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Dunedin-backed CitySprint acquires Eagle Express Worldwide Couriers

CitySprint has acquired Eagle Express Worldwide Couriers, its seventh acquisition since it was backed by UK mid-market private equity house Dunedin in December 2010. This comes at a time of high transactional activity for Dunedin, which in the past two weeks has announced its exit from conference and training venues

Huron’s Hughes Associates completes second add-on

Huron Capital Partners’ portfolio company, Hughes Associates, has acquired Anoba Consulting Services, a niche engineering firm specialising in probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) and other risk-modelling services.  Mandated by the federal government, PRA uses highly analytical software programmes and risk models that allow nuclear power plants to assess the underlying operational

Highlander Partners acquires Florida-based window and door manufacturer

Dallas-based private equity firm Highlander Partners has acquired Custom Window Systems (CWS), a designer, manufacturer and marketer of impact-resistant and non-impact windows and doors, primarily serving Florida and other coastal markets in the Southeastern US.  CWS will continue to operate under its existing name and operating structure.  Greg Schorr, a

Brynwood Partners VI sells Sun Country Foods

Brynwood Partners VI has sold its investment in Sun Country Foods to Continental Mills. Terms and conditions of the transaction have not been disclosed. Sun Country Foods, headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts with a manufacturing facility in Manhattan, Kansas, manufactures and markets the iconic Kretschmer Wheat Germ brand. Founded in 1936

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CAIS launches first online exchange for wealth management industry

CAIS, the financial-technology solutions provider, has launched the CAIS Exchange, the first online alternative investment marketplace designed for the wealth management industry. The CAIS Exchange (CAIS-X) offers access to a broad menu of top-tier funds and products, independent due diligence reports provided by Mercer, portfolio construction and analytics tools and

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ALFI publishes best practices for Islamic funds in Luxembourg

The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) has published its collection of best practices for setting-up and servicing Islamic funds to provide a greater level of understanding and consistency of the requirements and expectations to this growing market sector. “2012 has been a very active year for the Luxembourg

Monroe Capital provides unitranche facility to Playtime

Monroe Capital has funded a unitranche credit facility and equity co-investment to support the recapitalisation of Playtime by private equity sponsor Geneva Glen Capital. Based in Englewood, Colorado, Playtime is a provider of interactive healthy play areas and playground equipment for indoor, outdoor and water play. The company markets, designs,

HVPE to take USD95m direct stake in Conversus assets

HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE) is to take a direct stake of approximately USD95m, and also have an interest of approximately USD12m through other existing commitments to HarbourVest managed funds, in the assets of Conversus Capital. This transaction is expected to add approximately USD0.20 to HVPE’s NAV per share.  

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Vision Capital strengthens partnership and associate team

Vision Capital has promoted Daryl Cohen to partner and Jonathan Guest, Konstantin Oelfke and Emil Fajersson to associate at the firm. Cohen joined Vision Capital as an associate in 2008, and was made principal in 2010. He has been instrumental in deal origination and evaluation for the firm and was

Lone Star Investment Advisors sells Petroplex Acidizing

Dallas-based private equity firm Lone Star Investment Advisors has sold Petroplex Acidizing to One Rock Capital Partners.  Aided by Lone Star, Petroplex expanded its major customer accounts, added product offering for key customers and more than doubled annual sales over five years, which represents a compound annual growth rate of

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