Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, a regulatory compliance and risk management business, has acquired FRSGlobal, a Brussels-based financial regulatory reporting and risk management business, from The Carlyle Group and growth equity investor Kennet Partners. FRSGlobal’s solutions enable financial institutions to centralise multi-country risk and regulatory reporting, and address major financial regulatory,

Private equity firm North Castle Partners and financial services firm CMS Companies have invested in Ibex Outdoor Clothing, a designer, marketer, manufacturer and distributor of a premium branded wool and wool-based technical apparel and accessories.   The terms of the investment were not disclosed. Ibex’s products are inspired by outdoor enthusiasts

Watermark Medical, a medical products and services company specialising in sleep-disordered breathing, has completed a USD6m equity investment from Ballast Point Ventures. Ballast Point Ventures will hold a minority stake in Watermark Medical and one seat on Watermark’s board of directors along with CA Technologies, which led the round with

Investment bank Tully & Holland has advised Outrageous Ventures in the sale of PrankPlace.com and its family of websites to iStores.  Tully & Holland acted as the exclusive investment banking adviser to the seller in the transaction. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. PrankPlace.com, launched in 2001, is the

Rocket Fuel, a display advertising company, has received a USD10m series B round of venture capital led by Nokia Growth Partners. Additional investment came from new investor Northgate Capital and existing investors Mohr Davidow Ventures and Labrador Ventures. This latest round of funding brings the total venture capital investment up

Axa Private Equity has entered into an agreement granting exclusivity with Omnova Solutions with a view to selling, before 31 December 2010, its majority shareholding in Eliokem, a chemical company, for a total valuation of EUR227.5m. The proposed transaction remains subject to execution of a definitive agreement, customary anti-trust approvals

CapMan has established its fifth mezzanine fund, CapMan Mezzanine V.   The fund has held its first closing at EUR60m and will invest in mid market companies in the Nordic region. "The first closing means that we are now able to start the fund’s investment operations and to take full

Despite the difficult conditions of the last 18 months, renewable energy dealmaking has remained remarkably robust, according to a survey commissioned by professional services firm Rödl & Partner and carried out by mergermarket. The overview of the global renewable energy M&A market found that in 2009 there were 228 deals

Lyceum Capital has supported portfolio firm Carewatch’s acquisition of New Directions Care and Support. The deal is the 13th add-on acquisition made by Carewatch since Lyceum Capital backed the company in October 2008.   Based in Enfield, New Directions Care and Support works with a number of London boroughs to