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Backstop acquires PerTrac CMS

Backstop Solutions Group, a Software-as-a-Service provider to the alternative asset management industry, has acquired the PerTrac CMS product line, a customer relationship management tool built exclusively for the institutional investment community.   The business was acquired from eVestment, a provider of institutional investment data and intelligence solutions. Terms of the

CMS advises on sale of Starman stake

CMS Cameron McKenna has advised a consortium led by Bancroft Private Equity on its sale to East Capital Explorer of a majority stake in Starman, a cable TV, broadband internet and voice cable services provider in Estonia.   East Capital Explorer will acquire 67.72 per cent stake in the company,

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Dealogic acquires Junction RDS

Dealogic has completed the acquisition of Junction RDS (JRDS).   Founded in 2005, JRDS provides ownership analysis of UK listed companies and combines specialist research by skilled staff with proprietary analytical software.    The JRDS acquisition further enhances the Dealogic product set by providing clients with greater transparency into ownership

Five packaging companies to combine businesses

Five packaging companies in North America and Europe intend to combine to operate as one firm under the banner of Exopack Holdings Sarl, a new Luxembourg company.   The combined business will have 63 plants, 8,650 employees and aggregate revenues of more than USD2.5bn, making it the sixth-largest plastics packaging

HIG Capital completes acquisition of Caraustar Industries

Private equity firm HIG Capital has completed the acquisition of Caraustar Industries, a provider of recycled paperboard and related products. Caraustar was majority owned by private investment funds managed by Wayzata Investment Partners. Headquartered in Austell, Georgia, Caraustar is one of North America’s largest integrated manufacturers and converters of 100 per

Truells back growth capital financing of Imagine Publishing

Brothers Edmund and Danny Truell have completed a substantial growth capital investment in Imagine Publishing to support the next phase of the multimedia publisher’s expansion.   Imagine Publishing is one of the UK’s fastest-growing multimedia content publishers. Formed in May 2005, it now publishes 19 regular print magazines, 50 digital

M&A post-closing study shows frequent claims but more efficient resolution

While indemnification claims, purchase price adjustments, earn-out achievement disputes, and other post-closing issues in private-target M&A transactions remain common, data shows that claim resolution is becoming more efficient.   SRS | Shareholder Representative Services, the post-closing expert for private-company mergers and acquisitions, has released the 2013 SRS M&A Post-Closing Claims

High Road’s DMCG completes second add-on acquisition

High Road Capital Partners’ portfolio company Dowden Medical Communications Group (DMCG) has completed its second add-on acquisition with the purchase of Princeton, New Jersey-based Tricore.   Tricore is a developer of customised learning modules and mobile training solutions for the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors.   DMCG is a provider of

Arsenal acquires polyurethane supplier Arnco

Arsenal Capital Partners has acquired Arnco, a supplier of polyurethane products.    Arnco is the first acquisition of Arsenal under the umbrella of Dash Multi-Corp, a platform portfolio company focusing on the specialty technologies of polyurethane systems, vinyl plastisols and recycled rubber products.   Established in 1971, Arnco operates through

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