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Levine Leichtman acquires material handling products division of FMC Technologies

Private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has completed the previously announced acquisition of the products division of the material handling business of FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI).  The new company will be named Syntron Material Handling, LLC ("Syntron").  Headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi with operations in Changshu, China and Salt

Salvepar invests EUR16m in S2A Group

Salvepar has invested EUR16 million in S2A Group, a multiregional French voluntary sector home care provider, operating in the Pays de la Loire (Aliseo), in the Midi-Pyrénées region (Sadir Assistance) and in Haute Normandie (Adir Assistance).  A number of entities complement the Group in the development of operations in the

Arma Partners advises Automic on planned acquisition of ORSYP

Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial adviser to Automic on its planned acquisition of ORSYP, the IT operations software specialist.  The contemplated acquisition is subject to the completion of the customary works council information and consultation procedures.   Founded in 1986, ORSYP is headquartered in Paris and delivers transformational

Certivox raises USD8m in series B financing led by NTT DOCOMO and Octopus Investments

CertiVox has raised Series B funding of USD8 million from NTT DOCOMO Ventures and current investors Octopus Investments.  The investment by NTT DOCOMO Ventures is its first in Europe, signifying the innovation and strength of CertiVox’s technology and its breakthrough potential to solve current problems in online authentication systems. Taken together with the company’s Seed and Series A financings, CertiVox has raised USD17

RCS Capital Corporation completes acquisition of Cetera Financial Group

RCS Capital Corporation (RCAP) has closed its acquisition of the Cetera Financial Group, an independent broker-dealer, from affiliates of Lightyear Capital for USD1.15 billion in cash. The transaction creates the second largest independent financial advisor network in the US adding some 6,632 financial advisors to RCAP's growing retail financial advisory platform.

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White & Case advises Arle Capital on acquisition of Innovia Group

Law firm White & Case has advised the first new fund raised by Arle Capital since its spin out from Candover in 2009 on its acquisition of the Innovia Group for an enterprise value of EUR498 million. Headquartered in Cumbria, Innovia is an international manufacturer of high quality, speciality film for its key markets of labels, overwrap, packaging and polymer banknote substrate. It

Brightpearl raises USD10m in funding round led by MMC Ventures

Brightpearl has raised USD10 million in a funding round led by new investor MMC Ventures, alongside participation from Quayle Munro and existing investors Eden Ventures and Notion Capital.  “We believe Brightpearl addresses a significant unmet need in a large and growing market. The team have developed an elegant cloud solution, which

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Leosphere finalises second tranche of EUR20m equity investment

Laser radar remote sensors (LIDAR) specialist Leosphere has finalised the second tranche of a EUR20 million equity transaction. The second tranche was closed with Electranova Capital, the venture capital fund managed by Idinvest Partners and sponsored by EDF, the world’s second largest utility company.   The first tranche of EUR10.5

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Albion Ventures helps Mi-Pay list on AIM

Venture capital investor Albion Ventures has assisted Mi-Pay, the outsourced payment services provider for global mobile operators, to join the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. It follows completion of its reverse takeover of Aimshell Acquisitions plc (now called Mi-Pay plc).   Together with an investment round led

Arma Partners advises HgCapital on USD3.5bn recapitalisation of Visma

Arma Partners has acted as financial adviser to HgCapital on its reinvestment in Visma Group, valuing the business at a total enterprise value of NOK21 billion (GBP2.1 billion, USD3.5 billion). As part of this transaction, KKR is selling part of its majority holding in Visma and Cinven is committing capital

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