Thomas Cook has received a takeover approach for its Nordic operations from private equity group Triton, Sky News reported on Thursday. The sale of its Nordic airline and tour operator… read more →
Investcorp has agreed to acquire Mercury Capital Advisors, an institutional capital raising and investment adviser. No financial terms were disclosed. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter… read more →
Belcan LLC, a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners LP, said May 23 that it invested in Robot Morning. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Robot Morning, of Cincinnati, provides aerospace supply… read more →
LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) – Private equity fund Vista Equity Partners has emerged as one of four U.S. bidders vying for a majority stake in WPP’s data analytics firm Kantar,… read more →
PE firms are balking at the high price and slow pace of Vivendi’s sale of a stake in Universal Music Group, Bloomberg said. Vivendi is seeking a minimum value of… read more →
Idera Inc said May 23 that Partners Group is investing in the company. Financial terms and the size of Partners Group’s stake weren’t announced. Partners Group is joining existing investors… read more →
EQT said May 23 that it acquired Melita Ltd. Financial terms weren’t announced. Apax Partners and Fortino Capital were the sellers. Melita, a telecommunications infrastructure company, provides Gigabit broadband services… read more →
PennSpring Capital has acquired Swing Kingdom, a maker of vinyl playground equipment; and Atlas Molding, a plastic rotational molding company. No financial terms were disclosed. Thomas Nehilla of Barley Snyder… read more →
PDFTron Systems, a Vancouver-based document processing technology company, has secured a $71 million investment from U.S. growth equity firm Silversmith Capital Partners. Silversmith’s Jim Quagliaroli and Sri Rao have joined… read more →
Ironwood Capital has made an investment in Mentor, Ohio-based Libra Industries, a manufacturer of engineered printed circuit board assemblies, electromechanical assemblies and electronic control solutions. No financial terms were disclosed.… read more →