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44 jobs secured as buyer is found for AMI Blaymires Limited

Joint Administrators, John Whitfield and Matt Ingram, both of financial advisory and investment banking firm Duff & Phelps, have confirmed that they have successfully sold the business and assets of AMI Blaymires Limited. The sale, which concluded on 30 March 2012, is to Unitech Blaymires Limited, part of Unitech Industries. Unitech

Gulf One establishes new office in Munich

Gulf One Investment Bank has established a new office, Gulf One GmbH, in Munich, Germany. Gulf One GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf One, will support the management of portfolio companies of the bank’s private equity funds and source new investments and advisory business opportunities for it. The new

Sun Capital Partners sells Sonneborn to One Equity Partners

Sun Capital Partners’ portfolio company Sonneborn, Inc. (“Sonneborn”) has been sold to One Equity Partners. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Sonneborn, based in Parsippany, NJ, was acquired from a large publicly-traded company in June 2005 in a corporate carve-out transaction. Upon acquisition, a series of initiatives were

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Genta Completes Financing of up to USD12.0m

Genta Incorporated has entered into definitive agreements with institutional investors in a private placement to sell Senior Secured Convertible Notes for up to USD12.0 million in aggregate gross proceeds before fees and expenses. The transaction is expected to close with initial gross proceeds of USD2.0 million on or about 30

GCP Capital Partners acquires Garrets International

GCP Capital Partners has acquired Garrets International Limited, a leading international provider of marine catering management for the commercial shipping industry. Derrick Samms founded Garrets in 1991 and has since pioneered the market for outsourcing of catering services for the merchant navy. Garrets provides its customers with a range of

US financial services M&A activity likely to increase in 2012, says PwC US

Mergers and acquisitions in the US financial services industry could increase in both number and value of deals, if markets improve and European banks sell noncore business units, PwC says in a new report. M&A prospects remain uncertain, however, after deal volume fell in 2011 due to the European debt

Maven leads GBP5 million acquisition of Vodat International

Maven’s Manchester team has led the MBO of Vodat International Limited (Vodat) from its founder Mike Bielinski in a GBP5m transaction. Vodat provides managed network and communications solutions to business customers, with a particular focus on the UK retail sector in which it has a leading market presence. Cheshire based

IFG Group sells international division to AnaCap Financial Partners

IFG Group has signed an agreement for the sale of its entire International Division (Segment) to AnaCap Financial Partners II LP. The purchase price is GBP70 million (EUR84 million) which will be paid in full on the completion of the sale. The purchase price shall be subject to an adjustment

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Veracity Payments secures USD80m commitment from Great Hill Partners

Veracity Payment Solutions has secured an USD80m commitment from Boston-based Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm that manages over USD2.5 billion in capital. While a portion of the committed funds was used to buyout an existing investor, the vast majority will be used to fund Veracity’s US and European

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Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity and OSF Merchant Banking form strategic partnership

Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity has formed a strategic partnership with OSF Merchant Banking to pursue investment opportunities in Brazil. Based in São Paulo, OSF is a fund manager that offers international and local qualified investors customized alternative investment advice. “Brazil has entered a cycle of abundant opportunity and unprecedented

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