Newcastle Investment Corp has acquired Dow Jones Local Media Group from News Corp for USD87m. The company made a total equity investment of USD54m, including transaction expenses, and financed the remainder of the purchase price with USD33m of debt. Local Media Group operates 33 local publications, including eight
Tungsten is to acquire OB10, a business-to-business (B2B) e-invoicing network, for GBP99m. Tungsten has also signed a five-year rolling licence agreement with @UK PLC to deploy its analytic software technology to enable TungstenAnalytics to be delivered across Tungsten’s global e-invoicing network following the acquisition of OB10. Tungsten intends,
Delicpol, a Polish confectionery company, has acquired Cuprod, a Polish confectionery manufacturer, with the support of its shareholders AXA Private Equity and Resource Partners. The transaction has been completed one year after AXA Private Equity and Resource Partners acquired the business, and forms part of the growth strategy for
Private equity firm Banyan Capital Partners has acquired a majority interest in MIP Inc. Banyan is partnering with the company’s chief executive David Arditi and executive vice president of operations Aviyam Friedman, both of whom will carry on in their existing roles with MIP. Co-founder David Schreiner will continue leading
JZ Capital Partners (JZCP), a private equity fund that invests in high quality US and European micro cap companies, has expanded its European portfolio by making two micro cap investments in the UK and Germany. JZCP has co-invested GBP9m to acquire 36 per cent of the Winn Group, which
Firms advised by private equity firm Crestview Partners have closed the acquisition of direct-to-consumer beverage services provider DS Waters. The company will maintain its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Tom Harrington, president and chief executive officer of DS Waters, says: "As a result of this new partnership with Crestview,
Icelolly, a UK online holiday price comparison provider, has completed a GBP17m management buyout backed by Palatine Private Equity. Bradford-based Icelolly is a holiday price comparison provider with the main brand being Icelolly.com. The Icelolly.com holiday price comparison website offers around 40 million holiday packages from over 50 UK-based
The Riverside Company has acquired Rutland Plastics, a provider of screen printing inks for the apparel industry and plastisol compounds used in coating, moulding and other applications for automotive and industrial customers. Rutland has more than 1,100 active ink customers globally. The company’s customers and end-users range from global
Jarden Corporation is to acquire Yankee Candle Investments from a fund managed by private equity fund Madison Dearborn Partners for approximately USD1.75bn in cash. The transaction will extend Jarden’s portfolio of consumer brands in niche, seasonal staple categories, while creating opportunities in cross-selling, broadening the global distribution platform, and
Platinum Equity has closed Platinum Equity Capital Partners III, a buyout fund focused on investing in businesses that can benefit from Platinum’s operational expertise. The fund closed on its target size of USD3,750,000,000 in capital commitments. It is the successor to a USD2,750,000,000 fund that closed in 2008 and
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