DBG Eastern Europe II, a fund managed by Central and Eastern European private equity firm DBG, has acquired Tomplast, a Slovenian manufacturer of plastic-moulded components. www.dbgee.com
Industri Kapital has signed an agreement with CVC Capital Partners regarding the sale of DYWIDAG-Systems International. DSI is the global market leader in the development, manufacture and supply of post-tensioning and geotechnical systems to the construction and mining industries. The purchase price was not disclosed. The transaction is subject to customary anti-trust approvals.
Google has acquired internet security provider Postini of San Carlos, California, for $625 million. The sale represents an exit for a host of VCs, who in total invested $36 million: AltoTech Ventures, August Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Mobius Venture Capital, Pacifica Fund, Summit Partners, and Sun Microsystems. Summit Partners has been a Postini investor since […]
The publisher of American Lawyer magazine is set to be acquired for $630 million by Incisive Media, a British publisher backed by Apax Partners, the Associated Press reported. The seller is New York buyout shop Wasserstein & Co. Wasserstein & Co. formed American Lawyer Media Holdings in 1997, and by last year the company was generating annual revenue […]
A-Katsastus Oy, a Finnish vehicle inspection group owned by UK mid-market outfit Bridgepoint, has bought Autoveiligheid, a Belgian vehicle inspection company. The company recorded net sales of almost
Citigroup Inc. announced that it has agreed to buy Automated Trading Desk $680 million, including more than $102 million in cash. Automated Trading Desk is a Mount Pleasant, S.C.-based developer of automated trading and customized equity execution solutions. The company raised $60 million in equity earlier this year from Technology Crossover Ventures. Founded in 1988, […]
3PD Inc, an Atlanta, Georgia-based logistics company backed by Arcapita, has acquired Affinity Logistics, a home delivery business.
L-com, a Massachusetts-based maker of telecom interconnection components, has acquired HyperLink Technologies, a Florida-based wireless technology specialist. L-com is owned by mid-market private equity firm The Riverside Company.
Active Interest Media (AIM), an El Segundo, California-based publisher, has acquired The Collector's Guide, an annual guide to New Mexico for art lovers, for an undisclosed sum. AIM is owned by Wind Point Partners.
National Britannia Group Limited (NBG), a UK risk management group and portfolio company of mid-market firm Lyceum Capital, has acquired Corporate Health & Safety Solutions Limited (CHSS), a staff training company. NBG was acquired by Lyceum Capital in March 2005. http://www.westpe.com