OMERS Private Equity is to acquire a minority stake in National Veterinary Associates (NVA). The transaction is in partnership with NVA’s leadership team and funds affiliated with Ares Management (NYSE:ARES), which will continue as the majority equityholder of NVA. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is

Palatine Private Equity has invested in TTC Group, a provider of road user and cycling education courses in the UK. The transaction was introduced by EY Corporate Finance in Birmingham who advised the shareholders. The deal sees Palatine back current MD, Jim Kirkwood and his team, and is the second

Castanea Partners has made an investment in Simms Fishing Products, headquartered in Bozeman, Montana. Founded in 1980 and acquired in 1993 by KC Walsh, its current owner and President, Simms offers a comprehensive line of high-performance fishing apparel, footwear, and gear. Its premium fishing waders are produced domestically at Simms’

Axereal Group, has raised EUR150 million to finance its growth projects including the development of the firm’s malting and food processing businesses. To raise these funds, two financial investors, Temasek and Unigrains, and minority shareholder Tereos subscribed to a capital increase of the group’s malting subsidiary.   This growth primarily

Theva, a German manufacturer of superconductors, has raised additional capital totalling EUR7 million in its third funding round which saw the corporate venture capital arm of utility EnBW join existing investors eCAPITAL, Bayern Kapital, Target Partners and BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft. “We are the first company in Germany to mass produce

The Greater Manchester Loan Fund (GMLF) has invested GBP440,000 in School Lettings Solutions (SLS), an outsourced lettings management service that hires out school and college facilities to local community clubs and organisations. The funding package will support SLS’s continued expansion into new schools across the UK, enable the business to

The Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF) – established by the Russian Direct Investment Fund and China Investment Corporation – has made an investment in Zhaogang, the largest e-commerce steel distribution platform in China. Founded in 2012, Zhaogang is a digital B2B platform that brings together steel producers and consumers in China.

HIG WhiteHorse, a credit affiliate of global investment firm HIG Capital, has completed, alongside Tikehau Capital, an investment of EUR85 million in Notes issued by Savio Group, controlled by Alpha Private Equity. Based in Pordenone, Italy, Savio Group is a global leader in production of machinery and quality control systems

Funds managed by Alpina Partners have acquired a significant shareholding in virtual reality specialist Virtalis. Dr Florian Strehle, a partner at Alpina, commented on the latest addition to the investment firm’s portfolio, says: “We are excited to be supporting the next phase of Virtalis’ worldwide growth strategy.  Virtalis has launched