In a review of 1,700 deals done between 2007-2012, CMS’ fifth annual M&A Study shows that there are key differences in the risk allocation between the US and Europe – reflecting interesting cultural and regulatory variations in the markets.   "Now in its fifth year, the M&A study is fascinating

UK home builder CALA Group is to be acquired by private equity firm Patron Capital and Legal & General Group, the insurance, savings and investment management company.   The investment by both Patron and Legal & General will provide CALA with greater balance sheet capacity and the funds to add

 AXA Private Equity has raised EUR1.75bn for infrastructure investment, comprising EUR1.45bn in fund commitments in AXA Infrastructure Fund III and more than EUR300m in co-investments.   AXA Private Equity now has USD31bn managed or advised in Europe, North America and Asia.   The amount represents AXA Private Equity’s largest infrastructure

JH Partners, a private equity firm specialising in investing growth capital in consumer-focused companies, has agreed to sell its portfolio company CHEFS Catalog to Target Corp.  Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close within 30 days, have not been disclosed. CHEFS Catalog is a direct-to-consumer specialty retailer of cookware, bake ware, cutlery,

NVM Private Equity has sold one of its long-standing investments, Interlube Systems, to a subsidiary of US based The Timken Company. The sale represents a money multiple of 3.0x on NVM’s original investment. Interlube is based in Plymouth, UK, and manufactures and markets automated lubrication products for use in commercial

Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital (Chrysalix EVC), a cleantech venture capital firm and a member of the Chrysalix Global Network (CGN), has made an investment in MineSense Technologies, a provider of sensor-based sorting systems to pre-concentrate low-grade ores in the metal mining industry. The series A round was done exclusively by

Marley Coffee has settled over USD1 million in debt and trade payables, removing these obligations from its balance sheet, in exchange for the issuance of shares of its common stock to Ironridge Global IV, an institutional investor specialising in direct equity investments in consumer product companies. Ironridge previously purchased certain