Harris Williams & Co has advised on the sale of Silverchair Learning Systems, LLC (SLS), a healthcare IT (HCIT) provider delivering online learning and communication solutions to the senior care industry. SLS, a subsidiary of Silverchair Holdings, Inc. (Silverchair), was sold to Vista Equity Partners (Vista). The transaction was led

Mid-market private equity house Dunedin has sold WFEL, a leader in mobile tactical military bridging, to KMW, a German land defence systems provider. The sale has realised a multiple of 2.4x for Dunedin. Under Dunedin’s ownership WFEL has seen significant growth in sales, predominantly exports, increasing by nearly 70% to

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