The HPE Private Equity fund is investing more than EUR20m in a minority stake in Cotesa, a manufacturer of fibre-reinforced composites. The transaction has already been completed. A team from CMS Hasche Sigle led by lead partner Stefan-Ulrich Müller advised Cotesa and the company’s existing shareholders on all legal aspects

High Street Capital and Greyrock Capital Group have sold DSI/Data Source to Inverness Graham Investments. Data Source, based in Kansas City, Missouri, is a business process outsourcing service organisation that provides a solution to document design and distribution and other back-office services. Terms of the sale were not announced. High

The private equity asset management team at Global Investment House has completed the exit of two of its managed funds, the Private Equity Fund and Global Opportunistic Fund I, along with co-invested clients from Al Rayan Holding Company. The transaction was completed on 12 July 2012 and represents an 82

Altor Fund II has signed an agreement to sell a majority stake in Helly Hansen Group to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP) and will retain 25 per cent ownership. Headquartered in Norway, Helly Hansen designs, develops and markets high performance technical apparel. Helly Hansen currently operates three divisions: sport

Darden Restaurants has agreed to acquire Yard House USA for USD585m in an all-cash transaction from private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners, management and investors.  The total transaction price of USD585m includes approximately USD30m of cash tax benefits that are expected to be realised by Darden in fiscal 2013 and

Subitec, a manufacturer of fully automated algae photobioreactors, has closed a second round of financing totalling EUR4.5m. The Cleantech-Fonds of eCAPITAL entrepreneurial Partners, Fraunhofer Venture, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) [High-Tech Start-Up Fund] and KfWBankengruppe’s ERP-Startfonds [ERP Start Fund] participated in the capital increase. The raised capital is to be used mainly

Gresham-backed James Grant Group, a provider of management and professional services to the media, music and sports sectors, has acquired Industry Media, a business affairs consultancy for the television industry. This is the ninth acquisition completed by JGG since Gresham backed its management buyout in August 2009.   Industry Media,

The Aureos Latin America Fund (ALAF) has acquired a significant stake in the Peruvian restaurant business, Acurio Restaurantes. This investment is ALAF’s 12th investment in Latin America and its third in Peru. ALAF is managed by a subsidiary of Aureos Capital, a small and mid-cap private equity fund manager specialising

Avolon, an aircraft leasing company, has committed to purchase 30 new narrowbody Boeing aircraft, bringing Avolon’s committed fleet to 135 aircraft. Avolon has committed to purchase 10 737 MAX 8s and 5 737 MAX 9s, as well as 10 Next-Generation 737-800s with reconfirmation rights for 5 737 MAX airplanes. The