European private equity firm Cinven has completed its acquisition of Amdipharm, the family-owned international niche pharmaceuticals business, for a total consideration of GBP367m.  This deal follows Cinven’s acquisition of Mercury Pharma, an international specialty pharmaceuticals company, in August 2012.   Amdipharm will be merged, over time, with Mercury Pharma. The

Ecorse Investments, a company indirectly owned by funds managed by private equity fund Advent International, has closed its tender offer for the sale of EKO Holding Group shares, reaching a total subscription level of 97.98 per cent. According to the schedule provided in the tender offer document for the sale

Pentaho has raised USD23m in a C funding round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from additional existing investors Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures and DAG Ventures. Pentaho will use the funds to expand its development, engineering, services, sales and marketing efforts needed to support its continued growth and

AXA Private Equity is providing EUR100m of additional financing to support the development of Ceva. The deal follows AXA Private Equity’s first investment of EUR30m in 2007. Ceva is an animal health company, which since becoming independent in 1999, has grown by more than 10 per cent per year, well

KPS Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company, North American Breweries, to Cerveceria Costa Rica, a subsidiary of Florida Ice and Farm, for USD388m in cash. NAB is one of the largest independently owned beer companies in the US and the owner of a diverse

The scarcity in the number of quality businesses coming to market, coupled with a lack of availability of debt funding, has impacted private equity yet again this quarter as the number of deals continued its year-long fall, according to research released by BDO’s corporate finance team. This contrasted starkly with

HSS Hire Services Group has been acquired by Exponent Private Equity.    The transaction value has not been disclosed.   HSS is a UK-based tool and equipment hire chain that has been serving big businesses, trade and DIY customers since 1957. Operating under the banner of HSS Hire, the group

An affiliate of private equity firm Aterian Investment Partners has completed the carve-out acquisition of ten heat treating facilities in the US and Canada from Bluewater Thermal Solutions. The acquired plants will continue to operate under the Bluewater name.    Bluewater is a provider of heat treating services and solutions to