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SFW Capital Partners makes strategic investment in Swiftpage

Private equity firm SFW Capital Partners (SFW) has made a strategic investment in Swiftpage, a provider of customer relationship management software to owners and managers of SMBs across the world. SFW’s principals have supported some of the most successful and well-regarded companies in the software, information, and workflow solutions sectors,

Aretex Capital Partners to acquire Alerian

Private equity firm Aretex Capital Partners is to acquire Alerian, a provider of energy infrastructure indices and market intelligence based in Dallas, Texas. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Alerian develops and maintains a series of indices for the energy sector and equips investors to make informed

Carey Olsen advises SVP on acquisition of Vita Group

A cross-jurisdictional Carey Olsen team has advised Strategic Value Partners (SVP) in its acquisition of Vita Group from TPG. The UK-based Vita Group, which had been owned by TPG since 2005, develops, manufactures and markets flexible polyurethane, Talalay latex and flooring products to customers across Europe, the US and China.

Capzanine closes first private debt investment in Germany

Capzanine, a European private investment management company, has completed its first transaction in Germany – an investment via a unitranche instrument in Magix, a provider of video and music editing software and digital content. Founded in 1993, Magix provides software for designing, editing, archiving and presenting videos, music, photos, graphics

Avedon Capital Partners exits VanRiet to Material Handling Systems

Avedon Capital Partners and Management have sold VanRiet Material Handling Systems (VanRiet), a provider of integration systems, equipment and after-market services solutions, to Material Handling Systems (MHS), a leading provider of advanced parcel sortation systems, engineering and equipment, backed by Thomas H Lee Partners. Closing is subject to regulatory approvals. 

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Luxcara and Facebook to add 294 MW of new wind capacity to Nordic grid

Facebook and Luxcara, an asset manager for renewable energy investments, have entered into long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 100 per cent of the output and environmental (green) attributes of three contiguous wind projects – Gravdal, Skinansfjellet and Eikeland-Steinsland – in southwest Norway. The projects, known collectively as the Bjerkreim

Hg Saturn Fund makes new joint partnership investment in IRIS with ICG

Hg Saturn Fund and Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) have partnered to make an investment in IRIS, a provider of software and services to the UK accountancy, education and business market, representing the largest UK and third largest European private equity software buyout ever.  The terms of the transaction, which is

Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire Idex from Cube Infrastructure Managers

Antin Infrastructure Partners (Antin), an independent private equity firm focused on infrastructure investments, is to acquire Idex, an independent energy infrastructure and energy services company in France, from Cube Infrastructure Managers (Cube). Founded in 1963 and headquartered near Paris, Idex is an integrated operator of energy infrastructure assets, operating 41

BPE acts for AIM nominated adviser and broker in GBP3.5 million fundraising

Gloucestershire law firm BPE Solicitors has acted for Allenby Capital Limited, a nominated adviser and broker for the AIM market in a deal that raised approximately GBP3.5 million for Grafenia. Grafenia is the company behind the Nettl network of web studios – including those situated in Cheltenham and Gloucester. Allenby

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