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Segulah IV’s portfolio company eTRAVELi acquires Flygresor.se

Nordic online travel agency group European Travel Interactive (eTRAVELi) is expanding its operations through the purchase of the price comparison website Flygresor.se. Through the acquisition, the group is stepping into a new submarket and further bolstering eTRAVELi’s position in the market.   eTRAVELi is continuing to grow by acquiring Svenska

Report predicts 2014 increase in emerging Europe M&A deals

Deal flows in emerging Europe mergers and acquisitions are expected to increase in 2014, according to the Emerging Europe: M&A Report 2013/14 by law firm CMS and DealWatch. M&A activity in emerging Europe in 2013 essentially remained flat in terms of deal volume and showed a moderate decline in deal

Gladstone invests USD13m in Meridian Rack & Pinion

Gladstone Investment Corporation has invested USD13m in a combination of debt and equity to purchase Meridian Rack & Pinion, doing business as Buy Auto Parts. Gladstone Investment, together with Digital Fuel Capital, a private equity firm focused on e-commerce and digital marketing, and Meridian's existing management team provided the capital

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Houlihan Lokey appoints Lionel Leventhal as head of royalty and revenue interest financing

Lionel Leventhal has joined Houlihan Lokey’s illiquid financial asset (IFA) practice as a managing director and head of royalty and revenue interest financing. He will focus primarily on royalty monetizations and revenue interest financings in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and diagnostics subsectors with a broader mandate to expand coverage

PNC Riverarch sells New Carbon to Roch Capital

Affiliates of Roch Capital have acquired New Carbon Company, a provider of waffle and pancake mix to restaurants, hotels, colleges and other foodservice establishments, from PNC Riverarch. The transaction also included investments by the New Carbon management team.   New Carbon was previously a portfolio company of PNC Riverarch Capital.

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Evaneos raises USD6m through XAnge and ISAI

Evaneos, an online specialist for tailored travel, has closed a financing round of USD6m through XAnge Private Equity and founding investor ISAI. The investment will be dedicated to the European growth of the French start-up, already established in France, Spain, Italy and Germany.   Doubling its volume of sales each

Gibraltar signs up to new international financial standard

Gibraltar has become a full signatory to the Multinational Memorandum of Understanding (MMoU) of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSC). Nicola Smith, managing director of hedge fund administrator Helvetic, says: “This is a significant move as it bolsters Gibraltar as a location for international hedge funds looking for a

Pembroke VCT invests in Boat International Media

An investment consortium led by Pembroke VCT, with support from Lepe Capital, has acquired specialist publishing and events group Boat International Media from August Equity. Financial details of the deal have not been released but the purchase price is believed to be just in excess of GBP10m.   Pembroke is

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Berkshire Partners appoints two managing directors

Berkshire Partners, the Boston-based investment firm, has appointed Jon Meyer and Anil Seetharam as managing directors effective 1 January 2014. They join the 17 current managing directors of Berkshire in managing the firm and its affiliated investment funds.   Meyer and Seetharam will continue in their current roles within Stockbridge

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