Forbion Capital Partners has announced the first and final closing of its second FCF 1 Co-Investment Fund at approximately USD50m. The fund aims to invest additional capital, alongside its existing funds, in several late stage FCF 1 portfolio companies that are close to an exit. Forbion’s first FCF 1 Co-Investment

Niagara LaSalle Corporation (Niagara LaSalle) has been acquired by strategic buyer Optima Specialty Steel, Inc. Niagara LaSalle is a portfolio company of private equity firm Kohlberg & Company. Harris Williams & Co. acted as the exclusive advisor to Niagara LaSalle. The transaction closed on 5 December, 2011 and was led by

JWI Capital, a Cleveland, Ohio based investment firm, has completed a controlling equity investment in Weaver Express Blower Services, an installer and manufacturer of compost-based filter socks and other compost-based products for erosion and sediment control applications. Weaver’s compost-based filter sock products and services primarily focus on eliminating or minimising

The Aureos Africa Health Fund has invested USD2.75 million in a Kenyan healthcare devices company, Revital Healthcare EPZ Limited (Revital). Revital is based in Mombasa and specialises in the manufacture of single use auto disable hypodermic syringes (AD Syringes). AD Syringes are a key weapon in reducing the transmission of

Atlante Ventures Mezzogiorno, the Intesa Sanpaolo Group’s venture capital fund, is betting on Italian technological innovation and investing EUR4.6 million in three young companies based in Southern Italy: Pantea, Samares and SpinVector.   The three businesses, selected according to their extensive growth potential and goals of becoming leading companies in

SES Holdings Ltd (Saxon) has merged its rig business with the business of the Schlumberger Rig Management Group. Under the terms of the transaction, 14 Schlumberger land drilling rigs and crews in Oman, Pakistan, and Venezuela will become part of Saxon’s expanded international operations. Saxon will also provide technical drilling

RCP Advisors, an independent sponsor of private equity funds-of-funds, secondary funds, and co-investment funds focused on North American lower middle market buyouts, has announced the closing of its first co-investment fund, the USD110 million RCPDirect, LP.   “RCP’s strategy has always been to partner with the best managers in the

The takeover bid for Parseq (AIM: PSQ) by CEO Rami Cassis, backed by Nova Capital Management and Dover Street VII LLP (the close-ended private investment fund controlled by HarbourVest Partners, LLC), has been declared unconditional.  The offer, at 9p per Parseq share, was made via CNH Bidco, a newly-incorporated company

Tri-Star Electronics International, a portfolio company of Brockway Moran & Partners, has been acquired by an affiliate of Carlisle Companies Incorporated for USD285 million. The transaction was led by Jon Nemo, Chris Rogers, Chris Smith and Mike Rohman from the firm’s Aerospace, Defense & Government Services (ADG) Group, along with Darwin