Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising companies at the lower end of the middle market, has acquired Nekoosa, a manufacturer of specialty paper and film products used in the graphics and commercial print markets. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.   Headquartered in

IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK Small Cap I Fund has reached an agreement with Neue Verlagsgesellschaft, a subsidiary of BurdaDirect, to acquire Debitor Inkasso, a German provider of mass debt collection services, focused on recovering overdue claims and debts on behalf of its customers.  Founded in 1977, Debitor Inkasso offers

Private equity investor Mid Europa Partners is to acquire Hortex Group from funds advised by Argan Capital. Hortex is a leading consumer goods player in Poland, with a strong brand and heritage in the juice and frozen food sectors. The Transaction is subject to customary competition authority clearance, and is

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation, parent company of Peapack-Gladstone Bank, has completed the acquisition of Quadrant Capital Management (Quadrant). Founders Jeff Fisher and Jim Kearney will remain as Chairman and President, respectively, of the new Peapack-Gladstone Bank subsidiary – Quadrant Capital Management. Their entire team of accomplished employees will remain with Quadrant and

Valuation and corporate finance advisor Duff & Phelps is to be acquired by a company backed by private equity firm Permira in a USD1.75 billion deal. Selling equity holders include The Carlyle Group, Neuberger Berman, the University of California’s Office of the Chief Investment Officer of the Regents and Pictet

McCarthy Denning has acted for Tyréns AB and its UK subsidiaries on its acquisition of a stake in Hilson Moran Holdings Limited and its subsidiary, Hilson Moran Partnership Limited, which was previously backed by private equity investor Albion Capital. Hilson Moran’s management team will remain as shareholders and the company