Energy group Winch Energy has invested in Sicily-based energy trader Onda Energy and its subsidiary Energit, based in Sardinia. The Onda Energy Group is the largest gas and electricity broker in both Sicily and Sardinia, with some 35,000 commercial customers in Sicily, Sardinia and Italy. The combined group has turnover

Private equity firm TA Associates has completed a majority investment in DigiCert, a provider of enterprise security solutions. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. Founded in 2003, DigiCert provides online authentication and encryption services primarily through Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificates to companies, government agencies, financial institutions, and educational

Moonray Healthcare has acquired Lexum, a provider of ophthalmology in Czech Republic and Poland. The deal will see a phased transfer of ownership from current investors ARX Equity Partners and founder Professor Martin Filipec, who will remain with the group. Lexum operates 10 hospitals across Central Europe including the European

Silverfleet Capital, the European private equity firm, has acquired La Fée Maraboutée, a French wholesaler and retailer of women’s fashion, for EUR65m. The founder of the company and its joint-chief executives are also making a significant investment alongside Silverfleet Capital.   Founded in 1996 in Roanne, which is located west

GI Partners, a middle market private equity firm, has acquired a data centre and office building in San Diego. The investment was made through DataCore, a fully discretionary core real estate fund managed by GI Partners that was launched earlier this year with the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS).

Graycliff Partners has completed a mezzanine investment in Naumann Hobbs Material Handling. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Naumann Hobbs is a full-service material handling equipment distributor and aftermarket service provider. Graycliff provided subordinated debt financing in support of a recapitalisation of the company. Graycliff, a middle market investment firm, was founded

Nautic Partners has completed the sale of Aavid Thermalloy to an investor group led by Audax Private Equity. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Concord, New Hampshire, Aavid is a designer and manufacturer of high-performance thermal management products. Aavid’s products are used to dissipate heat

CitySprint has acquired Eagle Express Worldwide Couriers, its seventh acquisition since it was backed by UK mid-market private equity house Dunedin in December 2010. This comes at a time of high transactional activity for Dunedin, which in the past two weeks has announced its exit from conference and training venues