Maven has led the off-market acquisition of certain trade and assets from the Ely Property Group, most notably a number of long term student accommodation management contracts in the UK and Ireland. The new business, which will be branded as Space Student Living and operate from a commercial hub in London,

JZ Capital Partners Limited (JZCP), the London listed closed ended investment company which principally invests in US and European micro cap buyouts, has seen its NAV per share increase 6 per cent during Q1 2011 and now stands at USD9.03 (on an annualised basis) up from USD8.93. The company’s interim

International law firm Eversheds has advised private equity house Endless and the Board of Crown Paints on the sale of Crown Paints to Danish company Hempel. Endless acquired Crown Paints in September 2008 from Akzo Nobel. Endless and the management team at Crown Paints then turned around a loss-making business

DN Capital, the international early stage and growth equity investor and backer of leading global digital media companies such as Shazam, Digital Chocolate, OLX and Endeca, has completed the sale of portfolio company Datanomic to Oracle Corporation. DN Capital was a significant shareholder in Datanomic and the only institutional investor.

UBM plc has acquired a 70% equity stake in the Catersource catering conference and exhibition and its sister show Event Solutions, which serves the event planning industry. UBM has acquired the majority stake from Catersource’s private owners for a total cash consideration of USD5 million, on behalf of UBM Live.

Cover FX, a producer of dermatology-inspired cosmetics, has received a capital investment by consumer-focused private equity firm Catterton Partners. The proceeds of the investment will be used to accelerate growth in domestic and global markets. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Known as The Foundation Authority, Cover FX

Manatron, Inc, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by strategic buyer Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI). Harris Williams & Co is advising Manatron, with Garin Arevian and Rahul Swani executing the transaction from the firm’s Technology, Telecom & Digital Media (TTDM) Group in

Simmons Parallel Energy Fund is on the hunt for new investments. The co-investment private equity fund, wholly focused on the energy sector, is now halfway through its lifecycle and is seeking to invest a further  GBP17 million in the next two years. With its investments in Xodus Group and Glacier

CommScope has signed an agreement to acquire Argus Technologies, a leading producer of innovative antenna solutions for wireless applications.  The terms of the agreement are not being disclosed.  The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter of 2011. Argus Technologies, headquartered in Bella Vista,