Wheelock Street Capital has closed on USD525m in commitments for its first fund, Wheelock Street Real Estate Fund.  Wheelock will invest in a broad range of real estate assets throughout the US.  The fund may invest directly or with joint venture partners through a variety of capital structures and transaction

UCG Investments, an investment management firm operating from London, Montevideo and Lima which manages over USD750m of real assets in Latin America, has held the first close of its latest private equity fund, Cypanga Latin American Opportunities. UCGI raised USD25m over a six-week fund raising period from a number of

Swiss investment company Capvis has acquired the Ondal Group in Hünfeld near Fulda. With more than 500 employees, Ondal produces pendant systems for medical applications. In 2011-2012, it had a turnover of approximately EUR73m. Ondal manufactures its medical systems primarily in Germany, with final assembly plants in the US and

Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided a blended GBP27.5m asset-based and cashflow debt structure as part of the recent MBO of Integrated Engineering Stores Associates. The MBO was backed by Gresham LLP.   IESA specialises in the management of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) goods expenditure, through integrated supply

M*Modal, a provider of clinical documentation services and speech understanding solutions, is being acquired by One Equity Partners, the private investment arm of JP Morgan Chase, for USD14.00 per share in an all-cash transaction. The transaction is valued at approximately USD1.1bn. Under the terms of the agreement, which was unanimously

Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm that invests in environmental services companies, has announced that its affiliate has acquired QualaWash Holdings. QualaWash is the largest independent provider of truck tank and container washing services through its network of 52 locations.  Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, QualaWash provides cleaning and

GenNx360 Capital Partners has partnered with company management to acquire Schramm. Schramm is a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of mobile land based drilling rigs used in a variety of applications, including oil and gas drilling, mineral exploration, water and geothermal well drilling, and other drilling activities to depths of 15,000 feet. The

Industry Ventures, an investment firm for venture capital, has closed Industry Ventures Partnership Holdings II and II-A totalling USD65m of institutional capital. The new fund more than doubles the prior fund’s capital commitments and seeks to invest in venture funds with less than USD250m in committed capital. Partnership Holdings’ strategy

Valuation firm American Appraisal has opened an office in Abu Dhabi – its first in the Middle East – to take advantage of the growing demand for valuation services in the region, particularly in the oil and gas, real estate and infrastructure industries. The valuation consultancy, which has been serving