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NBGI Private Equity-backed Horizon Care acquires Educare

Horizon Care, a provider of specialist care and education to children with severe and complex needs, backed by NBGI Private Equity, has completed the acquisition of Educare Adolescent Services. Educare, which is also based in the Midlands, works closely with local authority commissioners to deliver care and education to children

The Abraaj Group exits investment in Thai hospital

The Abraaj Group, a private equity investor operating in global growth markets, has exited its investment in Vejthani, selling its stake to the South East Asian healthcare chain KPJ Healthcare. This was the second successful exit in the last six months for the Abraaj in the rapidly expanding private healthcare

Target Partners invests in Finanzchef24

Munich-based venture capital firm Target Partners has made a EUR2m investment in Finanzchef24, Germany’s first financial services portal using a direct marketing model to target small businesses and self-employed individuals. With its proprietary technology for comparing commercial insurance and banking products, Finanzchef24 has focused the launch around business liability insurance,

Manufacturing leads the way in the North West

Manufacturing is the leading sector for North West private equity deals over the past three years, accounting for 25 per cent of transactions, according to research by Equistone Partners in the North. Since January 2010, the region has completed 62 deals in manufacturing with a total value of GBP952m, out

Wynnchurch Capital sells 4Front Engineered Solutions

Middle-market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has sold 4Front Engineered Solutions to Assa Abloy. Headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, 4Front is a manufacturer of loading dock equipment. 4Front’s products consist of mechanical, air-powered and hydraulic dock levellers, seals and shelters, trailer safety restraints, energy efficient HVLS fans, specialty dock doors, material

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AXA Private Equity sells its stake in Phönix/Strack

European private equity firm AXA Private Equity is to sell its holding in Phönix/Strack Group to the Curtiss-Wright Corporation for EUR82m. Phönix/Strack specialises in the development and production of custom-built high-performance valves for major players in the energy, chemicals and refinery industries. Final closure of the transaction is subject to

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Tongal gets USD15m from Insight Venture Partners

Tongal, a social platform for marketers to produce creative video content, has secured a USD15m series B investment from private equity firm Insight Venture Partners. Tongal plans to use the funding to accelerate the build-out of its community and to support plans for rapid expansion.  Tongal was founded in 2008

Behrman Capital’s Pelican Products acquires Minnesota Thermal Science

Private equity firm Behrman Capital’s portfolio company Pelican Products has acquired Minnesota Thermal Science (MTS), a provider of global temperature controlled transportation products. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Based in Plymouth, Minnesota, MTS will become part of Pelican’s BioPharma division. Pelican now offers the most advanced

Intervale Capital backs Aegis Chemical Solutions

Intervale Capital, an energy-focused private equity firm, has made an equity investment in Aegis Chemical Solutions, an oilfield chemicals and water treatment business headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Aegis provides oil and gas production chemicals and chlorine dioxide treatment services to customers in major oilfield markets, with a particular focus

Marlin Equity Partners acquires Verisae

Verisae, a provider of maintenance, energy, environmental and sustainability management SaaS, cloud-based solutions, has been acquired by Marlin Equity Partners. Based in Los Angeles, Marlin is a private investment firm with over USD1bn of capital under management. "We are very excited to be partnering with a strong private equity firm,"

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