Interchem SA, the leading Polish wholesaler of household products and personal care goods, controlled by Resource Partners, has finalised the acquisition of Polbita Sp. z o.o., the owner and operator of Drogerie Natura, the Polish personal care retail chain. Interchem was acquired in January 2011 by Resource Partners, a private

WFEL, the Stockport-based defence engineering group which is backed by UK mid-market private equity house Dunedin, has secured a significant contract to supply GBP57 million of tactical military bridges to the Swiss armed forces. This agreement follows a highly competitive two-year international procurement contest and as such strengthens WFEL’s position

Cheshire mobile application software developer Kirona Group has secured a significant investment from mid-market private equity firm LDC.   The business, which is based in Alderley Edge, was established in 2003 by former Oracle executives David Murray and Neil Harvey, and develops FFA solutions for a wide range of industries

Advent International, the global private equity firm and the François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire Group, have completed the acquisition of the Card Systems and Identity divisions of Oberthur, following workers’ council consultation and the approval of the transaction by relevant market authorities. Advent International, along with the company’s management, now controls 90%

Brynwood Partners VI’s newly-formed portfolio company, Sun Country Foods, Inc, has acquired the Kretschmer wheat germ brand and manufacturing facility from The Quaker Oats Company. Sun Country Foods purchased the rights to the Kretschmer brand in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. Additionally, Sun Country Foods acquired the Sun Country

StepStone Group is to acquire the funds management business of Parish Capital Advisors, LLP (Parish Capital), a private equity investment manager with USD2 billion in assets under management. The acquisition is expected to close in January, 2012 and is subject to customary closing conditions. Terms of the transaction were not

ABS Group of Companies, Inc has entered into an agreement to acquire Safetec Nordic AS (Safetec), a provider of integrated risk and asset management services. The programs and services of Safetec will strengthen and expand those of ABS Consulting (a subsidiary of ABS Group). ABS believes that combining the talent

International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP represented O3b Networks in their USD137 million financing for a series of four additional satellites to support super-fast broadband connections to Africa and other emerging markets. The project has been described by the BBC as “one of the most ambitious commercial