Paymetric, a provider of SaaS-based enterprise security and integrated payment acceptance solutions, has secured a majority investment from Francisco Partners, a technology-focused private equity firm.   The investment will provide Paymetric with a new financial partner to help it capitalise on its current momentum and continue to drive product innovation and global expansion.   Paymetric has grown substantially in recent years as enterprise-level merchants increasingly demand solutions to seamlessly integrate and secure complex payments and other mission-critical data and processes. The new investment from Francisco Partners will allow Paymetric to continue to launch new modules and extend capabilities to meet

CableNet Communications, a portfolio company of private equity firm Resilience Capital Partners, has acquired CableNet Services Unlimited, a provider of cable fulfilment services in the Freedom Region of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.     CableNet Communications is Resilience Capital Partners’ first add-on acquisition by its Aero Communications investment platform, which it acquired in October 2012. Aero Communications is a provider of customer-focused technology solutions to broadband and wireless providers, businesses, public venues, government facilities and residential subscribers.   Steven Rosen, co-chief executive of Resilience Capital Partners, says: "I suspect CableNet is the first of many great companies Aero Communications will

Private equity investor Risk Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of a majority holding in Red Hot World Buffet to provide development capital for the restaurant group’s further expansion.   Red Hot World Buffet was founded in 2004 by husband and wife Parmjit and Helen Dhaliwal. It now has seven large restaurants across the UK, employing 600 people with a turnover of GBP22m.   The transaction value has not been disclosed.   The buffet restaurant group, which serves English, Indian, Chinese, Italian, Tex-Mex and Japanese dishes, amongst others, has grown from one small site to having seven restaurants in Northampton,

Private investment firm Bregal Partners has made an investment in OmniForce in partnership with OmniForce’s management team and founder.   Los Angeles-based OmniForce is an athletic event production company. Its services include participant marketing and event publicity, participant training and fundraising support, sponsorship sales, and event planning and logistics.   In 2013, nearly 50,000 people will participate in OmniForce’s events. Such events include two-day bike rides and walks, 10 km runs, and obstacle course challenges.    "We are very pleased to partner with a proven and highly successful management team in expanding OmniForce’s collection of events around the world," says Robert Bergmann,

Private equity fund Estancia Capital Partners has acquired a minority non-controlling interest in Stamford, Connecticut-based Sustainable Growth Advisers (SGA).   SGA is a boutique traditional equity manager focused on providing high value-added active US and global growth equity mandates for sophisticated clients. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.   Michael Mendez (pictured), partner at Estancia, says: “We were attracted to the ‘institutional quality’ of SGA’s investment team and process. The firm’s distinct culture and history of delivering top peer group relative performance are exceptional. We will continue to support a shared vision of creating an investment firm focused on

A consortium comprised of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the CapMan Russia II fund has completed an investment in MAYKOR, a Russian IT outsourcing and service provider.   The three partners will invest up to USD100m in MAYKOR that will allow the group to grow its market share. The RDIF will invest USD50m, with the EBRD and the CapMan Russia II fund contributing the remaining part.   The new funds will support MAYKOR’s growth strategy to increase the scale of its operations and its service portfolio diversification inside Russia.