European private equity firm Cinven has acquired the Amdipharm Group, the family-owned international niche pharmaceuticals business, for a total consideration of GBP367m. Amdipharm will operate initially as a standalone business but, over time, Cinven will look to merge Amdipharm with its existing portfolio company, Mercury Pharma, which it acquired in

Branding Brand, a mobile commerce platform used by retailers such as American Eagle Outfitters, Costco, Ralph Lauren and Sephora, has secured USD7.5m in series A funding led by Insight Venture Partners, with CrunchFund and Eastern Advisors also participating. Branding Brand will use the investment to scale customer acquisition, technology development,

The CapStreet Group, a Houston-based private equity firm, has completed the sale of GHX Holdings to United Central Industrial Supply. GHX, a value-added distributor of fluid transfer and sealing products, will merge its operations with those of United Central and will operate as The United Distribution Group. GHX’s management team,

Denver-based private equity firm KRG Capital Partners has completed a recapitalisation of Home Solutions in combination with its senior management team. This investment represents the 13th platform company for KRG’s USD1.96bn Fund IV and its fourth platform investment in the healthcare sector. Home Solutions is a provider of home infusion

Private equity firm VMG Partners has completed the sale of Snack Factory, parent company of Pretzel Crisps, to Snyder’s-Lance for USD340m. Pretzel Crisps, the world’s first flat pretzel-shaped cracker, was launched by snack food pioneers Sara and Warren Wilson in 2004.  VMG invested in the company in 2009 and, working

Private equity fund manager Summer Street Capital Partners has invested in Midwest Technical Institute, a private, post-secondary school providing career education in the fields of welding, HVACR, allied health and cosmetology with five campuses across Illinois and Mississippi. This transaction is Summer Street’s third platform investment in the post-secondary career

The Beekman Group has closed the sale of Northwestern Management Services (NMS) to Linden Capital Partners, a healthcare-focused middle market investment firm. Founded in 2002 by chief executive David A Willens, NMS provides management and administrative services and facilities for the Gentle Dental Group and has grown into the largest

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has completed the acquisition of Deltek, a provider of enterprise software and information solutions for professional services firms and government contractors, for USD13 per share or USD1.1bn. With the transaction completed, Deltek’s stock ceased trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol PROJ at market