Private equity firm Court Square Capital Partners has acquired a majority interest in AFS Technologies, a provider of software solutions for the consumer packaged goods industry. The investment, in partnership with current AFS management, provides growth capital as well as capital for future acquisitions. “For AFS customers and employees, having
CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution (DFI), has appointed Ritu Kumar as director, environmental and social responsibility. Kumar (pictured) will work across the environmental and social remit with a specific focus on CDC’s direct equity investments, as well as the environmental and social performance and value-add of CDC’s investments
Mid-market private equity provider LDC has completed the sale of its stake in Benson Group in a GBP100m deal with Graphic Packaging International. LDC took a significant stake in Benson Group in December 2011. Based across four production sites, Benson Group is a supplier of printed folding carton board
Middle market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has sold Android Industries to a buyer group consortium principally led by Mitsui & Co (USA), Dundee Corporation, Rick Renaud and management. The company will continue to be led by the current executive management team. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
TradeRiver Finance is to increase the level of funding it will make available to UK SMEs following an investment from GLI Finance (GLIF). The investment, which is in the form of equity and debt to the total of GBP2.8m, enables TradeRiver to accelerate its growth plans and offer trade finance
JTC Group has formed alliance partnerships with two firms within the EU to widen its geographical reach. The alliances are with Trust Company Amsterdam in the Netherlands, which has a strong focus on corporate structuring work, and Aspen Trust Group in Cyprus, which provides a range of services to both
A group led by Starr Investment and Partners Group are to acquire MultiPlan from Silver Lake and private equity firm BC Partners. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Founded in 1980, MultiPlan delivers transaction-based solutions to healthcare payers. With a network of over 900,000 healthcare providers and
Rigby Group has completed the acquisition of M2 Digital, a UK-based managed print services company, from private equity firm ECI Partners through its technology brand, SCC. Rigby Group is focused on five core areas: technology, aviation, hotels, property and investments. M2 Digital and its 180 employees will merge with
Private equity firm BlackFin has acquired GP3 and Decalog, two software solutions providers dedicated to the asset management and asset servicing industry, from SunGard. GP3 is a fund accounting, valuation and reporting software, while Decalog is a middle-office, front-office and compliance software. BlackFin is combing the two companies to
Advanced Accelerator Applications, a specialist in molecular nuclear medicine (MNM), has completed a capital increase of EUR41m. The capital increase will help fund expansion plans and finance clinical trials of its portfolio of MNM diagnostic and therapeutic products. The fundraising came from existing and new shareholders, including private investors
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