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Abacus Group acquires Hedgepoint Solutions

Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions and application hosting for alternative investment firms, has completed the acquisition of Hedgepoint Solutions, a boutique IT consulting firm based in New York City. “Abacus Group has been doing some amazing things in the hosted IT space, growing not just throughout the

Paul Hastings advises Aries Alliance on LBO structured by Astorg Partners

Law firm Paul Hastings has advised shareholders and re-investors of France-based Aries Alliance, a manufacturer of machine tools, titanium wing structures, and engine parts for the aerospace sector, in connection with the LBO of the group, structured by Astorg Partners, which acquired a majority stake.   BNP Paribas, Banque Populaire,

One Equity Partners to sell PeroxyChem for USD625m

Middle market private equity firm One Equity Partners (OEP) is to sell PeroxyChem, a worldwide manufacturer of peroxygen chemistries, to German Evonik Industries AG, a publicly-traded global speciality chemicals company, for USD625 million, or 10.4 times EBITDA, before synergies. The transaction is expected to be completed by mid-2019, subject to

FreeOx closes EUR500,000 round to accelerate stroke drugs

FreeOx Biotech, a spin-out of Hospital Clinic Barcelona-IDIBAPS which is developing a new class of neuroprotective drugs, has closed its first round of funding with EUR500,000 from private investors Montserrat Esteve and Francisco Javier Alsina. The biotechnology firm has two highly promising molecules in its pipeline to treat stroke and

Aurelius subsidiary Calumet Wex acquires a majority interest in Foto-Video Sauter

The Calumet Wex Group, an omni-channel retail chain for photographic products and services in Europe and a subsidiary of Aurelius Equity Opportunities SE & Co, is to acquire a majority interest in Foto-Video Sauter from its managing partner Bernd Sauter. Foto-Video Sauter generates annual revenues of around EUR22 million, operates

IK invests in Infradata

Private equity firm IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK VIII Fund has acquired a majority stake in Infradata Group (Infradata) from Waterland Private Equity Fund V (Waterland). Infradata is a provider of cybersecurity and secure networking solutions across Europe. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Infradata was

Ironwood Capital exits investment in SAFE Security

Ironwood Capital has exited its investment in SAFE Security (SAFE). Ironwood served as lead investor in a subordinated debt investment made in October 2016. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in San Ramon, California, SAFE is one of the largest providers of security alarm systems in the United States.   SAFE

Wynnchurch Capital Invests in Midland Metal

Wynnchurch Capital has completed the acquisition of Midland Metal Mfg (Midland) and will combine the business with Anderson Metals (Anderson). Midland is a distributor of fittings, valves, clamps and related products/accessories to a variety of industrial end-markets. Vince Hodes, the CEO of Midland, is investing alongside Wynnchurch and will become

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