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HIG Capital sells equity stake in Surgery Partners

HIG Capital is to sell its existing stake in Surgery Partners to Bain Capital Private Equity.   In conjunction with the transaction, Surgery Partners and National Surgical Healthcare (NSH), an owner and operator of surgical facilities in partnership with local physicians, have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which

Agilitas-backed Recover Nordic makes add-on acquisitions

Agilitas, a pan-European mid-market private equity firm, has made several strategic bolt-on acquisitions to its portfolio company Recover Nordic, a provider of damage control, emergency response and environmental services.   In Sweden, where Recover Nordic operates under the Relita brand, the business has acquired 100 per cent of three businesses:

Accenture acquires Media Hive

Accenture has acquired Media Hive, an e-commerce solutions provider with expertise in cross-channel commerce strategy, custom application development and the creation of innovative retail experiences for any device.   The acquisition will strengthen the capabilities of Accenture Interactive around Salesforce Commerce Cloud (previously Demandware) implementations and the delivery of best-in-class commerce experiences for

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Mourant Ozannes advises on first five Jersey Private Funds

Mourant Ozannes’ investment funds team has established the first five Jersey Private Funds (JPF) since the new regime came into effect last month.   Introduced by the Jersey Financial Services Commission, the new JPF product has been designed to rationalise and consolidate Jersey’s private fund regimes for funds offered to

Perusa fund to acquire Maredo

Perusa Partners Fund 2, an investment fund advised by Perusa, has acquired German steak house chain Maredo from GEP III, an investment fund advised by ECM Equity Capital Management.   Both companies jointly announced the transaction on 11 May. Transaction details were not disclosed.   Maredo operates 46 restaurants with

Omnes Capital launches FCPI fund

Omnes Capital has launched a new FPCI (Fonds Commun de Placement dans l’Innovation) mutual fund investing in innovative companies – Capital Invest PME 2017.   The fund will allow individuals to benefit from tax advantages provided for by the French TEPA law in respect of ISF wealth tax (impôt de

Oakley Capital acquires TechInsights

Oakley Capital Investments’ Oakley Capital Private Equity III has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in TechInsights.   Fund III is expected to invest USD49.9 million in the business and will invest alongside Henry Elkington, the CEO of the current parent company (AXIO), who brings extensive experience in

ADGM launches first calibrated VC manager framework in MENA region

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has introduced a risk-proportionate regulatory framework for managers of venture capital (VC) funds, the first of its type in the MENA region.   With immediate effect on 15 May 2017, VC managers will not be subject to any

Invest Europe reveals fundraising at highest level since 2008

Private equity trade association Invest Europe has published its 2016 European Private Equity Activity report revealing that fundraising for investment into companies across Europe hit its highest level since 2008 last year at EUR74.5 billion, a 37 per cent year-on-year increase. The report reveals private equity investments totalled EUR53.7 billion

Tecum Capital launches equity control fund

Tecum Capital has launched a new control equity buyout platform, Tecum Equity Partners III.   The entity is a committed pool of capital backed by Western Allegheny Capital, a family office focused on control equity acquisitions.   The nature of the platform allows for a longer term time horizon and

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