HIG Europe, the European arm of global private equity firm HIG Capital, is to sell the International School of Europe Group (ISE). Closing of the transaction is expected in mid-September 2016. Terms have not been disclosed. 
 ISE, founded in 1958 by the Formiga family, is a group of schools
Noerr has advised Isaria Wohnbau on its capital increase carried out in connection with its takeover by the US private equity investor Lone Star. The cash raised amounted to around EUR53 million. At the same time, Noerr assisted the Munich-based project development company in cancelling the admission of its
Early-stage venture capital firm True Ventures has raised USD310 million for its fifth fund, True Ventures V. With the close of this fund, True now manages approximately USD1.3 billion in capital. True received support from substantially all of its existing investor base and a few new institutional investors.
Guardian Capital Partners has acquired Carson-Dellosa Publishing in partnership with the firm’s existing executive management team, which will continue operating the company going forward. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, Carson-Dellosa is a provider of K-8 supplemental education content for parents, teachers and students with a portfolio of brands including Spectrum,
Funds managed by Alpina Partners have acquired Cimdata from Infoniqa Holding and iLab24. Cimdata will now become part of a larger group of enterprise software businesses focusing on enterprise resource planning (ERP). Alpina has previously acquired a majority stake in Oxaion, an ERP software company based in Ettlingen, Germany.
BioLineRx, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to identifying, in-licensing and developing new drugs, has established a joint venture (JV) with I-Bridge Capital, a Chinese venture capital fund focused on developing new therapies. The joint venture, named iPharma, will develop clinical and pre-clinical therapeutic candidates originating primarily in Israel to
Capstone has advised Green Dot, a telecommunications provider headquartered in Trinidad and Tobago, on its deal to sell a 51 per cent stake to One Caribbean Media. The acquisition will allow Green Dot to accelerate subscriber growth and continue expanding into new markets. Green Dot, headquartered in Port of
Equistone Partners-backed Travel Counsellors, an independent provider of bespoke leisure and corporate travel, has seen a 22 per cent rise in turnover over the last 12 months. The Manchester-based company, which has been backed by the private equity house since 2014, has reported turnover of GBP166 million for the year
Earlybird Venture Capital has held the first closing of its Earlybird Health Tech Fund. Headquartered in North Rhine-Westphalia, the fund will invest primarily in the field of medical technology across Europe and has a target size of EUR100 million to EUR120 million. The fund’s investors include NRW.BANK, the Generali
Antares Capital is serving as administrative agent and sole lead arranger on a USD72 million senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of Pathway Partners Vet Holding by investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity (MSPE). Founded by Dr Jasen Trautwein in Austin, Texas and led by
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