HowardKennedyFsi, has advised on an offer for subscription to raise a further GBP10m for The City Pub Company (East) PLC and The City Pub Company (West) PLC under the Enterprise Investment Scheme. Prior to the offer, the companies had already raised some GBP13m under the EIS.   The offer, supported

Middle market private equity firm BV Investment Partners’ Fund VII portfolio company, PetroSkills, has acquired Resource Development Company, a provider of e-Learning content and software to the petroleum industry. RDC's ePilot e-Learning content library, which covers disciplines within midstream, downstream and related oil, gas and chemical markets, complements PetroSkills' expansive

Guardian Capital Partners has acquired a controlling interest in McCubbin Hosiery. Guardian partnered with the executive management team of McCubbin on this transaction.   The existing managers will continue operating the company going forward.   Headquartered in Oklahoma City, McCubbin Hosiery is a children’s and women’s hosiery platform with extensive

Private equity firm Resilience Capital Partners has acquired the direct sale business of G&K Services through its newly-formed platform company, Affinity Specialty Apparel.  Affinity specialises in selling and distributing of occupational apparel and services, including the design, marketing and distribution of customised and off-the-shelf apparel collections to customers through managed

Investcorp has acquired a significant minority stake in Namet Gida Sanayi ve Ticareti, a Turkish producer of fresh cut and packaged processed red meat products. The company sells its products, including soujouk, pastrami, salami, sausages, smoked meats and frozen and ready to eat burgers, to retailers as well as hotels,

First Names group has acquired Guernsey trust, funds and corporate services provider Mercator. The acquisition of Mercator, which remains subject to regulatory approval, will expand the group’s presence in the Channel Islands.   This is the fourth acquisition for the group since its management buyout in July 2012 and major

Private equity firm American Industrial Partners (AIP) has completed the acquisition of the transportation products division (CTP) of Carlisle Companies Incorporated.  The investment was made out of American Industrial Partners Capital Fund V, a USD717.5m fund that closed in December 2011.   CTP, founded in 1917, is a manufacturer of

Private equity fund Estancia Capital Partners has closed on its strategic growth capital investment in Snowden Capital Advisors. Snowden represents Estancia’s fourth investment from its inaugural fund Estancia Capital Partners, L.P. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed.   Snowden is a nationally branded, open-architecture, hybrid SEC registered investment