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Ares Capital Corporation to acquire American Capital in USD3.4bn deal

Ares Capital Corporation and American Capital have signed a merger agreement whereby Ares Capital will acquire American Capital, excluding American Capital Mortgage Management.  The combined company would have on a pro forma basis more than USD13 billion of investments at fair value as of March 31, 2016. The Boards of

BGF celebrates five years of growth

BGF (Business Growth Fund), a provider of growth capital to small and mid-sized businesses, is celebrating celebrates five years of growth during which it has invested nearly GBP850 million in a diverse portfolio of more than 125 companies including manufacturers, retailers, technology providers, restaurants and more. The milestone follows BGF’s

Pamplona Capital’s Beacon Rail to supply rolling stock to Transpennine Express

Rail rolling stock leasing company Beacon Rail Leasing, a portfolio company of Pamplona Capital, is to purchase 13 sets of five-car intercity carriages which will be leased to TransPennine Express Limited (TPE), a FirstGroup plc company. The carriages will be manufactured by Spanish manufacturer, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (“CAF”)

Equistone-backed WEALTH at work acquires Affinity group of companies

Equistone Partners Europe-backed WEALTH at work – a provider of financial education in the workplace for the private sector – has acquired the Affinity group of companies (The Farleigh Group Ltd) based in Bristol. Affinity is a provider of financial education in the public sector with over 200 employers including

Groupe Eurotunnel to acquire 100 per cent of ElecLink from STAR Capital

Groupe Eurotunnel is to purchase STAR Capital’s 51% per cent share of ElecLink. The transaction is subject to certain closing conditions. Once concluded, Groupe Eurotunnel will hold 100 per cent of ElecLink.  eleclink is a cross-channel electricity interconnector that will be positioned within the service tunnel of the Channel Tunnels.

Terramera closes financing led by Seed 2 Growth Ventures

Seed 2 Growth Ventures (S2G), a Chicago-based venture capital firm has led an investment in Vancouver-based Terramera, Inc. Other key investors in the financing include ACA Investments (affiliate of Sumitomo Corporation), Bold Capital Partners, Renewal Funds and Maumee Ventures. “Terramera is very proud to be working with S2G Ventures as

TA Associates invests in 10bis

Growth private equity firm TA Associates has completed an investment in 10bis, a B2B and B2C online food ordering marketplace and payment platform in Israel. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. In the B2B market in Israel, 10bis operates a leading online food marketplace that allows businesses

Privet Capital acquires cash processing solutions business from De La Rue

Privet Capital, a private equity investor focused on creating value through operational improvement,  has acquired Cash Processing Solutions Limited and its subsidiaries (CPS) from De La Rue. CPS is a specialist in providing cash processing hardware, software and related services to central banks, commercial banks, state printworks and commercial cash

CBPE acquires majority stake in ABI

Livingstone has advised the shareholders of ABI, including management and private equity investor LGV Capital, on CBPE Capital’s acquisition of a majority stake from LGV Capital. ABI is a manufacturer of caravan holiday homes which it manufactures in Beverley, East Yorkshire where it employs over 400 people. ABI is the

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