Dunedin, the mid market UK buyout house has acquired Red Commerce, a global supplier of SAP experts to international corporations and consultancies, in a GBP44 million buyout. Dunedin has bought the company from the original founder Ezra Chapman and Inflexion, the private equity house that led a GBP15 million management

BaltCap, the largest private equity and venture capital investor in the Baltic countries, has invested in Ygle, the leading provider of building systems solutions in Lithuania, acquiring 60% of the company.     Ygle is the leading provider of design, installation and maintenance services of technical building systems in Lithuania.

Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB) has entered into a definitive agreement under to be acquired by an investor group led by affiliates of Providence Equity Partners (Providence) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately USD1.64 billion, plus the assumption of approximately USD130 million in net debt. Pursuant to the terms of

The Permira Funds and AXA Private Equity today announce the successful completion of the merger of eDreams and GO Voyages, and the acquisition of Opodo from Amadeus, to create one of Europe’s largest groups in online travel. eDreams, GO Voyages and Opodo each has a robust growth track-record and has

Praesidian Capital, a provider of mezzanine capital for small and mid-sized companies, has successfully exited its investment in CODi, Inc, a manufacturer and supplier of laptop bags and cases, mobile security devices and other IT accessories to major corporations. In 2006, Praesidian provided USD5 million of subordinated debt financing for

SUSI Partners AG has completed the purchase of a 3MWp photovoltaic power plant in Waregem, Belgium for the SUSI Sustainable Euro Fund I. The rooftop installation was built in 2009 by an established Belgian EPC with Sharp solar modules and SMA invertors. Otto von Troschke (pictured), Chief Investment Officer of

Vision Capital has successfully completed its acquisition of 100% of Bormioli Rocco, the international glass and plastic packaging manufacturer. Bormioli Rocco is part of a portfolio of investments that Vision Capital agreed to acquire from Banco Popolare, Italy’s fourth largest retail bank. The transaction was originally announced on 20th May

Summit Materials has recently acquired Elam Construction, Inc, Grand Junction Concrete Pipe, Inc, Fischer Quarries, LLC, B&B Resources, Inc, Triple C Concrete, Inc, and Wind River Materials, LLC.   Elam Construction, based in Grand Junction, Colorado, is an aggregates, asphalt and paving business with operations across the Western Slope of

Berkshire Partners LLC, the Boston based private equity firm, and OMERS Private Equity Inc, the private equity arm of the OMERS Worldwide group of companies, have successfully closed their previously announced acquisition of Husky International Ltd. Based in Bolton, Ontario, Husky is a global supplier of highly engineered systems solutions