Lyceum Capital-backed Access Group, a business software provider, has acquired French-based business intelligence specialist Prelytis for EUR4m. The acquisition, which marks the first of a series of moves by Access into the software as a service (SaaS) marketplace, is the company’s sixth bolt-on since Lyceum Capital backed a GBP50m buyout
Actis, the pan-emerging markets private equity firm, has appointed James Smith as director in the firm’s value creation group. Smith will be based in the Johannesburg office and takes up his post with immediate effect. Smith will work with Actis portfolio companies in Africa, seeking to add value by driving
European private equity firm Cinven has completed its acquisition of Mercury Pharma, the international speciality pharmaceutical company, for an enterprise value of GBP465m. The acquisition was supported by debt financing provided by four banks: Jefferies, HSBC, Lloyds Bank and Mizuho. Cinven’s healthcare team identified niche and branded pharmaceuticals as
Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has made a minority investment in prepaid product, services and transaction technologies company InComm. Terms of the transactions have not been disclosed. InComm was established in 1992 to provide technology to the prepaid long-distance industry. The company now provides stored value, gift and prepaid products,
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group and DuPont have signed a definitive agreement whereby Carlyle will purchase DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC) for USD4.9bn in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter 2013, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. DPC is a global supplier of
CIBC has reached an agreement to acquire Griffis & Small, a Houston-based energy advisory firm specialising in acquisitions and divestitures in the exploration and production sector. Terms have not been disclosed. The transaction, expected to close in the fourth quarter, supports CIBC’s strategy of targeted growth in businesses and geographies
On-demand digital interviewing platform provider HireVue has secured USD22m in funding including a USD17m series C equity round, led by Investor Growth Capital, and an expansion of the company’s debt facility. Granite Ventures, who led HireVue’s previous round, Peterson Ventures, who led HireVue’s A-round, new investors Rose Park Advisors, and
The Luxembourg Finance Ministry has submitted a draft bill transposing the European Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive to the Luxembourg Parliament. “ALFI strongly believes that the AIFMD presents a welcome opportunity for Europe to create a brand in the alternative investment market, similar to the global brand it has created
Fox Paine, a private equity investment and advisory boutique, has completed the sale of Paradigm to Apax Partners and JMI Equity in a USD1bn cash merger transaction. Paradigm is a provider of geoscience software solutions that optimise the exploration, discovery, and extraction of natural gas, oil, and other subsurface resources.
Darden Restaurants has completed the acquisition of Yard House USA for USD585m in an all-cash transaction from private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners, management and investors. This follows the agreement that was announced on 12 July 2012. The total transaction price includes approximately USD30m of cash tax benefits that are
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