Axel Springer Digital Classifieds, a strategic partnership between Axel Springer and the global growth investor General Atlantic founded in the spring of 2012, has signed an agreement to acquire allesklar.com, which operates Germany’s local portal meinestadt.de. The company is being sold by the founding Stegger family (56.1 per cent) and

New York-based private equity firm Lightyear Capital, has acquired Healthcare Benefit Solutions from Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) in a deal worth USD335m. “FIS has built a market leading position in healthcare account processing and payment services, and this business continues to perform very well,” says Gary Norcross, president and

MSC Care Management, a company backed by private equity firm Monitor Clipper Partners that serves post-discharge and post-injury workers’ compensation claimants, has completed its merger with One Call Medical, a provider of services that lead to faster, more efficient and more cost-effective resolution of claims. MCP invested in MSC in

The brisk acceleration in middle-market private equity deal volume seen in the last half of 2011 and the first quarter in 2012 stalled out somewhat in the second quarter of 2012, according to GF Data’s second-quarter report.  "Despite an unprecedented availability of capital, improved corporate performance in many sectors and

Raptor Consumer Partners, a consumer-focused growth equity firm, has partnered with obstacle racing series Spartan Race. John Burns, managing director at Raptor Consumer Partners, will join Spartan Race’s board of directors. In connection with RCP’s investment, Spartan Race will also work closely with Raptor Accelerator and Raptor Sports Properties, gaining

Interface, a worldwide floor coverings company, has completed the previously announced transaction to sell its Bentley Prince Street business segment to an affiliate of Dominus Capital, a private equity investment firm.  The transaction was closed on terms and conditions consistent with those previously disclosed. Interface is the world’s largest manufacturer

South East-based law firm Cripps Harries Hall has been advising on the recommended offer for Kent-based marketing communications agency, WFCA, by Porta Communications. WFCA is a full-service marketing communications agency, delivering advertising, design, direct, digital and media solutions.  Valued at GBP1.49m, Tunbridge Wells-based WFCA will be acquired by Porta Communications,

Preqin research indicates that buyout funds are still carrying many portfolio companies purchased during the record-breaking buyout boom period of 2006-2007, with just 28 per cent of deals made in 2006 and 19 per cent made in 2007, having been fully exited by general partners. Buyout GPs typically look to

HgCapital has sold Mercury Pharma, the UK-based speciality pharmaceutical company, to Cinven, the European private equity firm, for GBP465m. Following the sale of Mercury Pharma, 20 per cent of invested capital will have been realised by the HgCapital 2009 vintage fund, HgCapital 6. Since the start of the global economic