Private equity deal volume in the first quarter of 2012 exceeded expectations, according to GF Data. "Most private equity professionals are predicting a flood of deal activity in 2012. The volume of reported deals in the first quarter suggests it’s already starting to happen," says Andrew T Greenberg (pictured), GF

AMETEK has completed the previously announced acquisition of the parent company of Dunkermotoren GmbH from private equity firm Triton for EUR250 million (USD320 million). The acquisition of Dunkermotoren, a specialist in advanced motion control solutions for a wide range of industrial automation applications, is expected to be immediately accretive, adding

Gresham, the UK mid market private equity specialist, has invested GBP23 million in the management buy-out of Warrington-based Integrated Engineering Stores Associates (IESA), a specialist in the management of maintenance, repair and operating goods (MRO) expenditure, through integrated supply solutions. The buy-out plan is to take advantage of the inherent

The Riverside Company has completed the sale of MK Chimney Systems to French buyer Isotip-Joncoux Group. The sale of the Polish producer of chimney systems, liners and related products generated a gross cash-on-cash return of 2.9x.   Based in Zary, Poland, MK manufactures and distributes a wide variety of branded,

The Aureos Southern Africa Fund LLC (ASAF) has sold its 49% stake in Zambia’s foremost producer of table eggs, Golden Lay Limited (Golden Lay).  Golden Lay is involved in the production, distribution and sale of chicken table eggs throughout the Copperbelt region of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

glendonTodd Capital LLC, a private equity firm that focuses on investments in business services companies and investments in real estate has acquired Toutatis Inc in conjunction with Performa Partners. Based in São Paulo, Brazil, Toutatis Inc is a full service business process outsourcing (BPO) provider in Latin America and offers

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation has closed a USD1.5 million venture loan to StreamBase Systems, Inc (StreamBase), a leader in high-performance Complex Event Processing (CEP). The funds will be used to support the growth and expansion of the StreamBase business. Gerald A Michaud, President of Horizon, says: "We are pleased to

Middle market private equity fund River Associates Investments has held the final closing of its sixth investment fund complex. River VI, with USD222 million in commitments, exceeded its initial target of USD200 million and is more than twice as large as River V, which was a USD110 million fund. River

Smedvig Capital, the development capital house, has sold Ocean Outdoor, the leading operator of ‘Digital Out of Home’ advertising sites, to mid-market private equity house, LDC.   Over the last four years, Ocean has grown rapidly, increasing revenue more than 3 fold and become the clear leader in iconic, large