Thoma Bravo is in exclusive negotiations to sell InfoVista, a market leader in service performance assurance solutions for IP-based network and application services, to Apax Partners. Financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. Thoma Bravo acquired Paris-based InfoVista in April 2012 through a complex take-private acquisition on the

SK Capital Partners (SK Capita), a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, has completed the previously announced sale of IBA Molecular (IBAM) to funds advised by private equity firm CapVest Partners.  IBA Molecular was jointly owned by SK Capital and Ion Beam Applications S.A. prior to the sale.

The Riverside Company has signed an agreement to sell Diatron Group (Diatron) to STRATEC Biomedical AG of Germany.  Budapest-based Diatron develops, manufactures, and markets compact hematology analyzers for the human medical and veterinary markets. The transaction is expected to close near the end of this month. Riverside invested in Diatron

Trivergance, in partnership with Falcon Investment Advisors and Landon Capital Partners, has acquired Clarus Commerce from global venture capital and growth equity investment firm, Norwest Venture Partners.  The management team at Clarus has built a dynamic company that capitalises on the rapidly growing market opportunity at the intersection of eCommerce

LakePharma has acquired Blue Sky BioServices, a CRO specialising in protein and antibody production and assay services.  The combined company will be known as LakePharma, and is now the largest dedicated biologics CRO in the United States, providing a broad range of protein and antibody-related development services to the pharmaceutical

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) and Octopus Investments (Octopus) have sold their stake in Callstream Group (Callstream) for an undisclosed sum to J2 Global, Inc.  Callstream is a leading national provider of cloud-based call management technology to the UK insurance, travel and retail markets. The acquisition by J2 Global provides a

Boston-based private equity firm Bunker Hill Capital has sold its portfolio company, The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group (SWRG) to Danu Partners, a private investment firm based in Ireland and a sub-licensee of SWRG which opened a restaurant in London in June, 2015.  David Jacquin, Founder and Managing Director of

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) and Octopus Investments (Octopus) have sold their stake in Callstream Group Limited (Callstream) for an undisclosed sum to J2 Global, Inc.  Callstream is a leading national provider of cloud-based call management technology to the UK insurance, travel and retail markets.  Today’s acquisition by J2 Global provides