HIG Capital’s portfolio company, Trinity Services Group, has completed the acquisition of Swanson Services Corporation, a provider of commissary products and integrated software services to correctional facilities. Based in Denver, Colorado, Swanson has been owned and operated by three generations of the Swanson family since its founding in 1983. Over
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has secured a minority investment by growth equity investor Summit Partners. IDT’s founder Dr Joseph Walder will remain the company’s majority owner. Additional terms of the investment have not been disclosed. IDT is the world’s largest manufacturer of custom nucleic acid products. The company
Venture capital firm Highland Capital Partners has promoted Andy Hunt to partner. In a move that strengthens the investment effort in New York, Hunt will continue to focus on sourcing and leading new investments in consumer technology and ecommerce. "Andy understands the entrepreneurial journey, and as an insider to
Middle market private equity firm GI Partners has appointed David Smolen as general counsel and chief compliance officer. In this role, Smolen will provide legal support, advice and guidance to GI on all legal and regulatory matters. He will be based in GI's Menlo Park headquarters. "We are
Goldman Sachs and Vestar Capital Partners are to acquire Hearthside Food Solutions, the largest independent bakery and contract food manufacturer in North America, from Wind Point Partners. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the second quarter of 2014, have not been disclosed. Goldman Sachs and Vestar
Professor Janice H Hammond of Harvard Business School has joined the advisory board of the Women’s Venture Capital Fund (WVCF). 
 
 Hammond (pictured) is the Jesse Philips Professor of Manufacturing at Harvard Business School. She currently teaches Technology and Operations Management in the HBS MBA programme. During her
Private equity investment firm Zoyi Capital has invested in Pink Mary, a manufacturer and distributor of high-end women’s fashion in China. The investment represents the first deal for Zoyi Capital’s Fund I and will see the firm take a controlling interest in Pink Mary with the company’s founders retaining significant
Invenias, a provider of software solutions to the executive search and recruitment sector, has completed a follow-on funding round led by MMC Ventures, bringing the total raised in this round to USD2m. In addition, Mark Farmer, the UK tech veteran who co-founded Cramer and Eden Ventures, joins the company as
Private equity firm Roark Capital Group has acquired Central Jersey Waste and Recycling and its sister entities, Premier Food Waste Recycling and Central Repairs (collectively CJW). CJW is a provider of waste and recycling services to the New Jersey and Pennsylvania markets. Headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey, CJW provides
Rockpool Investments has appointed two investment professionals to head up new operations in the South West of England. The move marks Rockpool's first major step outside London and is part of a wider plan to open offices in Manchester, Nottingham, Leeds and Edinburgh within the next year. Rockpool's two
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