Affiliates of Apollo Global Management and Double Eagle Energy have formed a partnership to invest in oil and gas properties in Oklahoma, with a primary focus on the Anadarko and Ardmore Basins. Double Eagle, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, has an executive management team led by John Sellers, co-chief executive

The First Reserve Energy Infrastructure Fund (FREIF I) and Renovalia Energy have expanded their Renovalia Reserve joint venture with the addition of two wind power plants in Southern Mexico.    The investments diversify the Renovalia Reserve portfolio beyond Europe into North America and nearly double the power capacity of the

Mobile recruitment specialist Assured Labor has closed a USD5.5m funding round led by Capital Indigo.   Capital Indigo joins existing investors Great Oaks Venture Capital, Nexus Venture Partners, Kima Ventures, Enzyme Venture Capital, Fabrice Grinda and Jose Marin.   “Our digital recruitment platform is taking off in Mexico and Brazil

Datalogix has closed a USD25m Series B round of equity financing led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP).   IVP joins existing investors General Catalyst, Sequel Venture Partners and Costanoa Venture Capital.   The financing will enable Datalogix to continue its rapid growth and accelerate adoption of its audience and measurement

Private equity firm HIG Capital has acquired Pegasus Financial Services (PFS), the world’s largest processor of commissions paid by hotels to travel agencies, from Pegasus Solutions.   Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, PFS’s global payment network and technology solutions serve a large and diverse customer base of

Euro Car Parts, the UK’s largest car and van parts distributor, has agreed to merge with Netherlands based Sator Holding to create one of Europe’s largest car parts distributors.   The merger has been financed by LKQ Corporation, the largest provider of aftermarket and recycled collision replacement parts and refurbished

Small transactions (under GBP10m) dominated the UK equity capital markets and M&A market in Q1 2013, increasing by 6.3 per cent from 319 in Q1 2012 to 357 deals in Q1 2013, according to Experian.   The increase can largely be attributed to a substantial upturn in the volume of