Funds advised by Oaktree Capital Management have acquired all the shares in Railpool and Railpool Holding from HSH Nordbank and KfW IPEX-Bank. The purchase price has not been disclosed.   A team from CMS Hasche Sigle led by Hamburg-based partners Dr Ludwig Linder and Dr Henrik Drinkuth advised HSH Nordbank

e-Go aeroplanes, the UK’s first manufacturer of lightweight carbon fibre aeroplanes, has raised GBP950,000 in a second round of finance, surpassing its target of between GBP650,000 and GBP800,000. This latest funding round follows the e-Go prototype’s first successful flight on 17 October 2013.   All existing investors are contributing again.

An affiliate of Equicapita Income Trust, a private equity fund, has acquired 100 per cent of the shares of Levy's Machine Works. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Levy's is a custom design and speciality manufacturing company.   Founded in 1980, Levy's has been servicing a diverse customer base in the energy,

Private equity fund GCF has acquired 100 per cent ownership of Mktvari HPP project, a Georgian hydro power plant project, from JSC Caucasus Energy and Infrastructure (CEI).  The project’s total investment value is USD98m and its objective is to develop a hydro power plant with 53.3MW of total installed capacity.

Private investment firm Water Street Healthcare Partners has invested in Orgentec Diagnostika, a specialty diagnostics company headquartered in Mainz, Germany. The investment expands Water Street's global presence in the growing specialty diagnostics sector, particularly in Europe and emerging markets.   Scott Garrett, former chairman and CEO of Beckman Coulter and

Middle-market private equity firm American Industrial Partners (AIP) has completed the acquisition of SG Holdings I (SERVA) from Wexford Capital, an SEC registered investment advisor with over USD4 billion of assets under management.  Founded in 1991, SERVA is a designer and manufacturer of fracking equipment, coiled tubing equipment, and well

Private equity firm SFW Capital Partners has made a strategic investment in Essen BioScience. SFW is partnering in this investment with Essen’s co-founders, Kirk Schroeder and Brad Neagle, who serve as the current president and vice-president of operations and engineering respectively, and its management team.   With SFW’s support and

Private investment firm Clearlake Capital Group is to acquire ConvergeOne, a provider of communications solutions and managed services to enterprises globally, from Genstar Capital. Headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, ConvergeOne offers one source for multivendor solutions – from initial design and implementation through ongoing consulting, technical support, and managed services across