Avolon, the international aircraft leasing business, is to partner with Wells Fargo, a diversified financial services company, to form a new joint venture aircraft leasing business called Avolon Capital Partners (ACP). The formation of ACP is subject to a number of regulatory approvals. Since its inception in 2010, Avolon has

The Frankel Commercialisation Fund, in collaboration with The Samuel Zell & Robert H Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, has invested in Fusion Coolant Systems, a developer of an advanced coolant and lubrication system that makes manufacturing more efficient.   The Frankel

ORIX Private Equity has invested in R2integrated (r2i), a digital and social marketing agency. This investment will accelerate r2i’s growth and allow r2i to pursue acquisitions in the digital and social marketing industry within key US and international geographies. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, r2i is a digital agency that offers

M&A activity in emerging Europe last year was hampered by the drawn-out debt crisis in the Eurozone, political turmoil in some states and tough austerity plans introduced by local governments, according to a report from CMS and Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS) DealWatch. According to Emerging Europe: M&A Report 2012,

Horizon Care, a provider of specialist care and education to children with severe and complex needs, backed by NBGI Private Equity, has completed the acquisition of Educare Adolescent Services. Educare, which is also based in the Midlands, works closely with local authority commissioners to deliver care and education to children

Munich-based venture capital firm Target Partners has made a EUR2m investment in Finanzchef24, Germany’s first financial services portal using a direct marketing model to target small businesses and self-employed individuals. With its proprietary technology for comparing commercial insurance and banking products, Finanzchef24 has focused the launch around business liability insurance,

Manufacturing is the leading sector for North West private equity deals over the past three years, accounting for 25 per cent of transactions, according to research by Equistone Partners in the North. Since January 2010, the region has completed 62 deals in manufacturing with a total value of GBP952m, out

Middle-market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has sold 4Front Engineered Solutions to Assa Abloy. Headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, 4Front is a manufacturer of loading dock equipment. 4Front’s products consist of mechanical, air-powered and hydraulic dock levellers, seals and shelters, trailer safety restraints, energy efficient HVLS fans, specialty dock doors, material