Middle market private equity firm The Sterling Group’s affiliated investment fund, Sterling Group Partners III, is to acquire all of the equity interests that comprise the Dexter Axle business from Tomkins Industries, a subsidiary of Pinafore Holdings. The Dexter Axle business manufactures trailer axle, brake and suspension assemblies and related
AXA Private Equity has agreed to acquire a majority 70 per cent stake in Bruni Glass, a European provider of glass containers for spirits, food, pharmaceutical products and related accessories. Alongside AXA Private Equity, the founding members and the management of Bruni Glass took part in the deal with a
Bayside Capital has completed the sale of portfolio company Environmental Filtration Technologies (EFT) to Nederman Holding. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and with locations across North America, Germany, France and Australia, EFT is an industrial air filtration company. EFT offers air pollution control and air filtration equipment, including industrial dust
Medical device company Mainstay Medical has completed an oversubscribed series B financing round for USD20m (EUR15.3m) led by Fountain Healthcare Partners. Other new investors in the series B round include Medtronic, Capricorn Venture Partners and Seventure Partners. Existing series A investors Sofinnova Partners and Twin City Angels also participated. This
Private equity firm Riverstone has committed to invest up to USD200m in Kerogen Energy. With offices in Houston, Texas, and Calgary, Alberta, Kerogen is focused on onshore unconventional oil and liquids exploration and production in the US and Canada. Kerogen is led by chairman Alexander Kulpecz and president and chief
RAMP has completed a series C financing led by New York-based StarVest Partners. As part of the transaction, Deborah Farrington (pictured), co-founder and general partner at StarVest, will be joining RAMP’s board of directors. StarVest is also joined by Hearst Interactive Media and EDBI as new investors in RAMP, along
Mimecast has secured USD62.15m in series C funding led by private equity firm Insight Venture Partners, with existing investors Dawn Capital also participating. Mimecast plans to use the funding to accelerate the development and deployment of new technology, and to support plans for rapid expansion in the US market.
Business Growth Fund (BGF) is investing GBP5.4m of growth capital in Swanbridge Hire and Sales (SHS), a provider of high specification industrial scaffolding services based in Barry, South Wales. This is the fourth investment to be led by BGF’s regional team for the South West of England and South Wales;
First Investors Financial Services Group has entered into a definitive merger agreement with FIFS Holdings Corp, a company controlled by Aquiline Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm investing in the financial services sector. Under the merger agreement, FIFS Holdings will acquire all of the outstanding shares of First
Onex is to acquire KraussMaffei, a manufacturer of plastic and rubber processing equipment, for EUR568m. The transaction is anticipated to close by 31 March, 2013 subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals. Based in Munich, Germany, KraussMaffei designs and manufactures machinery and systems for the processing of plastics and
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