IK Investment Partners is to sell Etanco, the French market leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of building fasteners and fixing systems to 3i and funds managed by 3i.   The management team remains committed to the business, with CEO Ronan Lebraut re-investing alongside 3i and retaining a 25%

TrueCar, a publisher of real-time transparent new and used vehicle transaction data in the US market, has raised USD200 million of growth capital, in part by leveraging its private investor portal on SharesPost.   SharesPost’s company-controlled online transaction platform allows users to connect with SharesPost’s members, who comprise the industry’s

Par Equity is to launch The Par Syndicate EIS Fund I (the fund), which will invest in innovative small and medium-sized companies with high growth potential.   The fund will seek to generate attractive investment returns as well as offering investors the opportunity to mitigate investment risk by investing only

AXA Private Equity is to acquire a majority stake in Photonis from Astorg Partners. The acquisition has the full support of Photonis’ existing management team, headed by its CEO, Goossen Boers.   Photonis is an international high-tech group, headquartered in Merignac (France) specialising in photo sensor technology. It is a

The Aureos Latin America Fund (ALAF) has completed the acquisition of a majority position in Handell, a Mexican company specialised in importing and distributing some of the world’s leading toy brands in Mexico. Handell has been in the Mexican market for seven years and has a world-class management team with

SUSI Partners AG has acquired three 1 MWp photovoltaic power plants in the Province of Mantova developed by SOLON S.p.A. for the SUSI Sustainable Euro Fund I.   SOLON, a world leading integrated photovoltaic supplier, built these free-standing fixed installations in July 2011 using its own SOLON Blue modules and

Lyceum Capital portfolio company Compact Media Group, an independent rights administrator and distributor of royalties for TV, film and music, has acquired its first add-on company Rights.tv, a leading consultancy that provides business affairs and commercial guidance. Backed by Lyceum in October 2010, Compact provides a broad range of collection

Amakem has raised EUR18m with a syndicate of leading life sciences investors to advance its ophthalmology drug development portfolio and progress its lead candidate, AMA0076 for glaucoma, to clinical proof of concept.   The Series A round was led by Forbion Capital Partners and also included Crédit Agricole Private Equity,

Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed initial public offering of its common units.   The number of common units to be offered and the price range for the offering have not yet been