Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has partnered with management to complete the acquisition of Mander Portman Woodward from Apollo Global, a subsidiary of Apollo Group.  Based in London, MPW represents LLCP’s first platform investment in Europe. MPW is a provider of private education for students

Actis, the pan-emerging markets private equity firm, and the Government of Rwanda have confirmed the sale of Actis’s interest in Banque Commerciale du Rwanda (BCR) to Kenyan regional bank, I&M Bank, and French and German development finance institutions, Proparco and DEG. Rwanda’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, John Rwangombwa

Athens-based IT consulting and services provider Real Consulting has acquired 100 per cent of the shares in HP Mid-market Solutions from the Hewlett-Packard Group. The parties have not disclosed the purchase price. The target company has since been renamed RC Mid-market Solutions. A team led by corporate lawyer and lead

Francisco Partners, a technology-focused private equity firm, has acquired Cross Match Technologies, a provider of interoperable biometric identity management systems, applications and services. “Cross Match has a long history of innovation and has secured significant contracts with the most discerning government clients,” says Keith Geeslin, a partner at Francisco Partners.

RJD Partners, a UK-based middle market private equity investors, has backed the management buyout of Harrington Brooks, a provider of debt management solutions, from Inflexion Private Equity. The buyout is being led by chief executive Matthew Cheetham, who joined the business in 2007, and finance director Terry Sweeney, who was

Francisco Partners, a technology-focused private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of Kewill, a trade and logistics software provider. This deal represents Francisco Partners’ sixth take-private transaction in Europe since the beginning of 2009. “We see a significant opportunity for Kewill as long-term growth and increasing complexity in the trade

Huron Capital has sold its interest in Labstat International ULC through its holding company, Apex Laboratories International, in a transaction that returned over six times its original investment. Apex was recapitalized by Alaris Royalty, a Canadian private investment firm, and Labstat management.  Huron’s 2006 investment in Labstat and Apex was

Private equity firm Z Capital Partners has acquired a 24.97 per cent stake in Affinity Gaming, a casino operator with wholly-owned casino operations in Nevada, Missouri and Iowa, becoming its largest shareholder. "We have great respect for Affinity Gaming and its strong commitment to guests, employees, and partners," says James

BV Investment Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has sold its portfolio company Northstar Travel Media, to The Wicks Group of Companies. This is the fourth exit in 2012 for BV Investment Partners. Northstar is a business information and marketing solutions provider to the USD964bn global, travel, tourism, and meetings