Unifrax Holdings I Corporation (Unifrax), a portfolio company of private equity firm AEA Investors (AEA), has been acquired by American Securities. The transaction closed on 28 November, 2011. Harris Williams & Co acted as the lead advisor to Unifrax. The transaction was led by Chris Williams, John Neuner, John Arendale,

LogiXML, a pioneer of web-based business intelligence (BI) software, has closed a growth equity investment led by Summit Partners. Also participating in the round is Grotech Ventures, an existing LogiXML investor. LogiXML investors now include Summit Partners, Grotech Ventures and Updata Partners. The funds will be used to accelerate LogiXML’s

AssuredPartners, Inc, a portfolio company of leading Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR, has closed its second investment with the acquisition of SKCG Group, a White Plains, New York-based insurance agency. With revenues of approximately USD18 million, SKCG is one of the largest privately-held risk management and insurance advisory firms in

Global digital security software company, Clearswift, has been acquired by mid-market growth investor Lyceum Capital, in a deal that will see increased focus on Clearswift’s content-aware security products. Clearswift provides market-leading security software products to companies that view the security of their IP and communications as a strategic priority. Clearswift’s

Electra Private Equity has agreed to sell its interest in Capital Safety Group (CSG) to KKR. The total value of the deal is approximately USD1.1 billion. CSG is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of fall protection, confined space and rescue equipment.

 Completion, which is expected in January 2012, is

Boston-based private equity firm Riverside Partners has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority equity interest in ITC Global (ITC), an international provider of satellite communications services to mining, energy and maritime businesses operating in remote or harsh environments. As part of the transaction, Riverside Partners will also provide

IMG Partners LTD (IMG) has selected IntraLinks’ cloud-based solutions to securely communicate with its global investor community. IMG, an independent private equity real estate fund manager focused on the Russian market, is using IntraLinks to raise its second fund, Russia Development Fund II. "In the current fundraising environment, investors have

With the support of majority shareholder Perceva Capital, SHARK, the leading French supplier of motorcycle helmets, has acquired Holding Trophy, owner of motorcycle clothing and accessories brands Bagster, Bering and Ségura.   Present in over 30 countries, Holding Trophy is the French leader with over 25% market share and a

European private equity firm Cinven has completed its acquisition of Guardian Financial Services, the UK closed book of life and pensions business. Cinven reached agreement to acquire Guardian from AEGON in August 2011 for an enterprise value of GBP275 million. The transaction was originated by Cinven’s Financial Services team as