OMERS Private Equity, the private equity arm of the OMERS Worldwide group of companies, and a consortium equity group, including the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, have sold Cari-All Group Inc to German based cart manufacturer Wanzl Metallwarenfabrik GmbH. Founded in 1969, Cari-All is the leading manufacturer and

Correlation Ventures has closed its initial USD165 million venture capital fund, 10 per cent above the USD150 million target. The firm leverages its analytics to offer entrepreneurs and lead investors co-investment decisions within two weeks. Limited partners include leading endowments, foundations, pensions, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals, including over 30

Lawyers from Walker Morris have acted for Barratts Trading Limited on its acquisition of the majority of the Barratts and Priceless shoe chains from administrators. The acquisition follows the appointment of administrators, Deloitte LLP, to the Barratts Priceless group of companies on 8 December 2011. Barratts Trading Limited has acquired

FedBid, Inc, which operates the FedBid online marketplace at www.FedBid.com, has secured the first investment made by the Revolution Growth fund, which was launched in December 2011 by Steve Case, Ted Leonsis and Donn Davis. Revolution Growth is now the largest investor in FedBid. Leonsis has been named Chairman of

Funds managed by Blackstone are forming a partnership with PQ Energy to acquire or to develop power generation facilities throughout Europe. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, PQ Energy is led by a seasoned management and technical team. The team has extensive power project development and operating experience as well as a

ABS Group of Companies has concluded its acquisition of Safetec Nordic AS, with a signing ceremony attended by senior ABS, ABS Group and Safetec management in Trondheim, Norway, on 5 January, 2012. ABS and ABS Group Chairman, Robert D Somerville, ABS Vice President David Weinstein, ABS Group CEO and President

Kelso Place Asset Management, a UK-based special situations investor, has acquired a significant stake in OpenGate Capital’s fashion label Nicole Fahri. Under the terms of the agreement, Kelso Place will use its strong track record in the luxury brand space with brands such as Smythson and Anya Hindmarch, to provide

Tom Behlau has founded Tarpon Hill Capital, a private equity firm that will exclusively invest in next-stage companies that develop innovative technologies for regulated industries such as Life Sciences, Financial Services, and Healthcare. Tarpon Hill will form partnerships with entrepreneurs at companies that have revenue of at least USD1 million

TrueBridge Capital Partners, a boutique alternative asset investment firm, has closed its second venture capital and growth equity fund-of-funds, TrueBridge-Kauffman Fellows Endowment Fund II, at USD342 million, exceeding both its initial target and the size of its first fund. TrueBridge currently manages over USD700 million in assets across its funds-of-funds.

The Karma Communications Group has acquired the Crayon group, a leading UK-based digital communications agency, to work alongside Karmarama, an independent integrated advertising agency. Karma Communications aims to grow into an international challenger agency group, providing clients with best-in-class creative solutions across every step of the customer journey. The Karma