YFM has sold its funds’ investments in Harvey Jones Kitchens in a secondary buyout backed by Allied Irish Bank (GB), achieving a return over two-time on the original investment in the process.  Funds advised and managed by YFM backed the buyout of the premium kitchen manufacturer and retailer from the

Epidarex Capital (Epidarex), an early stage life science venture capital firm, has sold portfolio company Confluence Life Sciences to Aclaris Therapeutics, for a total deal value of up to USD100 million in up-front and milestone payments.  The Confluence investors are also eligible to receive future payments on royalties on drug

EmergeVest, an international private investment firm, has completed the first inaugural exit from its debut fund, EmergeVest Fund LP. In connection with the successful merger of its portfolio company, JD United Holdings Limited (JDU), with Taiwan-listed Roo Hsing Co, EmergeVest completely exited its investment in JDU, generating more than two-times

Middle-market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has completed the sale of Senco Holdings (Senco) to Kyocera Corporation (KYO), a supplier of cutting tools, industrial ceramics, electronic components, printers, copiers, solar power generating systems, mobile phones and semiconductor packages. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Senco is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of

Funds advised by Bregal Unternehmerkapital have sold their majority holding in enterprise resource planning (ERP) provider proALPHA. These shares were acquired by the management team and by funds advised by the international investment firm Intermediate Capital Group (ICG). Bregal will remain involved in the further development of proALPHA through a

Columbia Pacific Advisors, a Seattle alternative investment firm, is to sell Talyst Systems, a market leader in pharmacy automation solutions based in Kirkland, Washington, to Swisslog Healthcare, asupplier of medication management and supply chain solutions and services. The sale is a successful exit for Columbia Pacific Advisors’ growth capital strategy,

A company backed by Permira funds is to sell Netafim, a specialist in smart drip and micro-irrigation solutions for sustainable agriculture and other applications, to Mexichem, in an all-cash transaction worth USD1.895 billion.  Mexichem will acquire 80 per cent of Netafim while Kibbutz Hatzerim, the founder, will retain the remaining

Alfatherm has sold its self-adhesive tape substrate business to Tekni-Plex. The self-adhesive tape substrate business will be integrated into Tekni-Films Gallazzi, Tekni-Plex’s operation located in Gallarate (VA), Italy.   Marino Uberti, CEO of Alfatherm, says: “The divestiture of the adhesive tape substrate business is part of a broader strategic review.

Carbo Ceramics is to sell Carbo Ceramics Cyprus Limited, which owns a proppant manufacturing facility in Kopeysk, Russia, to Petro Welt Technologies AG (PeWeTe). The BCS Global Markets team acted as an exclusive financial advisor to Carbo Ceramics Inc. on the transaction.   Yuri Prilipov, Head of Investment Banking, BCS

One Equity Partners, a middle market private equity firm, has exited Netaş, a Turkish technology and telecommunications systems integration and software development company. The interest was sold to ZTE Corp., a Chinese multi-national telecommunications equipment and systems business serving the Mobile Internet, for $101 million, subject to certain adjustments.