Spring Mountain Capital has organised and closed a USD9.2m Series A private equity financing facility for the Hurel Corporation, a provider of advanced artificial tissue constructs and microfluidic cell-based assay platforms.    Funds from the financing will support the commercial launch of Hurel’s current products, the continued research and development

glendonTodd Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm, has closed its previously announced merger of Aztec Systems and Toutatis Client Services do Brasil, including foreign affiliated operating entities.   Both Aztec and Toutatis are glendonTodd portfolio companies.   This merger creates a multinational business process and information technology outsourcing firm with

CapVest Equity Partners II and Lantmännen ek have created the leading Nordic poultry producer through the simultaneous acquisition of Kronfågel Group in Sweden and Denmark from Lantmännen, and Cardinal Foods in Norway from CapMan. The new company will have a turnover of more than SEK5bn, while the ownership structure positions

Investment Management Group (IMG), a Moscow-based private equity real estate fund manager, has concluded bank financing for its two investee retail projects for the total amount of USD246.7m.   A long-term financing agreement for USD218m has been signed with the Russian Sberbank to finance the construction of Zelenopark project, a

Private equity firm North Castle Partners has completed the sale of Caleel + Hayden Holdings, dba gloProfessional.    The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   gloProfessional is a developer and marketer of mineral-based cosmetics under the glominerals brand and premium skin care under the glotherapeutics brand. glo

Brazos Private Equity Partners, a Dallas-based private investment firm, has invested in European Wax Center (EWC), a provider of facial and body wax treatment services through its network of franchise stores.   Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Existing management, led by co-founders David and Josh

GenNx360 Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing on middle market industrial business-to-business companies, has acquired Horsburgh & Scott (H&S) for an undisclosed amount.   Horsburgh & Scott is a custom gearing manufacturer for the global marketplace. H&S manufactures, repairs, and services highly-engineered, customer specific industrial gears and gear

Private equity firm GMT Communications Partners’ portfolio company MeetingZone has completed its third bolt-on acquisition in 18 months. MeetingZone, the independent global audio/web conferencing and collaboration services provider, has acquired Atia Communications, the UK based provider of Unified Communications (UC) services and a Microsoft Lync 2010 accredited specialist.   The