While indemnification claims, purchase price adjustments, earn-out achievement disputes, and other post-closing issues in private-target M&A transactions remain common, data shows that claim resolution is becoming more efficient.   SRS | Shareholder Representative Services, the post-closing expert for private-company mergers and acquisitions, has released the 2013 SRS M&A Post-Closing Claims

High Road Capital Partners’ portfolio company Dowden Medical Communications Group (DMCG) has completed its second add-on acquisition with the purchase of Princeton, New Jersey-based Tricore.   Tricore is a developer of customised learning modules and mobile training solutions for the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors.   DMCG is a provider of

Arsenal Capital Partners has acquired Arnco, a supplier of polyurethane products.    Arnco is the first acquisition of Arsenal under the umbrella of Dash Multi-Corp, a platform portfolio company focusing on the specialty technologies of polyurethane systems, vinyl plastisols and recycled rubber products.   Established in 1971, Arnco operates through

Rentokil Initial has sold the entire share capital of City Link to BECAP12 Fund (Better Capital), a private equity investor, for GBP1. There are no outstanding conditions required, so completion is effective immediately. The current City Link management team, led by David Smith, will continue to run the business. Better Capital

European venture capital fundraising in Q1 2013 declined from the levels seen in Q4 2012 and Q1 2012 in both the number of funds closed and capital raised, according to the Dow Jones VentureSource quarterly report.   Venture capital investment into European companies experienced a quarter-over-quarter increase.   Just one

KKR Asset Management has entered into an agreement with Uralita and its subsidiary, URSA Insulation, to provide a EUR320m seven-year facility to repay current lenders – both banks and noteholders – and to develop URSA’s pan-European insulation business.   The investment has been made through investment funds managed by KAM’s

Affiliates of Apollo Global Management and Double Eagle Energy have formed a partnership to invest in oil and gas properties in Oklahoma, with a primary focus on the Anadarko and Ardmore Basins. Double Eagle, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, has an executive management team led by John Sellers, co-chief executive

The First Reserve Energy Infrastructure Fund (FREIF I) and Renovalia Energy have expanded their Renovalia Reserve joint venture with the addition of two wind power plants in Southern Mexico.    The investments diversify the Renovalia Reserve portfolio beyond Europe into North America and nearly double the power capacity of the