Salvepar, an investment company which is 92 per cent owned by the Tikehau Group, has sold three of its holdings. Salvepar conducts an active policy of minority and medium-term shareholding acquisitions in listed and non-listed companies. The firm has accepted a firm and binding offer for its entire shareholding in

EQT IV has signed an agreement with an affiliate of Sun European Partners, the European adviser to Sun Capital Partners, to sell BTX Group. BTX is a wholesaler comprised of five brands: Brandtex, Jensen Women, Signature, Imitz and Ciso, all of which have their own identity, addressing various sub-segments of

The London office of international legal practice Norton Rose has advised UBM on the proposed GBP160m disposal of certain parts of its data services business to Electra Private Equity Partners. UBM’s proposed disposal of its data services business consists of five divisions: Aviation, Global Trade, Medica, RISI and Tech Insights.

Bacchus Capital Management, a San Francisco-based private equity firm providing strategic capital in the wine industry, has made a follow-on investment in Wine by Joe, one of Oregon’s largest wine producers. This capital infusion enables Wine by Joe to further expand its national and international distribution, as well as build

Private equity firm Paine & Partners and the Costa Group are to acquire Adelaide Mushrooms. Completion is subject to customary conditions. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Under the terms of the agreement, Costa will acquire all of Adelaide Mushrooms’ assets, including its state-of-the-art Monarto production complex

The North West Fund for Digital & Creative, managed by AXM Venture Capital, has led an equity investment of GBP250,000 into Gateway 3D, alongside a personal investment from its new chairman. Gateway 3D is a fast-growing software and solutions vendor, providing an integrated 3D visualisation and e-commerce solution for the

Fujitsu Limited and Panasonic Corporation are to consolidate the design and development functions of their system LSI businesses. With the backing of capital contributions from third-party investors, Fujitsu and Panasonic will establish a new company under a fabless business model, enabling LSI design and development functions. At the same time,

August Equity has exited is investment in 4Projects Holdings through a trade sale to TA Associates-backed Coaxis. 4Projects is a provider of secure online collaboration solutions for the building and infrastructure sectors. Its web-based solutions are delivered to a large, international, blue chip customer base via a Software as a

Carrick Capital Partners is to invest USD28m in Axiom, a 1,000 person new model firm that helps general counsel manage their workload more effectively. This announcement marks Carrick’s first deal since closing the firm’s first fund in November 2012. Carrick focuses on investing in companies that provide technology-enabled service offerings,