EQT has invested CHF44m in Swiss dental chain swiss smile based on a partnership agreement with the founders and majority owners Dr Haleh Abivardi and Dr Golnar Abivardi.   The sisters are both dentists and founded swiss smile in 2002. The existing minority shareholders have been bought out with the

Change Healthcare has closed its latest round of financing, securing USD15m led by HLM Venture Partners.   New investor Noro-Moseley Partners also participated in the financing round, as did all existing institutional investors – BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, Sandbox Industries, Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, Gary and Mary West Health

Frontier Capital has made an investment in MultiLing, a translation services provider specialising in intellectual property (IP) and technical materials for global enterprises.   Frontier’s USD10.3m minority equity investment in MultiLing provides growth capital to support the company’s continued expansion. The company will continue to be led by Michael Sneddon,

Renewable Resources Group, a California-based asset management firm with a focus on agriculture and other sustainable resources, has purchased Sun World International from Black Diamond Capital Management, an alternative asset management firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut.   "Sun World is an extraordinarily valuable company with a strong and experienced management

Private equity firm Parthenon Capital Partners has acquired eSecLending, a securities lending agent.   Founded in 2000 to provide an alternative approach to securities lending, eSecLending is the largest independent securities lending agent. Clients include asset managers, pension funds, insurance companies and corporations, whose combined assets under management exceed USD2trn.

Parsley Energy has closed on a USD65m preferred equity investment by Natural Gas Partners (NGP).   Parsley is a Midland, Texas-based company that was founded by its chief executive Bryan Sheffield in 2008. With nine rigs running, Parsley is one of the most active operators in the prolific Midland Basin.

Funds managed by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners have entered into exclusive final negotiations with Campbell Soup Company following a firm offer made by CVC to acquire certain European activities (excluding the UK, Ireland, Middle East and Africa) of the company.   Campbell Europe is a consumer food business

Newell Rubbermaid is to sell its Hardware business, which includes the Amerock, Ashland, Bulldog and Shur-Line brands, to Nova Capital, an acquirer of corporate and private equity portfolios.   Newell Rubbermaid is an American manufacturer and distributor of many household items.   The transaction is expected to close within the