YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has made an additional multi-million pound investment in the UK-headquartered film and TV visual effects company Outpost VFX through its British Smaller Companies VCTs. This will enable the business to continue its rapid scale-up by investing in high calibre artistic talent, company culture and its tech

NB Renaissance and Chequers Capital are to sell the Biolchim Group (Biolchim), an Italy-based global producer and distributor of a specialty fertilisers, to JM Huber Corporation, one of the largest US family-owned companies whose products are used in a broad range of applications including agriculture, food and beverage, personal care,

Abris Capital Partners (Abris), an ESG transformation specialist private equity investor, has supported GreenGroup, a central European circular economy specialist, in acquiring UAB Ecso, a Lithuanian LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene) recycling company. Part of an ambitious M&A strategy, this acquisition marks GreenGroup’s entry into the polyolefin recycling market and creates

QinetiQ US, a wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ Group and a leading defence company is to acquire Avantus Federal (Avantus) from NewSpring Holdings for an enterprise value of $590 million. The combination of QinetiQ US and Avantus will create a powerful growth platform to address the complex and large scale

An affiliate of CenterGate Capital (CenterGate), an Austin-based private equity investment firm, has made an investment in Prisma Graphic (Prisma), a marketing solutions provider that offers a range of technology-enabled marketing logistics functions for enterprise customers. Established in 1980 and headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, with an additional location in Nashville,

Carlyle is to acquire a controlling stake in Ocmis Group (Ocmis), a manufacturer of advanced irrigation systems for the agricultural market, partnering with historical shareholders including the Montorsi family and the management team. Equity for the investment will be provided by Carlyle Europe Partners V (CEP V), a €6.4bn fund

Warburg Pincus, has agreed to invest $250 million in Montana Renewables (MRL), a renewable fuels business and subsidiary of Calumet Specialty Products Partners (Calumet) in the form of a participating preferred equity security. The investment values MRL at a pre-commissioning enterprise value of $2.25 billion.  The preferred equity investment is not

OMERS Private Equity is to acquire Pueblo Mechanical & Controls (Pueblo), a mechanical services provider, from Huron Capital Partners. Financial details have not been disclosed. Founded in 2001, Pueblo provides HVAC and plumbing installation, retrofit and repair services to customers in education, municipal, and healthcare end markets. OMERS Private Equity

Fortes Partners Limited, a multi-disciplinary staffing group backed by Omni Partners, a London based alternative investment management firm, has acquired legal and secretarial staffing specialist DMJ Recruitment. Founded in 2007, DMJ Recruitment is one of the largest London-based independent staffing businesses placing legal professionals and company secretaries in private practice

Spanish private equity firm Queka Real Partners has acquired Valencian company Factory Colchón, a retailer specialised in mattresses and rest products. Founded in 2004, Factory Colchón is a leading Spanish company in the design and distribution of sleep products. The Company sells through its shops and its own e-commerce channels.