Alpstar Capital, a European asset manager and investment adviser, has bought a company in the cement sector in the Netherlands and has completed a direct lending facility to an energy-related company in Spain. "We are delighted to have completed two private transactions that evidence our credit skills in identifying and

Change Capital Partners, the private equity firm specialising in retail and consumer industries, along with the founders Tim Whitworth and Carl Brewins, have reached an agreement on the sale of Republic, the young adult fashion retailer, to funds managed by buyout group TPG Capital.   Finance details were not disclosed.

An affiliate of New York-based investment and private equity firm Signal Capital Management has stepped up its involvement in the domestic US oil and gas sector by signing a letter of intent to acquire and develop the largest undeveloped domestic oil and gas field, located in Alaska. Signal, in partnership

Arma Partners is acting as financial adviser to e-commerce site PriceMinister on its proposed sale to Rakuten, announced on 17 June 2010.   The transaction is valued at approximately EUR200m and is expected to complete during July 2010.   With over 11 million unique monthly visitors and 12 million members,

Prudent Energy, a clean energy storage company with offices in North America and China, has added another USD10m in venture capital funding to top off its oversubscribed series C round. Jafco Asia, Mitsui Ventures, CEL Partners and other investors will bring total outside funding within the last three months to

Offshore firm Appleby has acted as the Cayman Islands counsel for Costin New Materials Group in relation to its global offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 21 June 2010. The Appleby team was led by Tan Li Lee, a counsel in Appleby’s Hong Kong office, assisted

The Dow Chemical Company has closed the sale of its Styron division to an affiliate of Bain Capital Partners, the private equity firm.  Dow has elected to retain a 7.5 per cent equity position in Styron, which is now a privately held materials company. Also included in the transaction are

Paragon Wealth Management, a registered investment adviser firm, has created a video on the front page of its website to discuss why active wealth management is more effective than passive. "There has always been a debate of whether buy and hold is better," says Dave Young, president of Paragon Wealth

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Usen, the Tokyo-based cable broadcaster and media content provider, have signed a definitive agreement whereby KKR will acquire Intelligence, the recruitment services subsidiary of Usen, for JPY32.5bn (approximately USD356m). Established in 1989, Intelligence’s three core business areas are permanent job placement, temporary staffing and outsourcing, and