Private equity funds managed by Blackstone and KIRKBI A/S are to acquire Armacell, a manufacturer of flexible foam products for equipment insulation and technical applications, from Charterhouse. The company operates within two main businesses, Advanced Insulation and Engineered Foams. The Advanced Insulation business develops flexible foam products for the insulation
Barcelona-based pharmaceuticals company Almirall is to acquire one hundred per cent of the share capital of Poli Group Holding, the holding company of Poli Group, which comprises three operating companies – Taurus Pharma, Polichem SA and Polichem Srl. Poli Group has a diversified and growing portfolio of proprietary and well-established
Private equity firm Silverfleet Capital has agreed to sell Office Retail Group, a UK young fashion footwear retailer ,to Truworths International, a South African fashion retailer listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, for GBP256 million. The closing of the transaction, which is expected to happen in early December 2015, is subject to
The SEC has charged a former Goldman Sachs employee accused of stealing nonpublic information in the firm’s e-mail system so he could trade illegally in advance of client mergers and make more than USD450,000 in illicit profits. The SEC has obtained an emergency court order to freeze the assets of
BaltCap portfolio company Impuls LTU, the operator of Lithuania’s biggest fitness chain Impuls, is to acquire Estonia’s Arctic Sport Clubs creating the first pan-Baltic fitness centre operator in the region. The company signed a share purchase agreement with the Estonian chain operator on Wednesday. Sales of Arctic Sport Clubs are
VentureFounders, the UK-based equity investment platform for sophisticated investors, has today announced that a GBP250,000 fundraise for Cipher Surgical has completed a GBP250,000 fundraise in less than four weeks via VentureFounders, a UK-based equity investment platform for sophisticated investors. Cipher’s OpClear device uses patented technology to make abdominal keyhole
The number of Europe-focused private equity funds of funds to close so far in 2015 is at its lowest ever level, with just seven vehicles having held a final close. Despite slow fundraising, 2012 vintage funds have seen the highest median IRR historically and a substantial number of European investors
This article, taken from the newly released Preqin Special Report: Natural Resources, looks at the make-up of institutional investors in natural resources, preferred strategies and regions, sources of allocations and future investment plans. The increasing amount of capital raised by natural resources funds in recent years indicates healthy investor appetite
Affiliates of global investment firms Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic are to acquire a 49 per cent stake in the Network Internationa from The Abraaj Group. Emirates NBD will continue to own a 51 per cent stake in the Company. 
 
Established in 1994, Network International is a payments processing
MarketLive and Shopatron, providers of software solutions for the global retail industry, are to be acquired simultaneously by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. “This is a unique opportunity to unite two complementary market leaders to advance the way that retailers and branded manufacturers connect with consumers in a world
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