K+S Aktiengesellschaft has signed an agreement with EuroChem to sell K+S Nitrogen a supplier of nitrogenous fertilisers. A team led by lead partners Dr Thomas Meyding and Dr Barbara Wössner advised K+S AG on all aspects of the transaction. The EUR140 million euro transaction is currently awaiting approval from the EU competition authorities and is expected to be completed by the end of the second quarter of 2012.  

Private equity found Triton Fund II has agreed to sell the technical installation and service solutions company Bravida AB (Bravida) to Bain Capital. The transaction value has not been disclosed. Triton acquired Bravida in 2006. During its ownership and in partnership with management, Triton implemented a comprehensive program to turn around the company. This included improved project selection, increased focus on higher margin service and maintenance revenues, reorganisation of the branch network and restructuring the Norwegian business. As a result Bravida has successfully positioned itself as the market leader in Scandinavia.   Mats O Paulsson, president and CEO of Bravida,

KPS Capital Partners’ portfolio company American & Efird Global (A&E) has acquired the outstanding two-thirds share ownership of A&E Sri Lanka and A&E Bangladesh from its two joint-venture partners, Brandix Lanka Limited and Brandot International Ltd.  A&E now owns 100% of both businesses. Financial terms of the transactions have not been disclosed. A&E is the largest US manufacturer and the world’s second-largest manufacturer and distributor of premium quality industrial sewing thread, embroidery thread and technical textiles. A&E thread is used by producers of apparel, automotive components, home furnishings, medical supplies, footwear and certain industrial products.  A&E owns or operates 23

Property portal Zoopla.co.uk has acquired UpMyStreet.com, one of the UK’s leading and longest standing property information websites, for an undisclosed sum. Launched in 1998, UpMyStreet.com was one of the first property websites in the UK and has been helping consumers find places to live and discover local information and services since. Recent figures from independent website monitoring firm, Nielsen, show that in March UpMyStreet.com attracted over 600,000 unique users.   With immediate effect, users of UpMyStreet.com will be re-directed to Zoopla.co.uk, the UK’s most comprehensive property website that focuses on property search, helping consumers find their next home and property research, helping them

Citi has been appointed by Phase4 Ventures, a London-based venture capital firm, to provide document safekeeping and fund administration services. Citi has been serving private equity funds and investors for nearly two decades and is a leading global provider of accounting, administration and tax services for private equity, venture capital and institutional investors. Phase4 Ventures was established in 1999 to invest in and manage a portfolio of global life science companies for Nomura, the global investment bank. Since then, Phase4 Ventures has invested in 28 companies and built a reputation as one of the world’s premier life science venture capital

Cinven and GS Capital Partners have completed of the sale of Ahlsell, the leading distributor of building products in the Nordic region, to CVC Capital Partners for SEK15.5 billion (EUR1.8 billion). This follows the announcement in February 2012 of the signing of a definitive agreement to sell the business. Cinven and GS Capital Partners invested in Ahlsell in January 2006 having identified the company as an excellent platform for growth and continued consolidation in the Nordic building products market.  Despite challenging trading conditions, Ahlsell performed strongly during Cinven and GS Capital Partners’ ownership – with revenues and EBITDA up over

Capital International Private Equity Funds (CIPEF) has held the final close of the Capital International Private Equity Fund VI (CIPEF VI). According to the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA), CIPEF VI, which exceeded its target of USD2.5 billion and met its hard cap of USD3.0 billion, is the largest global emerging markets private equity fund closed in the last five years.   As a pioneer of the global emerging market model for private equity investment, CIPEF has been consistently backed by the leading global LP programs which span all major geographies and investor types. Since 1992, Capital International’s research

EXOSUN has raised EUR12 million from a second funding round led by Omnes Capital (formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity) alongside new partners ADEME, Grand Sud-Ouest Capital and Expansion Aquitaine, both subsidiaries of the banking group Crédit Agricole.   Founded in 2007, EXOSUN designs, develops and realises solar power plants equipped with the Exotrack patented solar tracking systems.   EXOSUN ‘s President, Frederic Conchy, says: "The renewed confidence of Omnes Capital and the entry of regional funds from Crédit Agricole entities, Grand Sud-Ouest Capital and Expansion Aquitaine allow us to strengthen our relationship with local actors and our collaboration with a

AXA Private Equity, the leading European diversified private equity firm, is to acquire a 23.48% stake in Enovos from ArcelorMittal for EUR330 million through its latest Infrastructure fund.    Headquartered in Luxembourg, Enovos is an integrated utility company focused on electricity and gas transmission and supply as well as power generation including renewables. Its core activities are based in Luxembourg and Germany. With this investment AXA Private Equity now becomes the company’s second largest shareholder after the State of Luxembourg with a 23.48% equity stake.   Enovos is a highly strategic company, geographically well-positioned at the heart of the EU