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Aurora Capital Group completes acquisition of Arc International Cookware

Aurora Resurgence, an affiliate of private equity firm Aurora Capital Group, has completed the acquisition of Paris-based Arc International Cookware from the Arc International Group. The deal includes Arc International Cookware’s subsidiaries Arc International Cookware Spain & Portugal, Arc International Cookware Srl and Arc International Cookware Ltd.    The company

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Ashmore buys two runways at Bogota airport

A fund managed by Ashmore Colombia has acquired an 85 per cent interest in Compañía de Desarollo Aeropuerto Eldorado (Codad), the concessionaire of the two runways at El Dorado Airport in Bogotá. The runways have been acquired from Abertis Infraestructuras for a total consideration of COP132bn (approximately USD66m).   Codad

Elysian Capital I teams with management to acquire Wellbeing Software Group

Elysian Capital I has acquired, in conjunction with the company’s management, Wellbeing Software Group, an IT group focused on the provision of software solutions and services to hospitals throughout the UK. The group is formed of three distinct business units, HSS, EuroKing and Apollo, of which HSS is the largest.

Accel-KKR completes sale of KANA Software to Verint Systems for USD514.2m

Verint Systems has completed its acquisition of KANA Software, a portfolio company of Accel-KKR, for USD514.2m in cash. "Accel-KKR was an extraordinary partner to the KANA management team following the acquisition that brought the company private in December 2009," says Mark Duffell, KANA's CEO. "Accel-KKR did what they said they were

KCP sells TSC Foods to Edward Billington

Private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP) has sold food manufacturer TSC Foods to Edward Billington and Son Limited. Scunthorpe-based TSC Foods, which was founded in 1991, produces and supplies chilled and frozen sauces, soups, entrees and dressings to the retail and food service markets.   The business developed the

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BaseKit secures investment from the Angel CoFund

Website building platform BaseKit has secured a further GBP4.5m funding from the Angel CoFund backed by the British Business Bank, alongside existing investment from Eden Ventures, NESTA and Nauta Capital. The additional funding follows a previous investment of GBP10m.   George Whitehead, chairman of the Angel CoFund, says: “We are

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OMERS Private Equity sells Maxxam Analytics International

OMERS Private Equity (OPE) has completed the sale of Maxxam Analytics International Corporation to Bureau Veritas for CAD650m. Founded over 40 years ago, Canada-based Maxxam provides analytical services and solutions to the energy, environmental, food and DNA industries.   Maxxam processes approximately 2.5 million samples and generates in excess of

Actis invests in African tyre distributor AutoXpress

Actis has made a 36 per cent equity investment in the AutoXpress group, an East African tyre wholesaler and retailer.  Operating through 20 company-owned stores in Kenya and Rwanda, AutoXpress is the key distributor and retailer of leading tyre, battery and suspension brands, including Pirelli, Dunlop, Marshal, BKT, KYB and

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HIG Capital completes SeaStar Solutions sale

Private equity firm HIG Capital has completed the sale of its portfolio company SeaStar Solutions to American Securities. Based in Litchfield, Illinois, SeaStar Solutions (formerly Teleflex Marine) is a manufacturer of precision-engineered vessel control systems and other specialised applications in marine and industrial end markets.   The company has approximately

IDG Ventures India and Ascent Capital invest in Newgen Software

Newgen Software, a provider of business process management (BPM), enterprise content management (ECM) and customer communication management (CCM) solutions, has raised equity capital from IDG Ventures India and Ascent Capital. Avendus Capital was the financial advisor to the transaction. The investment will be used to strengthen presence in the US

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