Brand Group, the parent holding company of Brand Bank, has entered into agreements that contemplate the investment of up to USD200m in capital.   As part of the first phase of investment, agreements have been signed with affiliates of The Carlyle Group, The Stephens Group, the Cousins family’s Nonami and

Best-in-class private equity firms will thrive due to ample buying opportunities available in the European marketplace, and will play an increasingly pivotal role in the technology, media, and telecommunications landscape, according to a report from Pyramid Research. The report, called Meet the Parents: Private Equity to Play a Prominent Role

Darwin Private Equity has completed its third investment of 2010 with the acquisition of a majority stake in Euroffice. Euroffice is a UK online office supplies company serving the SME market.  In 2009 Euroffice began its international expansion with a launch into the Italian market. The company now employs 49

Arx Equity Partners, the Central and Eastern European focused private equity investment firm, has joined current owner Benson Oak Capital as investor in the Bochemie Group, a producer of household care products and a manufacturer of specialty chemicals. Arx will take a minority stake in the group. The investment by

Ross Marshall, chief executive of UK mid-market private equity firm Dunedin, says the Chancellor’s economic recovery plan outlines that the UK has scored a welcome double boost from strong economic recovery and a credit rating upgrade.  As the economy slowly gathers momentum, UK businesses of all sizes will once again

Yorkville Advisors, the US-based alternative investment manager, has entered into a GBP15m standby equity distribution agreement on behalf of one of its funds with AIM listed San Leon Energy. San Leon is an international group of companies focused on the exploration and production of oil and gas projects in Poland,

Danville Partners has acquired Multi-Flex, a Florida-based manufacturer of modular extrusion and stainless steel conveyor systems, alpine accumulators, side gripper elevators, lowerators and product inverters. In addition, the company sells automation components for conveyor and pallet transfer systems. Multi-Flex is an add-on acquisition to complement Danville Automation Holdings’ other companies:

Private equity firm 8 Rivers Capital has opened an office in the historic Power House of Durham’s West Village in North Carolina. At the opening celebration, founders Bill Brown (pictured) and Miles Palmer committed to donate shares of stock worth five per cent of 8 Rivers to Duke University School