Private equity investor Calculus Capital has made a significant investment in Benito’s Hat.   The deal represents the first investment in the restaurant sector for Calculus.    Benito’s Hat, a Mexican-themed fast casual restaurant business with four sites in central London, was named after extravagant Mexican president Benito Juárez. Founder

OMERS Private Equity (OPE), the private equity investment arm of the OMERS pension plan, has completed the purchase of Civica from 3i and funds managed by 3i for an enterprise value of GBP390m.   Civica is a provider of software systems, cloud-based IT services and technical outsourcing, primarily to public

DB Private Equity, the private equity platform of the asset and wealth management division of Deutsche Bank Group, has invested in mobile commerce specialist Celltick.   In February, Celltick announced record revenue in 2012 with focus on mobile initiated commerce utilising its mobile home screen marketing technologies. The company creates

UK decommissioning, demolition and remediation specialist KDC has secured a multi-million pound refinancing deal from Yorkshire Bank.   The GBP3.8m finance package, from Yorkshire Bank’s Manchester-based corporate banking team, provides KDC with fresh working capital as it continues to win new contracts across the UK.   The deal also refinances

Darby Private Equity’s Converging Europe Mezzanine Fund (DCEMF) has signed an agreement to exit its equity and mezzanine holdings in Sirma, a Turkish bottled water and beverage manufacturer, in connection with a sale of a majority interest in Sirma to Danone.    DCEMF’s exit is subject to the closing of

German Equity Partners IV (GEP IV), a fund managed by the independent German private equity firm ECM Equity Capital Management, has acquired the MediFox Group, headquartered in Hildesheim, in partnership with the company’s management in an ownership succession transaction.   The founder and majority shareholder, who has developed MediFox Group

International law firm Osborne Clarke has advised Edi and Danny Truell on their latest growth capital investment in Imagine Publishing.   Since 2005, the Truells have been investing in Imagine publishing, a technology content producer with a portfolio of magazines, websites, bookazines, apps and other multimedia products.   Partners Greg

BMC Software is to be acquired by a private investor group led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital together with GIC Special Investments and Insight Venture Partners.   Under the terms of the agreement, affiliates of the investor group will acquire all outstanding BMC common stock for USD46.25 per