Business Growth Fund (BGF), which was established to help the UK’s fast growing smaller and medium sized businesses, today announced two investments totalling GBP4.4m into Springfield Healthcare Group, the largest independent provider of domiciliary care in Yorkshire and Humberside.  The investments of GBP2.5m and GBP1.9m respectively were made into Springfield

Frontier Capital has held the final closing of its third private equity fund, Frontier Fund III, with USD250 million in capital commitments. The fund exceeded its initial target of USD200 million thanks to strong support from existing investors along with new commitments from other leading institutional investors including public and

Evergreen Pacific Partners (Evergreen) has acquired Thermal Dynamics, an Ontario, California-based supplier of advanced technology heat exchangers for the automotive, truck, motorcycles, and military equipment industries. Evergreen’s acquisition will provide Thermal Dynamics access to significant capital and strategic resources positioning the company for further growth. The Thermal Dynamics’ senior management

Dallas-based private equity firm glendonTodd Capital has acquired Aztec Systems, Inc, a provider of enterprise technology solutions to hundreds of US middle-market companies. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. As one of the largest providers of managed services in the Southwest, Aztec’s approach focuses on four core practice

Germany’s private equity investors are currently very cautious about new investments. Deals in the German private equity market are correspondingly rare. Company valuations are too high, while access to external finance remains difficult. However, there are signs that the market could have bottomed out. Those are the key findings of

Ambienta SGR has agreed to invest in FoundOcean Ltd, a leading contractor of subsea and offshore foundation grouting services to the oil & gas and offshore wind sector. FoundOcean has experienced exceptional growth in recent years, leveraging its reputation for technical and processing excellence in a critical segment of the

North Castle Partners is to sell Cascade Helmets Holdings, a manufacturer and distributor of men’s and youth lacrosse helmets in North America, to Bauer Performance Sports Ltd (TSX: BAU) for a purchase price of USD64 million, payable in cash and subject to adjustment. The Acquisition is expected to close on

Valeant Pharmaceuticals is to acquire OraPharma, a specialty oral health company that develops and commercialises products that improve and maintain oral health, from Water Street Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on the health care industry. Total consideration is approximately USD312 million and up to USD114 million in