Investcorp has agreed the sale of Esmalglass to global private equity firm Lone Star Fund X for an enterprise value of EUR605 million. Established in 1978 in Villareal, Spain, Esmalglass is a producer of ceramic colours and glazes with total sales of circa EUR400m in 2016. Esmalglass supplies a wide
The Petainer Group has secures EUR10 million in growth funding investment from Next Wave Partners to support a substantial increase in customer demand for the company’s PetainerKeg – a plastic alternative to traditional steel beer kegs. Commenting on the investment, Nigel Pritchard, Group Chief Executive of Petainer, says: “This funding
Quark Software has been acquired by Parallax Capital Partners, LLC (Parallax), a Southern California-based software-focused private equity firm. The new owners intend to help Quark accelerate the adoption of its transformational content automation solutions through investment in organic growth and acquisitions.

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Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) on the sale of its portfolio company BTI Studios to Altor. Founded in 1995, BTI Studios is a global localisation company providing dubbing, subtitling, access services and media solutions across multiple languages to a diverse international
Paul Hastings has advised CVC Credit Partners on the structuring and establishment of CVC Credit Partners Global CLO Management Limited, providing CVC Credit with risk retention capital for its global CLO business. The investment entity, CVC Credit Partners Global CLO Management Limited, reached its final close in June at the
Foresight Group (Foresight) has successfully exited its investment in Blackstar Amplification Limited (Blackstar), a Northampton-based designer and manufacturer of innovative guitar amplifiers and effects pedals, following a management buyout. The transaction generated a circa 2x return for Foresight. Foresight originally invested GBP3.5 million in 2012 to provide growth capital
Entities managed by LGT European Capital – formerly European Capital Fund Management Limited – have arranged and underwritten EUR24 million in unitranche financing to support the acquisition of Lateral by BlueGem Capital Partners. Founded in 1997, Lateral is a growing fast-casual dining market in Spain, focused on high-quality Spanish tapas
App commerce company Poq has secured GBP3.5 million in its latest funding round, led by growth capital investor Beringea with additional funding from Meyer Bergman and Barclays. This round brings the total amount raised by Poq so far to GBP7 million. Poq provides a Software-as-a-Service platform (SaaS) for iOS and
Century Park Capital Partners has agreed to sell Cirtec Medical to 3i Group. Cirtec specialises in outsourced solutions for OEMs of active implantable medical devices, with a focus on neuromodulation, drug delivery, cardiac rhythm management, and minimally invasive surgical devices. Cirtec has the expertise to provide value-added solutions to its
Lastline has secured USD28.5 million in its latest round of funding led by Thomvest Ventures. The round also includes investments from Osage University Partners, Redpoint Ventures and other current investors, and strategic investors Barracuda Networks, Inc., NTT Finance Corporation, and WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. The Series C funding will be
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