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Lariat merges Newpark Environmental Services and Offshore Cleaning Systems

National private equity firm Lariat Partners has formed Ecoserv, an integrated environmental cleaning and waste disposal provider, by merging Newpark Environmental Services with Offshore Cleaning Systems (OCS). Kenny DesOrmeaux, founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based OCS, will become CEO of Ecoserv, which will be headquartered in Lafayette, LA and operate

CMS Hasche Sigle advises automotive supplier etm on sale to BOS

International group BOS has acquired automotive supplier etm (engineering technologie marketing GmbH). Subject to approval from the competition authorities, the Schönbrunn site and employees will become part of BOS, which currently has 17 facilities worldwide.   Going forward, etm will continue to be managed and developed as an independent firm.

Warburg Pincus invests USD32m in Specialists On Call

An affiliate of private equity firm Warburg Pincus has invested USD32m in Specialists On Call to fund future growth initiatives. Established in 2007, SOC is a provider of specialty physician services that provides on-call coverage to suburban and urban acute-care hospitals via videoconferencing, a USD3bn addressable market.    The company

Baird advises Hy-Bon Engineering on sale to Regal Beloit Corporation

Hy-Bon Engineering Company, a portfolio company of Pfingsten Partners, has been acquired by Regal Beloit Corporation (RBC). Baird acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Hy-Bon on the transaction. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.   Baird’s deal team was led by Joe Packee, managing director, who says:

Octopus-backed GetLenses acquires Vision Direct and Lensbase

UK online contact lens retailer GetLenses.co.uk has acquired Dutch online retailers Vision Direct and Lensbase, which sell contact lenses and prescription glasses to consumers in the Netherlands, Spain and the UK. The acquisition was financed by a new funding round led by existing shareholder Octopus Investments and included Fidelity Worldwide

Currency Cogs

Alternative FX firm secures EUR6.5m series A investment

Kantox, an FX firm offering SMEs and mid-caps a foreign currency exchange solution via a peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform, has secured EUR6.5m of new series A funding. The increase in capital will be used to further develop its technology and consolidate its presence across Europe, providing more clients with a

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Maven leads management buyout of SPS

Private equity and alternative asset manager Maven Capital Partners has led the GBP7.25m management buyout of SPS (EU) Limited from 4imprint Group. Blackpool-based SPS is a supplier in the promotional merchandise market, with over 20 years’ operating history.   With current turnover of GBP17m the business has experienced growth over

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HIG Capital closes Middle Market LBO Fund II at USD1.75bn

HIG Capital has closed HIG Middle Market LBO Fund II at its USD1.75bn cap. The fund will continue HIG Capital’s investment strategy of focusing on private equity, buyout and equity-related investments in middle-market companies primarily in the US.   Sami Mnaymneh and Tony Tamer, co-founders and managing partners of HIG

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