European private capital group Metric Capital Partners (MCP) has completed its investments in Áras Sláinte and Global Diagnostics, subsidiaries of the Dublin-based healthcare business Centric Health.  Áras Sláinte (AS) is a provider of primary care in Ireland, offering a range of services to the Irish market through its GP practices, urgent care clinics and occupational health clinics. Locumotion, a subsidiary of AS, places doctors from around the world into GP and hospital positions across Ireland, Australia and the UK.   Global Diagnostics provides managed radiology solutions to public and private healthcare providers to improve quality of service and access for

AXA Private Equity has signed an agreement with Equistone Partners Europe and the management team of Alvest to sell the company’s entire capital to LBO France. AXA Private Equity first invested in Alvest six years ago and has since actively supported its management in the company’s international development strategy. The completion of the transaction remains subject to approval from regulatory authorities. Alvest, through its TLD subsidiary, is a French industrial group and global provider of ground support equipment for airports. The group also produces and markets high-tech adhesive films, which are used for aeronautical applications. Having been a majority shareholder

Falconhead Capital, a private equity firm specialising in growing consumer-focused businesses, has sold its portfolio company Competitor Group to Calera Capital. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in San Diego, Competitor Group is an endurance media and event entertainment company dedicated to promoting the sports of running, cycling and triathlon.  The company was founded by Falconhead in 2007 through the simultaneous acquisition and combination of three separate endurance sport event and publishing enterprises. Under Falconhead’s leadership, Competitor Group’s revenue has more than tripled through strategic acquisitions and a range of other organic growth initiatives.  The company’s

Mid-market business management solutions provider Access Group has acquired fundraising and CRM software specialist thankQ in a GBP2.7m deal. The acquisition, which is the seventh deal for Access in the past 12 months, sees the group strengthen its not-for-profit (NFP) offering, where it already has over 530 customers using its finance and human resources solutions. The latest addition to the portfolio means Access will provide a fully-integrated finance and fundraising CRM system to the sector.   In September, it acquired French-based innovative business intelligence specialist Prelytis for EUR4m.   Chris Bayne, chief executive for Access, says: “Having worked closely with

Business Growth Fund (BGF), established to help the UK’s fast growing smaller and medium sized businesses, has invested GBP6.25m of growth capital for a minority stake in London-based Peyton and Byrne, the restaurant group, retail bakery and events business. Peyton and Byrne operates in three distinct areas. It currently operates restaurants at eight iconic London visitor attractions including The National Gallery, the Royal Academy of Arts and Kew Gardens. Peyton Events provides catering for private functions at 20 high profile venues in London such as The Wallace Collection and Lancaster House. The business also runs retail bakery and café outlets

Private equity firm Avista Capital Partners has completed the sale of Anthony International, a manufacturer of glass doors and related products serving the commercial refrigeration market, to Dover Corporation for USD602.5m, subject to normal closing adjustments. Since Avista acquired Anthony in June 2011, the company has achieved significant growth. Anthony’s "close that case" initiative, which allows retailers to deliver on their energy efficiency and sustainability goals by enclosing open refrigerated cases with Anthony doors, has helped to drive the company’s strong performance. Anthony has also created meaningful value through international growth and the acquisition of BiG Services, a regional installation

Dunedin, the UK mid-market private equity house, has delivered its third exit in six months with an exit from its conference and training venues business, etc business. The management team has carried out a secondary buyout of the business which sees Dunedin realise a money multiple of more than 3x on its investment. The exit follows Dunedin’s sales of WFEL and Capula to international trade buyers earlier in the year.   With Dunedin’s backing the business has consistently grown year on year through a new venue roll-out programme and the significant expansion of its existing venues. Sales have increased from

CSG Partners, the New York-based boutique investment bank, acted as the exclusive financial adviser for a USD11m senior debt financing for Ambertek’s acquisition of SS Equipment Services (SSE).  SSE is headquartered in Cotulla, Texas and is an oil field services company focused on providing critical pre- and post-drilling construction services to many oil and gas exploration and production firms in the Eagle Ford Shale region of Texas. "CSG Partners is proud to have worked with The Ambertek Group to help finance this acquisition," says Alex Meshechok, a managing director at CSG Partners. "This is an exciting opportunity for Rick Pfeiffer