Cleary Gottlieb is representing JC Flowers & Co in its EUR243.6 million acquisition of Fidea (Belgium) from the KBC group. The transaction was signed on 17 October, 2011 and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2012, subject to customary regulatory approvals. The divestment of Fidea is

APAC Customer Services, Inc has been acquired by One Equity Partners (OEP) the private investment arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. One Equity Partners paid APAC stockholders USD8.55 per share in cash, which represents a premium of approximately 57% over APAC’s closing share price on July 6, 2011, the last

Sullivan Street Partners, alongside Oakfield Capital and with financing from Indigo Capital, has acquired Taylor Continental Group, a leading UK producer of commercial and industrial waste containers with annual revenues of over GBP20m, from ECI Partners. Taylor was acquired by ECI Partners in 2005 and Sullivan Street partner Richard Sanders

An affiliate of UK Sun European Partners, LLP, the European adviser to Sun Capital Partners, Inc., has signed an agreement to acquire Kobusch-Sengewald, an international producer and processor of custom-designed plastic packaging from Pregis Corporation. The deal is conditional upon the appropriate regulatory clearances. Kobusch Sengewald is a leading provider

Perceva Capital, the independent French investment firm, has acquired a majority stake in Mariteam, a leading French fishery and seafood distributor. Mariteam, which until now operated as GS Invest and which regroups ten regional affiliates, ensures the supply, preparation and distribution of seafood to over 1 500 clients, guaranteeing the

The management team of Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity Select LLP (Select), led by David Seligman, has acquired the majority interest in Select held by La Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild Banque SA (LCFR). This follows LCFR’s decision to reduce its commitment to private equity sponsorship, largely as a result of

Anthemis Holdings Sarl, the strategic investment subsidiary of Anthemis Group SA, has closed a EUR1.87 million round of new investment in Fidor Bank AG, a provider of online financial services and e-commerce banking solutions.

 Formed in 2010, Anthemis Group invests in companies that leverage technology to build innovative and disruptive

Heartland Bridge Capital, Inc (OTCBB:HLBC), a private equity firm focused on developing a portfolio of unique investments in emerging technologies, has made its initial funding of USD100,000 in biotechnology company HepatoChem, Inc, pursuant to a definitive investment agreement to provide up to USD400,000 of equity capital. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA,

Eurazeo has acquired 3S Photonics, a French high technology company, specialising in opto-electronic components. This second investment by Eurazeo Croissance, following its investment in Fonroche, is part of Eurazeo’s policy to support the development of French SMEs. Eurazeo is purchasing the holdings of several investors, including those of Fonds Stratégique

Bertram Capital has sold Power Distribution to Smiths Interconnect, a division of global technology business Smiths Group plc for USD235 million. The all-cash sale was previously announced by Smiths in September and today’s announcement reflects the completion of the transaction. The sale is Bertram Capital’s first exit from its inaugural