Boticca.com, a fashion accessories-only focused website, has closed a GBP2.5m series A financing from UK-based venture capital firm MMC Ventures and high net worth individuals in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.   The individual investors include Turkish entrepreneur Sina Afra, chief executive and chairman of Markafoni and former European director of M&A for eBay.   This marks Boticca’s second round of financing following a GBP1.5m seed round in June 2011 led by French Internet entrepreneurs’ fund ISAI, who also contributed to this round.   Launched in October 2010, Boticca.com enables customers to connect with, and purchase directly, from professional small

MidOcean Partners, a middle market private equity firm, is to sell Bushnell Group to ATK.   Bushnell specialises in branded sports optics, outdoor accessories and performance eyewear.   MidOcean acquired Bushnell in August 2007 and has helped to transform the business as it completed nine add-on acquisitions into complementary product lines.   Bushnell offers a broad portfolio of high-quality, affordable products such as laser rangefinders, trail cameras, riflescopes, binoculars, hunting and shooting sports accessories, and sun, winter and safety eyewear.   “Bushnell is a leading provider of outdoor consumer-branded products,” says Blake Lipham, Bushnell Outdoor Products’ president and chief executive.

Newcastle Investment Corp has acquired Dow Jones Local Media Group from News Corp for USD87m.   The company made a total equity investment of USD54m, including transaction expenses, and financed the remainder of the purchase price with USD33m of debt.   Local Media Group operates 33 local publications, including eight daily and 15 weekly newspapers, in seven states. Many of these publications have been providing local content to their communities for over 75 years.   The Local Media Group operations will be managed by GateHouse Media, one of the largest publishers of locally based print and online media in the

Tungsten is to acquire OB10, a business-to-business (B2B) e-invoicing network, for GBP99m.   Tungsten has also signed a five-year rolling licence agreement with @UK PLC to deploy its analytic software technology to enable TungstenAnalytics to be delivered across Tungsten’s global e-invoicing network following the acquisition of OB10.   Tungsten intends, subject to regulatory approval, to acquire an identified duly authorised UK bank, whose assets solely comprise short term UK gilts and/or certificates of deposit to specialise in the provision of supply chain financing. It also intends to seek admission to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange

Delicpol, a Polish confectionery company, has acquired Cuprod, a Polish confectionery manufacturer, with the support of its shareholders AXA Private Equity and Resource Partners.   The transaction has been completed one year after AXA Private Equity and Resource Partners acquired the business, and forms part of the growth strategy for the business set-up alongside the management team.   The merger will provide market consolidation and create a significant player in the European confectionery market.   Established in 1992, Delicpol is a leading Polish confectionery company which specialises in biscuit manufacturing. Since its inception, the company has grown from a small

Private equity firm Banyan Capital Partners has acquired a majority interest in MIP Inc.   Banyan is partnering with the company’s chief executive David Arditi and executive vice president of operations Aviyam Friedman, both of whom will carry on in their existing roles with MIP. Co-founder David Schreiner will continue leading the company’s growth into South American markets.   Founded in 1978, MIP is a manufacturer and distributor of high-performance textile and related products to hospitals and long-term care facilities throughout North America, Europe, the UK and South America.   Jeff Wigle, managing director of Banyan Capital Partners, says: "We perceive

Firms advised by private equity firm Crestview Partners have closed the acquisition of direct-to-consumer beverage services provider DS Waters.    The company will maintain its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.   Tom Harrington, president and chief executive officer of DS Waters, says: "As a result of this new partnership with Crestview, we are more confident than ever in our ability to expand our product and service offering and geographic reach while maintaining our outstanding customer service in metropolitan markets throughout the US."   Jeffrey Marcus, a partner at Crestview, says: "We are very pleased to have the opportunity to participate alongside