ARX Equity Partners, the Central and Eastern Europe‐focused private equity investment firm, has acquired a controlling stake in online pet-retailer Telekarma. Following the deal, ARX will focus on the merger of Telekarma with existing portfolio company Kakadu, a Polish pet products retail chain. ARX originally acquired Kakadu in March 2009,

AXA Private Equity, the leading diversified private equity has acquired a 25% stake in Ticket Surf International (TSI), the leading French provider of e-money services, as part of an owner buy-out (OBO). A capital restructuring at TSI will enable minority shareholders to withdraw and marks a new phase in the

Push Technology Ltd, a provider of enterprise messaging and Internet communications solutions, has secured an equity investment from Stephens Capital Partners, the family owned investment business based in Little Rock, Arkansas. Stephens’ investment will provide the company with the capital needed to accelerate growth in its key financial services and

Equity Finance and FCPR Epargne Développement II and FCPR ED Capitalisation Intermédiaire, two FCPR funds managed by Chequers Partenaires, have reached an agreement with Weinberg Capital Partners relating to the sale of their holdings in the Groupe E.CF (Ecotel Chomette Favor), in agreement with the other main shareholders of E.CF,

Piper, a leading private equity specialist in consumer brands, has sold its majority shareholding in adult soft drinks business Bottlegreen Holdings Limited to SHS, the Northern Irish-based food group who own a number of successful drinks brands including Shloer, WKD and Merrydown. As a result of the sale, Piper has

Superior Capital Partners LLC, a Detroit-based private equity firm, has acquired Rubex as an add-on acquisition to its Fort Worth, Texas-based specialty chemicals portfolio company, Edge Adhesives.  The transaction represents the seventh acquisition from Superior’s 2008 inaugural fund and the third acquisition in 2011.   Edge Adhesives acquired Rubex from

Cleary Gottlieb is advising Bridgepoint and Eurazeo on the exclusive discussions with BPCE announced on May 12, 2011 relating to the acquisition of Foncia.   As the leading residential real estate services company, Foncia has a network of more than 600 branches run by nearly 7,000 employees. It operates in

First Capital, a specialised commercial finance company, has provided over USD330 million in new credit lines to small and medium-sized businesses since May 18, 2010 when it almost doubled its equity in a capital raise led by HIG Capital. Lee Wilson, President and CEO of First Capital, says: "We have

Boticca.com, the online accessories retailer that connects customers directly with independent designers all over the world, has closed a GBP1.5 million (USD2.5 million) funding round.   The investment was led by ISAI, a fund comprised of 70 of the most successful Internet entrepreneurs in France, including founders of Vente Privée