Private equity firm Trilantic Capital Partners has agreed to purchase a substantial minority interest in Fortitech, a developer and manufacturer of nutrient premixes for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Fortitech custom nutrient premixes integrate functional ingredients such as vitamins, minerals and amino acids into a wide range of products

RJD Partners, a UK lower middle market private equity investor, has backed the management buy-in of Dunham Leisure, a holiday park business based in south east Scotland. Dunham was previously owned by Dennis Dunham, an independent caravan park operator, along with other members of his family.  The business comprises two

Octopus Investments has made an investment of GBP2m into PrismaStar, a product search company in Europe. It represents the 18th deal concluded by Octopus this year.   PrismaStar was founded in 2005 and has designed and patented technology to help consumers find products and services personalised to their individual tastes

Private equity firm The Carlyle Group has entered the UK student housing market following the acquisition of a site in Highbury & Islington in London, and the formation of a joint venture agreement with Generation Estates.    Carlyle and Generation Estates are also progressing schemes on a further three sites

ECI Partners, a UK mid-market private equity firm, has invested in XLN Telecom alongside management, acquiring a majority stake from Zeus Private Equity.  Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets Acquisition Finance jointly arranged a package of senior debt and a revolving credit facility. XLN is a provider of telecoms services for small

Private equity firm Doughty Hanson has signed an agreement to sell Impress Coöperatieve, a consumer metal packaging company, to Ardagh Glass for EUR1.7bn. Closing of the transaction is subject to competition clearances.  Doughty Hanson’s Private Equity Funds II and III were invested in Impress and the total distribution to investors

Onstream Media, a provider of live and on-demand internet broadcasting, corporate web communications and virtual marketplace technology, has signed an agreement to sell its securities to Lincoln Park Capital Fund, a Chicago-based institutional investor.  Under the agreement, LPC has agreed to invest gross proceeds of USD900,000 in Onstream in exchange

Technology venture capital company MTI Partners has completed an investment round of GBP1.19m in Eykona, an Oxford University spin-out medical technology company. The round, which was over-subscribed, allows Eykona to progress its 3D wound imaging system to launch and beyond.  The financing was led by MTI through the UMIP Premier

Northern 2 VCT, a venture capital trust managed by NVM Private Equity, has reported a net asset value per share at 31 July 2010, after deducting the 2009/10 final dividend of 3.5p per share paid in June 2010, of 76.7p. This represents a fall of 1.5 per cent over the