First Investors Financial Services Group has completed its previously announced merger with an affiliate of private equity firm Aquiline Capital Partners.    The total consideration to be received by the former holders of First Investors securities will be approximately USD100 million. First Investors, which is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of a

TowerBrook Capital Partners has acquired a majority interest in Vistage International, the world’s largest for-profit peer-advisory membership organisation of chief executives and business executives. With more than 16,000 members in 15 countries, Vistage delivers leadership development and business value to CEOs and key executives in the US and around the

European private equity firm Cinven has completed its acquisition of Amdipharm, the family-owned international niche pharmaceuticals business, for a total consideration of GBP367m.  This deal follows Cinven’s acquisition of Mercury Pharma, an international specialty pharmaceuticals company, in August 2012.   Amdipharm will be merged, over time, with Mercury Pharma. The

Ecorse Investments, a company indirectly owned by funds managed by private equity fund Advent International, has closed its tender offer for the sale of EKO Holding Group shares, reaching a total subscription level of 97.98 per cent. According to the schedule provided in the tender offer document for the sale

Pentaho has raised USD23m in a C funding round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from additional existing investors Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures and DAG Ventures. Pentaho will use the funds to expand its development, engineering, services, sales and marketing efforts needed to support its continued growth and

AXA Private Equity is providing EUR100m of additional financing to support the development of Ceva. The deal follows AXA Private Equity’s first investment of EUR30m in 2007. Ceva is an animal health company, which since becoming independent in 1999, has grown by more than 10 per cent per year, well

KPS Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company, North American Breweries, to Cerveceria Costa Rica, a subsidiary of Florida Ice and Farm, for USD388m in cash. NAB is one of the largest independently owned beer companies in the US and the owner of a diverse