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SHS acquires puracon

A fund advised by SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement mbH, has acquired puracon's business operations from the insolvent predecessor company. Based in Rosenheim, puracon is a packaging specialist focused on the sterile assembly and packaging of medical devices and implants in GMP certified cleanrooms. The range of services that it provides

Rubicon and Grovepoint acquire EnServe Group from Cinven

Rubicon Partners and Grovepoint Capital have cquired EnServe Group Limited from European private equity firm Cinven for an undisclosed amount. EnServe is a provider of infrastructure support services to the utilities sector, operating principally in the UK. EnServe was acquired during December 2010 by Cinven and today comprises three divisions: Electricity,

Sunny Delight Beverages Co to be acquired by Brynwood Partners VII

Private equity firm JW Child Associates has agreed to sell Sunny Delight Beverages Co (SDBC), to Brynwood Partners VII L.P. for an undisclosed amount pending regulatory approval. SDBC, a Cincinnati-based company, was formed by JW Childs in 2004 when it acquired the iconic SunnyD brand from The Procter & Gamble

Ambienta acquires Mikrotron

Environmental investment-focused private equity fund Ambienta has acquired Mikrotron, a German-based provider of high-speed machine vision cameras. Mikrotron, together with Tattile, which Ambienta purchased in 2012, will constitute the core of LakeSight Technologies, the consolidation project backed by Ambienta aimed at building a European leader in the machine vision sector.

Leaders Fund launches USD100m VC fund to invest in enterprise SaaS companies

Leaders Fund has launched with a fund of USD100 million to invest in promising enterprise SaaS companies. Leaders Fund is led by an experienced team of operators who have founded or scaled multiple enterprise software companies, including Rypple, Workbrain, Ariba and Applied Predictive Technologies, achieving successful public and private exits.

IK Investment Partners to acquire TeleComputing

IK VII Fund, advised by IK Investment Partners (IK), is to acquire TeleComputing AS from Ferd Capital. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Since 1997, TeleComputing has been at the forefront of IT operations and outsourcing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Nordic region. As

JMP Group closes Harvest Intrexon Enterprise Fund at USD245m

JMP Group’s hedge fund and investment arm Harvest Capital Strategies has raised USD245 million for the Harvest Intrexon Enterprise Fund, an investment vehicle dedicated to funding companies that utilise the inventions, discoveries and technologies of Intrexon Corporation, a specialist in synthetic biology. The Harvest Intrexon Enterprise Fund will invest exclusively in

Waterlogic to acquire PHS Waterlogic in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands

Waterlogic is to acquire the water cooler division of PHS Group (PHS Waterlogic) for an undisclosed amount. PHS Waterlogic is a long established water cooler business active in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands. The business exclusively distributes Waterlogic manufactured and branded point-of-use water (POU) coolers, and was originally acquired

TA Associates to Invest USD187,000,000 in StorageCraft Technology

Private equity firm TA Associates is to invest USD187,000,000 in StorageCraft Technology Corporation, an international provider of backup and recovery software. Additional terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in late January, have not been disclosed. In connection with the investment, Matt Medeiros has joined StorageCraft as Chairman

Shoosmiths Manchester completes first deal for NorthEdge Capital

The corporate team from the Manchester office of national law-firm, Shoosmiths has advised private equity firm, NorthEdge on its investment into TKC, a Greater Manchester-based kitchen trade supplier. The investment was used to back a management buyout of TKC and to secure a majority stake in the GBP19m-turnover business for

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