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Aptean acquires Apprise

Aptean, a provider of enterprise software solutions to more than 6,500 customers world-wide, has acquired Apprise, a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply chain management (SCM) solutions for importers and distributors of consumer goods.   Apprise provides cloud and on-premise ERP and SCM software solutions for financial management,

Actis wind platform Echoenergia acquires two wind farms in Brazil

Actis’ newly created wind platform Echoenergia has acquired 100 per cent of two operating wind farms in the north east of Brazil, from Brazilian premier wind developer Casa dos Ventos.   The two wind farms, with contracted 20-year PPAs, total 346MW. Tiangua, located in Ceara state, has an installed capacity

L Squared completes recapitalisation of Oracle Elevator

L Squared Capital Partners, together with Longview Asset Management, has partnered with Oracle management to recapitalise the company.   Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Oracle represents L Squared’s sixth platform investment over the last three years. Founded in 2004 with 22 branch locations across 13

TWINO and KPMG publish Alternative Lending Index

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform TWINO has released the first ever Alternative Lending Index (ALI) in conjunction with KPMG.   The report compares lending environments across Europe over the period 2010- 2016.   The ALI uses information gathered from the European Central Bank and Eurostat, as well as the central banks

Oakley Capital Investments acquires Schuelerhilfe

Oakley Capital Investments’ Private Equity III is to acquire the business and operations of ZGS Verwaltungs (Schuelerhilfe), from its current majority shareholders Deutsche Beteiligungs (DBAG) and DBAG Fund V.   Schuelerhilfe is a provider of after school tutoring to primary and secondary school students in Germany and Austria.    Established in

HIG Capital sells equity stake in Surgery Partners

HIG Capital is to sell its existing stake in Surgery Partners to Bain Capital Private Equity.   In conjunction with the transaction, Surgery Partners and National Surgical Healthcare (NSH), an owner and operator of surgical facilities in partnership with local physicians, have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which

Agilitas-backed Recover Nordic makes add-on acquisitions

Agilitas, a pan-European mid-market private equity firm, has made several strategic bolt-on acquisitions to its portfolio company Recover Nordic, a provider of damage control, emergency response and environmental services.   In Sweden, where Recover Nordic operates under the Relita brand, the business has acquired 100 per cent of three businesses:

Accenture acquires Media Hive

Accenture has acquired Media Hive, an e-commerce solutions provider with expertise in cross-channel commerce strategy, custom application development and the creation of innovative retail experiences for any device.   The acquisition will strengthen the capabilities of Accenture Interactive around Salesforce Commerce Cloud (previously Demandware) implementations and the delivery of best-in-class commerce experiences for

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Mourant Ozannes advises on first five Jersey Private Funds

Mourant Ozannes’ investment funds team has established the first five Jersey Private Funds (JPF) since the new regime came into effect last month.   Introduced by the Jersey Financial Services Commission, the new JPF product has been designed to rationalise and consolidate Jersey’s private fund regimes for funds offered to

Perusa fund to acquire Maredo

Perusa Partners Fund 2, an investment fund advised by Perusa, has acquired German steak house chain Maredo from GEP III, an investment fund advised by ECM Equity Capital Management.   Both companies jointly announced the transaction on 11 May. Transaction details were not disclosed.   Maredo operates 46 restaurants with

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