German Equity Partners III (GEP III), the private equity fund managed by ECM Equity Capital Management, is selling its majority shareholding in KADI, a Swiss producer of frozen food, to the Munich-based private equity company Paragon Partners.    GEP III acquired a majority interest in KADI in July 2008 in

SiteWit Corporation, which automates search engine marketing and website engagements for small businesses, has raised over USD1.5m in new equity capital from investors including Stage 1 Investors.   SiteWit provides small to medium sized businesses with tools that enable them to efficiently market their websites on Google AdWords, Bing Ads

Private equity (PE) exit numbers dropped in Europe last year to 61 from 2011’s total of 85, according to Myths and challenges – How do private equity investors create value?, Ernst & Young’s annual study of European PE exits.   The report cites a volatile economic climate and low transactions

Eaton Towers, a pan-African tower company, has signed a deal with Telkom Kenya covering its existing portfolio of over 1,000 towers.   The 15-year management and leasing deal is focused on both the maintenance of existing sites and building new sites and extends Eaton Towers’ partnership with the Orange Group

Sycamore Partners has completed its acquisition of Hot Topic in a transaction is valued at approximately USD600m.   Hot Topic operates more than 800 stores selling clothing, accessories and music to teens.   "Hot Topic and Torrid are both leaders in their categories, and we are excited to have both

Salvepar has committed to invest USD7m in Latin America Power (LAP), a developer and operator of renewable energy projects in Chile and Peru with a staff of approximately 65 employees.   This investment by the company comes as part of a capital increase in LAP led by LAP existing shareholders,

RTI Biologics is to acquire privately held Pioneer Surgical Technology, headquartered in Marquette, Michigan.   Pioneer is a medical technology company that manufactures and distributes metal and synthetic products in the orthopedics, biologics, spine, trauma and cardiothoracic markets. The acquisition of Pioneer supports RTI’s initiatives to expand its current implant

OMERS Private Equity (OPE), the private equity investment arm of the OMERS pension plan, in equal partnership with Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) on behalf of certain of its clients, have signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vue Entertainment from Doughty Hanson and management for an enterprise value of GBP935m