Herndon, Virginia-based Apcela, an application delivery company, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was Claritas Capital. Also, Apcela has named Jack Dziak as president and chief operating… read more →
Riverstone Holdings LLC and Goldman Sachs Group‘s merchant banking division have agreed to acquire Lucid Energy Group II LLC from Lucid Energy Group for about $1.6 billion in cash. The… read more →
Comvest Credit Partners has provided a C$40 million loan to Cambridge, Ontario-based Cash 4 You Corp, a consumer finance retailer. The capital infusion will be used to refinance debt and… read more →
Arcapita said Jan. 8 that it bought a controlling stake in MC Sign Co in a deal valued at more than $100 million. MC Sign, of Mentor, Ohio, provides signage… read more →
Audax Private Equity said Jan. 5 that it agreed to buy Corsearch. Wolters Kluwer N.V. is the seller. Financial terms weren’t announced. Corsearch, of New York, trademark and domain management… read more →
KIRKBI said Jan. 8 that it agreed to buy KKR’s 49.8 percent stake in Välinge. Financial terms weren’t announced. The founding Pervan family, via Pervanovo Invest AB, will maintain a… read more →
BERLIN — Three private-equity investors have submitted bids for German state-backed HSH Nordbank, a person familiar with the matter said, as the EU-enforced privatisation of the lender is nearing the… read more →
Francisco Partners has agreed to acquire Brookfield, Wisconsin-based Connecture Inc, which provides information systems used to create health insurance marketplaces. According to terms of the deal, Francisco Partners will pay… read more →
Australian surfwear seller Billabong International Ltd (BBG.AX) agreed to a buyout from its top shareholder and major lender Oaktree Capital Management LP on Friday, in a deal valuing the company… read more →
Sun Capital Partners has agreed to sell Itasca, Illinois-based Robertshaw Controls Company, a provider of thermal, flow, and control management products and solutions. The buyer is One Rock Capital Partners.… read more →