The Walt Disney Company has sold Miramax Films to Filmyard Holdings, a company in which Colony Capital is a partner, for over USD660m subject to certain adjustments. Partners in Filmyard include Los Angeles businessmen Ron Tutor and Tom Barrack, Colony Capital and other individuals. The transaction is subject to certain

Wright Express, a provider of payment processing and information management services to the US commercial and government fleet industry, has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement to acquire the Australian assets of Retail Decisions consisting of its fleet and prepaid card businesses. The assets are being acquired from Palamon

Yorkville Advisors, the alternative investment firm, has completed its 20th standby equity distribution agreement, a proprietary equity financing, for 2010. This transaction was an AUD25m (USD23m) facility with Australian Stock Exchange listed New Guinea Energy, a company focusing on oil and gas exploration in Papua New Guinea. It represents the

Xtreme Power, a provider of power resources for utility-scale power management and energy storage systems, has closed a USD29.5m financing round co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners, The Dow Chemical Company through its venture capital group, and existing investor Sail Venture Partners. Additional investors include Posco ICT and SkyLake. Umesh Padval,

The State Street Private Equity Index posted a 2.22 per cent return for the quarter ending 31 March 2010, 372 basis points lower than the fourth quarter of 2009 return and 868 basis points higher than the return recorded during the year ago period.  The first quarter of 2010 return

Vector Capital, a private equity firm specialising in the technology sector, has completed its acquisition of Trafficmaster in a take-private transaction valued at approximately USD145m. Trafficmaster is a provider of intelligent vehicle services which aim to enhance driving experience and improve business performance by saving companies time and money. While

Salamanca Capital Investments, the Mayfair-based investment advisory business and part of the Salamanca Group, has acquired Barcelona Marina.  Known locally as Marina Port Vell, the Marina dominates the heart of Barcelona. Salamanca has acquired the Marina from Global Via whose parent company, FCC, is one of Spain’s largest construction companies.