Thoma Bravo has completed its acquisition of Sparta Systems, a provider of enterprise quality management solutions, from current investors Summit Partners and Altaris Capital Partners. Financial details have not been disclosed. “Sparta is an established leader in the enterprise quality management solutions space, and we look forward to working
Mid-market private equity firm LDC has exchanged contracts to sell its stake in pharmaceutical manufacturer Penn Pharmaceuticals in a GBP127million transaction with Packaging Coordinators. LDC took a significant stake in Penn in April 2007, investing GBP33million in the business. The exit will deliver nearly a 3x return on its original
AnaCap Financial Partners, together with HIG and Deutsche Bank, has completed the acquisition of a EUR495m portfolio of non-performing and sub-performing loans from Volksbank Romania. Under terms of the agreement, funds advised by AnaCap will jointly acquire the entire portfolio with HIG and Deutsche Bank. The portfolio of 3,566
Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners has acquired AGDATA, a provider of strategic data and analytical solutions to the world’s largest agricultural, crop protection and animal health manufacturers. AGDATA was previously a portfolio company of SFW Capital Partners. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, AGDATA’s core
Private equity investor Actis has substantially exited from Alexander Forbes Group by selling a nine per cent stake in an oversubscribed offer through the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Actis still holds a four per cent stake in the South African financial services company. Mercer Africa, a subsidiary of Marsh
Equiteq has advised ACE International Consultants on its sale to AECOM Technology Corporation. The deal was completed on 10 July 2014. Equiteq is a consulting sector merger and acquisition specialist, providing both growth advisory and M&A transaction services to the global consulting and IT services industry. ACE is
DMH International (DMHI) has completed its merger with Virtual Physicians Network. The current chief executive of Virtual Physicians Network, George England, will assume the same role for DMHI. England led the development and national launch of Virtual Physicians Network's new mobile app designed for surgeons, hospitals and medical vendors. He
European financial services private equity firm AnaCap has completed the acquisition of Brightside Group, a UK insurance broker. Under the terms of the agreement, funds advised by AnaCap will acquire 100 per cent of the company. Established in 2001 and listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), Brightside is
MMC Ventures-backed Base79 is to be sold to Rightster Group in a GBP50 million deal. MMC invested in Base79 co-founders, Ashley Mackenzie and Richard Mansell, from an early stage in March 2010, and since then MMC has supported the company as a shareholder and board member in their journey to
France’s cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is rising considerably as the corporate M&A appetite once again returns to North America and Europe, according to a study by Robert W Baird Group. Of the USD450bn worth of M&A deals taken place so far in 2014 – the highest half year
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