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First Reserve acquires Dixie Electric from One Rock Capital Partners

Energy-focused private equity firm First Reserve’s Fund XII has acquired Dixie Electric from One Rock Capital Partners, a private investment company that provides equity capital for middle-market businesses.  Dixie is a US provider of electrical infrastructure materials and services to the upstream oil and gas sector.  Financial terms of the

European Capital receives proceeds of EUR25.5m from Biscuits Poult exit

European Capital and its consolidated subsidiaries have received proceeds of EUR25.5m from exiting their investment in Biscuits Poult.  European Capital's exit comes as Poult sold 100 per cent of its Polish subsidiary (Dr Gerard) to Bridgepoint and used related disposal proceeds to prepay in full the acquisition facilities put in

CMS Hasche Sigle advises AkzoNobel on sale of paint stores

AkzoNobel has agreed the sale of 69 of its 72 specialist paint stores to five independent wholesalers and their subsidiaries. Some of the stores and employees will transfer to the new owners (Schlau Hammer, MEG Rhein Ruhr, MEG Paderborn, MEG West and Wei-gel) at the end of 2013 and some

Altium completes a hat-trick of deals

International investment bank Altium has completed a trio of deals in the UK, bringing its total for the year so far to 38. In Q4 2013, the Manchester headquartered firm advised on deals including:   · The sale of online retailer ActivInstinct to JD Sports, to help the business extend

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Sovereign Capital-backed Kindertons acquires Plantec Holdings

Sovereign Capital portfolio company Kindertons has acquired Plantec Holdings in its first acquisition since being backed by Sovereign in October this year. Plantec is a fully outsourced claims solution provider to the motor insurance industry.   Plantec manages c.15,000 claims each year including both car and motorcycle claims. Specialising in

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RLJ Equity Partners acquires Naylor

RLJ Equity Partners has acquired Naylor, a provider of outsourced business and communications services for the North American association marketplace. Founded in 1969, Naylor provides customised communications and business services that include a full suite of print and digital media, event management, exchange event and related marketing and business services

First Names Group completes third acquisition of 2013

International trust, fund and corporate service provider First Names Group has completed a transaction to purchase Citadel Services in Luxembourg. The acquisition of Citadel is First Names Group’s third acquisition this year and will provide the group with a much sought after presence in Luxembourg.   Earlier this year First

BDO predicts M&A ‘perfect storm’ in UK mid-market

BDO, the accountancy and business advisory firm, has released data that shows a strong M&A pipeline heading into 2014. Using an analysis of its own deal leads, it has found that a ‘perfect storm’ has developed on the back of growing demand from buyers – particularly from overseas looking to

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ACEI establishes energy company BMR

American Capital Energy & Infrastructure (ACEI) has partnered with a veteran management team to create BMR Energy, an energy company focused on developing and investing in power and related energy infrastructure throughout Central America and the Caribbean. Led by Bruce Levy as chief executive officer, BMR's management team has over

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Clearwater sees 50 per cent increase in deals completed during 2013

Clearwater Corporate Finance completed 28 deals with a total value of over GBP750m in 2013 – more than a 50 per cent increase on 2012. The Manchester-based firm celebrated its 10th anniversary this year and all of the sector groups have seen significant improvements in business levels.   Key deals advised on by Clearwater during 2013 include:   •

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