The Czech investment company Jet Investment has agreed to dispose of 100 per cent ownership in the company Benet Automotive to the Japan-based multinational company Teijin Limited, a specialist in the development, manufacturing and sales of technologically advanced materials and products.  The terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in Connect Managed Services (Connect) after securing a deal that merges the contact centre technology and services group with G3 Comms (G3).  The transaction creates one of the UK’s largest customer experience and unified communications specialists and a group with combined

Private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has sold  GEV Group Holdings Limited (GEV) to Bridges Fund Management generating 2.7x returns for Maven investors. The existing management team, led by CEO David Fletcher, is re-investing as part of the deal and will continue to lead the business. Headquartered in Hull,

Private equity funds managed by Angelo, Gordon & Co have completed the sale of Crunch Fitness (Crunch) to TPG Growth, a middle market and growth equity platform of alternative asset firm TPG. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Crunch is a health and fitness company that owns, operates,

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities has agreed to sell its subsidiary Solidus Solutions (Solidus) to funds advised by Centerbridge Partners for an enterprise value of approximately EUR330 million.  Solidus is the leading European producer of sustainable fibre-based packaging solutions for food, beverage & horticulture, consumer goods and industrial applications. The deal represents

Maven Capital Partners (Maven), one of the UK’s most active private equity houses, has exited from its investment in JT Holdings UK Limited (Just Trays) to Kartell UK Limited (Kartell), delivering a 2x return for its investors. Just Trays is a niche manufacturer of shower trays, selling its products into

Earth Capital (EC), a global investment group focused on sustainable and impact investments, has made a successful early exit of Inval Green Energy (IGE) from the European portfolio of the Nobel Sustainability Fund (NSF). IGE, which is managed by sub-manager Barcelona-based SI Capital (SiC), part of the Earth Capital Holdings

Gresham House Renewable Energy VCT 1 and Gresham House Renewable Energy VCT 2 have exited their nvestments in ChargePoint Services Ltd (CPS) via a trade sale to Engie as part of the French utility’s buyout of 100 per cent of CPS.  The exit will generate a total rate of return

HYPE Capital has invested in Israeli startup, Tokabot, an intelligent fan engagement and monetisation platform for sports and entertainment. Tokabet clients include betting giant BWIN, German football clubs and the German Football Association (DFB). HYPE Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund, has today announced its the lead investor in Tokabot.

Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a private equity investor in Central and Eastern Europe, as completed the sale of Bambi, a biscuit producer in the countries of former Yugoslavia, to Coca-Cola HBC AG.  Mid Europa acquired Bambi in 2015 together with Imlek and Knjaz Miloš, the leading regional dairy and