AEGON is to sell its UK-based Guardian life and pension business for a total cash consideration of GBP275 million to Cinven, a European private equity group. Guardian, which manages over 300,000 life insurance policies in the United Kingdom, has been closed to acquiring new business since 2001. AEGON Asset Management

JP Morgan Private Equity Limited (JPEL) has entered into a conditional agreement with Private Equity IC Ltd, SPL Private Equity IC Ltd, and SPL Integrated Finance (together, the SPL Funds) to acquire a portfolio of middle-market co-investments in an all-stock acquisition valued at GBP56.5 million or approximately USD91.9 million. The

Actis, the pan-emerging markets private equity investor, has acquired Visa Jordan Card Services Company (VJCS), Jordan’s largest merchant acquirer and effectively national ATM switch, for USD87 million. VJCS dominates Jordan’s debit and credit card acquiring and processing markets. Its leading position means that it owns 80% of the point-of-sale terminals

Dragonsʼ Den star and serial entrepreneur Peter Jones (pictured) has sold Wireless Logic to ECI Partners (ECI), the UK mid-market private equity firm, and management for GBP38m. Wireless Logic is the UKʼs leading independent Machine to Machine (M2M) communications specialist, with 3,600 customers and nearly 600,000 SIMS under management in

Private equity firm KPS Capital Partners, LP (KPS) has signed a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company, Attends Healthcare, Inc to Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) for USD315 million in cash. Raquel Palmer (pictured), a Partner of KPS, says: "During our ownership, Attends completed a stunning turnaround and

HarbourVest Global Private Equity’s estimated economic NAV at 31 July 2011 is USD888.2 million or USD10.74 per share, a 1.6% decrease from 30 June 2011 (USD10.91). This change was driven by decreases in value for privately-held companies as a portion of the portfolio was re-valued to reflect 30 June 2011

Private Equity firm NewWorld Capital Group has acquired Cleaire Advanced Emission Controls, LLC, a leading developer and manufacturer of particulate matter and nitrogen oxides abatement products for on-road and off-road heavy-duty diesel-powered vehicles. Joining New World in this investment are Ingleside Investors, North Sky Capital, and Spring Mountain Capital.  

Graphite Capital, the UK mid-market private equity specialist, has provided equity funding to enable Teaching Personnel to acquire Protocol Education, creating a leading provider of supply teachers and support staff to schools in England and Wales. Both businesses provide short and long term temporary teachers, teaching assistants and nursery staff,

Gert Tiivas (pictured), CEO of East Capital Explorer since its launch in 2007, is to leave his current position to take up a new role within the East Capital Group. In his new position Tiivas will be responsible for developing East Capital’s Private Equity investment business in the Baltic countries.