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Arsenal Capital Partners acquires Flowchem

Arsenal Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm that invests in middle-market specialty industrial and healthcare companies, has acquired Flowchem, a specialty chemical provider to the pipeline industry. Founded in 2001, and headquartered in Waller, Texas, Flowchem is a provider of Drag Reducing Additives (DRAs) to improve pipeline flow

Carey Olsen acts on GBP700m acquisition and financing of Hastings Insurance

Carey Olsen has acted in a significant acquisition and financing deal by Goldman Sachs and affiliates to buy UK motor insurance company Hastings Insurance Group. With 1.3 million customers, the group’s brands include Hastings Direct, People's Choice, Insure and Renew. The acquisition will be financed through a mix of equity

EIB invests EUR50m into second Glennmont Fund

Glennmont Partners, one of the largest infrastructure vehicles dedicated to clean energy across Europe, has secured a EUR50m investment in its second fund by the European Investment Bank (EIB). The investment is the single largest clean energy equity investment made by EIB this year.   Clean energy investment is a

Gousto secures USD2m venture capital investment from MMC

Following its angel funding round earlier this year Gousto, the recipe box delivery business that appeared on Dragon's Den, has now closed a USD2m investment led by venture capital fund MMC Ventures. Existing investors, including the Angel CoFund, also participated.   The funding will be used to further strengthen the

Alkhabeer Capital acquires majority shareholding in UAE-based Express Group

Alkhabeer Capital has acquired a majority shareholding in Express Publishing and Investment Limited. The acquisition marks Alkhabeer Capital Private Equity’s second transaction in the UAE’s industrial sector.   Alkhabeer Capital aims to expand the value of its private equity investments through facilitating and leading the growth of its portfolio companies

Abraaj completes 15 exits in 2013

Growth market investor The Abraaj Group has completed 15 exits through its funds in 2013. The most recent deals include:   • The sale of Abraaj’s 50 per cent shareholding in Turkish health insurance company Acıbadem SaÄŸlıkve Hayat Sigorta to Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the Government of Malaysia's strategic investment fund; • Abraaj’s

Graphite Capital backs MBO of City & County Healthcare

Mid-market private equity specialist Graphite Capital has backed the management buy-out of City & County Healthcare Group (C&C), the UK’s fourth largest home care provider, from Sovereign Capital Partners. This is the first investment made from Graphite’s new GBP500m fund, Graphite Capital Partners VIII, which closed in October.   C&C

LDC exits vehicle management group Leasedrive

Private equity provider LDC has completed its exit from Leasedrive, the UK’s largest independent privately-owned vehicle management group. Following the exit, LDC has subsequently re-invested in Leasedrive, retaining an interest in the business as part of a new deal with HgCapital, which has acquired a controlling stake.   LDC originally

Nautic Partners acquires QoL meds

Nautic Partners has partnered with management to acquire QoL meds, a specialty pharmacy serving the mental health community. QoL was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   QoL operates specialty pharmacies across the country and dispenses over two million prescriptions and serves over 50,000 patients annually. QoL

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Ardian and F2i acquire additional 14.8 per cent stake in Enel Rete Gas

Ardian and F2i have acquired an additional 14.8 per cent of the share capital of Enel Rete Gas for EUR122.4m from Enel Distribuzione. Ardian and F2i previously owned 85.1 per cent of the company. The closing of the transaction is expected by the end of 2013.    Enel Rete Gas

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