Western Europe

ECI joins forces with Brown for Aerial Facilities deal(2)

Private equity firm ECI Partners has bought a wireless network company and installed telecoms veteran Ian Brown as chief executive.

Frontiers Capital appoints new director(2)

Frontiers Capital, a specialist telecoms and technology venture capital firm, hires Charlie Parker from Boston Consulting Group.

Golden Gate takes private direct marketer(2)

The San Francisco-based firm will acquire Blair Corporation for $173.6m and merge it with its portfolio company Appleseed’s Topco.

Levine Leichtman settles with technology outsourcer

Butler International will pay the LA firm nearly $1.3m for breach of contract following the collapse of a proposed financing.

Linklaters makes private equity hire(2)

Linklaters plugs gap left by departing partners with the appointment of Ian Bagshaw, a private equity partner, to join the law firm’s London office.

ABN AMRO to invest in UK TGI Fridays(2)

The Dutch firm’s acquisition of the chain’s British division is the latest in a string of restaurants picked up by the private equity industry.

Monument expands partnership by six(2)

The Boston-based private equity placement agent has expanded its partnership on both sides of the Atlantic.

US buyout groups join BVCA(2)

Bain Capital, Blackstone, Carlyle and KKR have signed up to the BVCA, a UK trade body, as the industry continues its charm offensive.

First Reserve sells Aquilex(2)

First Reserve, a US private equity firm that specialises in the energy sector, is selling Aquilex to Harvest Partners.

Indian mobile device startup gets $8.5 million in financing(2)

SIDBI Venture Capital and Clearstone Venture are investing a combined $6.5 million into a mobile device designing and manufacturing startup, DGB Microsystems. The startup’s founder and associates are putting in $2 million of their own money.