Secondary private equity firm Paul Capital has acquired an interest in a portfolio of private equity assets managed by alternative asset manager Cognis Capital. The transaction, approximately EUR70 million, is comprised of 20 mostly European assets across a diverse range of industry sectors. The Paul Capital investment, made through Ffenics

Venture Capital Bahrain Fund, the first SME investment fund in Bahrain, has partnered with vBuildings Co WLL, a smart building and grid solutions business led by entrepreneurs Mohamed Radhi and Ahmed Bayoumi. Venture Capital Bahrain Fund was established by Venture Capital Bank with contribution from the Bahrain Development Bank and

Middle-market private equity firm Huntsman Gay Global Capital has completed the sale of Grand Isle Shipyard, Inc (GIS), an offshore oilfield maintenance services company to NANA Development Corporation. Huntsman Gay closed its debut USD1.1 billion fund in July of 2009, and the sale of GIS is the firm’s first realisation

Leading Generalist VCT Manager, Matrix Private Equity Partners has sold its investment in Original Additions, the market leading beauty accessories business which sells eyelash collections designed by Cheryl Cole and Girls Aloud,  that it first backed for The Income & Growth VCT in 2004. The sale netted 4.2 times the

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers’) has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of Babcock & Brown Gates Parking Investments LLC (BBGPI), which includes Imperial Parking Corporation (Impark), one of the largest parking management companies in North America. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed. Impark, headquartered in

Subsidiaries of Funds advised by Apax Partners (Apax) have completed the acquisition of the Golden Jaguar restaurant chain in the People’s Republic of China. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Shanghai, Golden Jaguar has grown rapidly in recent years and now has multiple locations in Shanghai and Beijing as well

Rutland Partners, the turnaround and restructuring investor, has made the simultaneous acquisitions of Laidlaw and the interiors manufacturing division of SIG plc (SIGIM). Rutland is investing alongside John Jefferies, CEO of Laidlaw.   Laidlaw is the UK’s leading supplier of architectural ironmongery, doorsets, handrail and balustrading systems into the UK construction

Venture capital investment is having a direct impact on job growth, which in turn is spurring strong demand for commercial properties, according to a new whitepaper, entitled Insights: Commercial Grows Where the Venture Capital Flows, just published by Cassidy Turley, a leading commercial real estate services provider.   During the

Charlotte-based private equity firm Falfurrias Capital Partners, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its ownership interest in Bojangles’ Restaurants to Advent International, a global private equity firm based in Boston. The transaction, which is expected to close later this summer, comes nearly four years after Falfurrias acquired the Southeast-based