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AXA Private Equity works alongside management to acquire Fives

AXA Private Equity, the European diversified private equity firm, has signed an agreement with the management team of Fives Group, led by Frédéric Sanchez, to acquire a stake in the company. As part of the same transaction, the management team becomes the majority stakeholder as Fives enters the next phase

United Initiators acquires Syrgis Performance Initiators

United Initiators has acquired Syrgis Performance Initiators (SPI) from Syrgis Performance Products, which is owned by Edgewater Capital Partners.   SPI is a manufacturer of customer tailored formulations of ketone peroxides in North America and Europe and benzoyl peroxides in North America. Both products are organic peroxide initiators used in

HIG Capital acquires assets of Arctic Glacier Income Fund

An affiliate of private equity investment firm HIG Capital has completed the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Arctic Glacier Income Fund. The transaction was effectuated pursuant to the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) and the US Bankruptcy Code. The new company, Arctic Glacier Holdings, will be based in

Bertram Capital completes USD116m sale of Author Solutions to Pearson

Bertram Capital has sold Author Solutions to Pearson, a learning company and parent of Penguin Books. The USD116m all-cash deal marks Bertram Capital’s third portfolio company exit in the last nine months. Since Bertram Capital’s investment in 2007, ASI has grown to be a leading provider of professional self-publishing services.

Carlyle Group and management to acquire Service King Collision Repair Centres

The Carlyle Group, together with management and employees of Service King Collision Repair Centers, is to acquire majority ownership in the largest independent US chain of auto body repair shops. Founder Eddie Lennox will retain a significant ownership stake in Service King. Chief executive officer Cathy Bonner will become chairman

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Mid Europa Partners to invest in Walmark

Mid Europa Partners, a private equity firm focused on Central Europe and Turkey, is to partner with the founders of Walmark by acquiring a 50 per cent stake in the company. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed in Q4 2012.   With

KPS portfolio company acquires CWS Industries

KPS Capital Partners’ portfolio company International Equipment Solutions has acquired, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, CWS Industries.    This is the fourth acquisition by IES since its formation. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. KPS formed IES in September 2011 as a platform for investments serving the

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Private equity firm acquires SensiQ Technologies from FLIR Systems

SensiQ Technologies has been acquired by private equity firm TechVen Partners. The firm plans to expand the market reach of its Label-Free Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) devices for biomolecular interaction analysis. "We’re ready to shake things up. With new resources, we are set to expand promotion of SensiQ’s innovative Label-Free

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IK2007 Fund to acquire health and fitness company Actic

IK Investment Partners’ IK2007 Fund has entered into an agreement to acquire Actic from funds managed by FSN Capital. Actic is a Nordic health and fitness company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Closing of the transaction is subject to legal and regulatory approvals. Actic has 143 health

Monroe Capital provides USD16.5m for acquisition of FTJ FundChoice

Monroe Capital has provided a USD16.5m unitranche facility to support the acquisition of FTJ FundChoice by Seaport Capital Partners. Based in Kentucky, FTJ FundChoice provides technology enabled mutual fund trading platforms to investment advisers nationwide. The company’s Turnkey Asset Management Program and recordkeeping services provide investment advisers with back office

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