Ogier has advised Avis Budget on the high yield bond financing for its USD500m acquisition of Zipcar.  Avis Budget and Zipcar currently anticipate that the transaction will be completed this week. Avis Budget Group is a provider of vehicle rental services through its Avis and Budget brands, with more than

Managed Pressure Operations (MPO), an oilfield services and technology company, has been acquired by Aker Solutions, a global oilfield services provider. MPO, a company that provides continuous circulation and managed pressure drilling (MPD) systems, was an NGP Energy Technology Partners portfolio company. NGP ETP, a private equity firm that manages

Private equity and venture capital firms committed USD7.9bn to investments in Latin America in 2012, representing a five-year high and a 21 per cent increase over 2011, according to data released by the Latin American Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (LAVCA). The USD7.9bn total reflects 237 investments, a 37

Sverica International Management’s Fund III has acquired Dexmet Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of highly engineered expanded foils and polymers used in a variety of end markets. The company provides solutions for a range of mission critical applications, including lightning strike protection for major composite aircraft manufacturers, anodes and cathodes

Albion Ventures has sold Nelson House, a mental health rehabilitation hospital, to a joint venture formed by Care UK and Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for GBP8m. The transaction is the first to involve a joint venture between the NHS and a private healthcare provider to acquire a hospital.  

Octopus has made a further investment into Metrasens, a technology company that manufactures detection products for a number of security and healthcare markets across the world. Octopus first invested into the company in 2009.   Headquartered in Great Malvern in the UK, and with offices in Lisle, Illinois, US, Metrasens

Merger and acquisitions (M&A), private equity and tax professionals from the technology, financial services and healthcare sectors expect an increase in their companies’ or clients’ deal activity in 2013 compared to 2012, according to a survey conducted by KPMG. Of the more than 400 survey respondents, 60 per cent said

An affiliate of Sun European Partners has acquired 171 Dreams stores, its head office, its two UK manufacturing facilities and supply chain network from the administrators Ernst & Young.  All customer deposits and orders will be honoured following the sale. The remaining 93 stores not included in the sale will

GCP Capital Partners, a middle market private equity firm, has sold its interests in Acrisure to Genstar Capital. Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Acrisure is the 50th largest privately owned retail insurance agency in the US. The company was co-founded in 2005 by chief executive Greg Williams to acquire independent