Innova Capital, a Central European private equity fund, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are investing in EnergoBit Group, an electrical engineering services company in Romania. Innova Capital, a Central European private equity fund, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are investing in EnergoBit

Buy and build add-on activity in Europe has been even weaker than the subdued levels seen in H1 2012, and well below the same quarter in 2011, according to Silverfleet Capital and mergermarket’s Buy & Build Monitor for Q3 2012. The volume of buy and build activity in Europe in

Following its investment in December 2011, MMC Ventures has led another GBP800,000 round of investment into Love Home Swap, the international holiday home exchange website founded by serial entrepreneur Debbie Wosskow.  Love Home Swap has appointed David Kelly as chairman (Amazon, Lastminute, eBay, mydeco, Rackspace) and Sean Cornwell (Google, eHarmony)

Claranet, a European managed service provider, has acquired Star, a UK provider of managed technology services. The acquisition creates the largest mid-market provider of integrated hosting and network services in the UK and continental Europe. Claranet is acquiring STH and its subsidiary, Star Technology Services, in a deal valued at

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is to acquire speciality insurance brokerage firm Alliant Insurance Services from Blackstone. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Tom Corbett, chairman and chief executive of Alliant, says: “This transaction marks the next phase of Alliant’s growth and offers us an exciting opportunity to continue to

Hogan Lovells has advised Hay Tor Capital on its acquisition of a majority shareholding in Neonet from Nordic Capital Fund VII. The transaction was announced on 16 November 2012. Neonet is a Swedish independent brokerage/execution service provider at the forefront of electronic trading. Hay Tor Capital is a specialist financial

Private equity investment firm Highlander Partners has acquired ProService Agent Transferowy, a transfer agent services provider in Poland, from the Enterprise Investors portfolio company Skarbiec Holding. ProService AT is a transfer agent services provider for investment and pension funds in Poland.   Highlander Partners, an American investment firm with an

Hancocks Group, which includes Hancocks Cash and Carry, has been sold to its management and H2 Equity Partners. The new ownership sees both Andrew and Adrian Hancock step back from the company.   Established in 1962 by Andrew and Adrian’s father Ray Hancock, the Hancocks Group has been owned and

Peterson Partners has exited its investment in Vivint. Blackstone Capital Partners VI, a fund managed by Blackstone on behalf of its private equity investors, purchased the entirety of Peterson’s equity interest. “We are extremely proud to be part of one of the largest private company transactions in the state of