 2011 (USD10.91). This change was driven by decreases in value for privately-held companies as a portion of the portfolio was re-valued to reflect 30 June 2011