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Russia and CIS-focused PE fund reaches hard cap of USD550m

Elbrus Capital, a private equity business in Russia and the CIS, has held the final closing of Elbrus Capital Fund II with capital commitments of USD550m. The fund was oversubscribed, exceeding its target of USD500m and reaching its hard cap.   Additionally, the fund secured USD150m financing from the Overseas

JTC Group invests in FrontInvest IT platform

JTC Group’s funds arm has invested in an IT platform, FrontInvest, to bolster its capabilities in the funds sector. The platform, provided by eFront, follows best practice processes and systems and helps to ensure that JTC Group can fulfil regulatory, financial and tax reporting requirements for its growing roster of

CVC completes Skrill acquisition

CVC Capital Partners has competed its acquisition of a controlling stake in Skrill Group from a consortium of investors led by Investcorp, which remains a shareholder. Founded in 2001 and with operations across Europe and in the US, Skrill is among the world’s largest providers of digital wallet technology, with

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PNC Riverarch Capital acquires Women’s Marketing

Private equity firm PNC Riverarch Capital has acquired a controlling interest in Women’s Marketing Inc (WMI), a media strategy, planning and buying organisation focused on targeting female consumers and key retailers. Founded in 1982, WMI serves over 250 customers in a wide range of end markets, including health, beauty, fashion,

Wellspring secures USD5m capital raise led by MK Capital

Wellspring has raised USD5m in capital led by MK Capital, a USD250m venture capital firm focused on building companies in the software and digital media industries.   The capital will be used to strengthen Wellspring's product and technology position within the R&D and product innovation markets and for expansion in the corporate R&D,

Brokers optimistic about increased M&A activity in 2014

Brokers are optimistic about merger and acquisition activity in 2014 with 87 per cent projecting an increase in completed deals and the majority of advisors anticipating that overall deal volume will increase. That is according to the Fourth Quarter 2013 Market Pulse Quarterly Survey Report published by the Pepperdine Private

German PE market outlook improving, says CMS Hasche Sigle

Following a disappointing year in 2013 there are increasing signs that the German private equity market could see a significant upturn in the months ahead. Relevant indicators include good business prospects, moderate company valuations and a significant improvement in the options for using capital leverage.   Those are the key

Lariat merges Newpark Environmental Services and Offshore Cleaning Systems

National private equity firm Lariat Partners has formed Ecoserv, an integrated environmental cleaning and waste disposal provider, by merging Newpark Environmental Services with Offshore Cleaning Systems (OCS). Kenny DesOrmeaux, founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based OCS, will become CEO of Ecoserv, which will be headquartered in Lafayette, LA and operate

CMS Hasche Sigle advises automotive supplier etm on sale to BOS

International group BOS has acquired automotive supplier etm (engineering technologie marketing GmbH). Subject to approval from the competition authorities, the Schönbrunn site and employees will become part of BOS, which currently has 17 facilities worldwide.   Going forward, etm will continue to be managed and developed as an independent firm.

Warburg Pincus invests USD32m in Specialists On Call

An affiliate of private equity firm Warburg Pincus has invested USD32m in Specialists On Call to fund future growth initiatives. Established in 2007, SOC is a provider of specialty physician services that provides on-call coverage to suburban and urban acute-care hospitals via videoconferencing, a USD3bn addressable market.    The company

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