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Michael Sacks, chief executive officer of Grosvenor

Grosvenor Capital Management to acquire CFIG from Credit Suisse

Grosvenor Capital Management, one of the world’s largest discretionary allocators to hedge funds, is to acquire the Customized Fund Investment Group (CFIG), a private equity, infrastructure and real estate investment management company, from Credit Suisse Group.    CFIG is one of the largest providers of customised private equity solutions globally

Investcorp acquires crisp maker Tyrrells for GBP100m

Investcorp has agreed to acquire Tyrrells Potato Crisps, the manufacturer of premium crisps and snacks, from Langholm Capital for GBP100m.   Founded at Tyrrells Court Farm, Herefordshire, in 2002, Tyrrells is recognised for its tasty hand cooked potato and vegetable crisps as well as a range of premium snacks, including

HgCapital acquires Nair & Co

HgCapital, the European sector focused private equity investor, has acquired Nair & Co.   Nair & Co provides a tailored solution for fast growing companies that are looking to expand into international markets, but do not have the technical or administrative expertise to do so. Nair & Co sets up

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Blumberg Capital realises 52x return in four years on HootSuite seed investment

Early-stage venture capital firm Blumberg Capital, seed investor and largest institutional shareholder in HootSuite, has realised a 52x return on its investment in the social media management specialist in just four years.   Blumberg Capital and Hearst Ventures led the original seed round financing of HootSuite in December 2009 and

AENA and AXA Private Equity to acquire London Luton Airport

Spain’s AENA, the world’s largest airports operator with some 200 million passengers a year, has agreed to acquire London Luton Airport, the UK’s fifth largest airport in terms of passengers, in association with the infrastructure fund of AXA Private Equity. The consortium, in which AENA has a 51 per cent

Arsenal Capital completes acquisition of ADCO Global

Private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of ADCO Global, a provider of specialty sealants, tapes and adhesives, and merged the company with its adhesives and secants platform investment, Royal Adhesives and Sealants.   ADCO Global supplies specialty adhesives, sealants, tapes and coatings serving construction, transportation and

Tony Ressler, senior partner, Ares

Alleghany invests in Ares Management

Alleghany has invested USD250m for a 6.25 per cent equity ownership interest in Ares Management, which is privately held, and also committed to invest up to USD1bn of capital in various existing and new Ares investment strategies.      Through its relationship with Ares, Alleghany seeks both to participate in

Dropcam secures USD30m in series C funding led by Institutional Venture Partners

Dropcam, makers of Dropcam HD – a Wi-Fi video monitoring camera with cloud recording service – has raised USD30m in series C funding led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP).   Existing investors Accel Partners and Menlo Ventures and new investor Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers also participated in the round.

BaltCap exits Quattromed laboratories with synlab sale

BaltCap, the Baltic-focused private equity firm, has sold Medicap Holding to synlab, a European provider of laboratory services.   synlab has acquired 100 per cent of Medicap Holding, which owns Estonian, Finnish and Lithuanian laboratories operating under the Quattromed and Sorpo brand names, from BaltCap and individual shareholders.   By

KKR completes acquisition of Gardner Denver

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has completed its acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Gardner Denver for approximately USD3.9bn, including the assumption of debt. Timothy W Sullivan has been appointed as president and chief executive officer of Gardner Denver, effective immediately. Michael M Larsen has transitioned to the role of

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