Align Capital Partners (ACP) has completed the majority acquisition of Barrow-Agee Laboratories, (Barrow-Agee), a niche market leader in the food safety and testing industry. This represents ACP’s second acquisition of the quarter, and the fourth platform company acquisition since the firm’s first fund closed in September 2016.   Barrow-Agee is

Clearwater International UK has advised market leading tile specialist Domus on its sale to Europe’s largest floor coverings distributor Headlam plc. With over 50 years’ experience, Domus provides specification consultancy and supplies tiles, engineered flooring and other hard surfaces to premium commercial and residential construction projects in London and the

Epidarex Capital (Epidarex) portfolio company Harpoon Medical (Harpoon), a pioneer in beating-heart repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR), has been acquired by Edwards Lifesciences for up to USD250 million. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Edwards paid USD100 million in cash for Harpoon at closing on 1 December, 2017

Kirkland & Ellis International is advising Vitruvian Partners on the acquisition of Technogroup IT-Service. The transaction is still subject to the approval of the antitrust authorities. Vitruvian Partners is an independent pan-European private equity firm which specialises in ‘dynamic situations’ – investments in companies undergoing rapid growth and change. Vitruvian