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Weekly Deals and Funds Roundup: 20 December 200620/12/2006. Source: AltAssets. 
 A selection of the latest deals and funds news from across the globe - essential reading for those who need to keep up-to-date with the industry's key developments.
This weekly roundup provides an update on deals and fund activity that did not feature as separate stories in AltAssets' daily news service.
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Chicago-based private equity firm Industrial Opportunity Partners has acquired all of the assets of Center Manufacturing, a US manufacturer of vehicle components, including complex welded tubular assemblies for motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, automotive seat frames and automotive instrument panel tie bars. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
August Equity has announced a £29m MBO of Boat International Group, a publisher of superyacht magazines. August Equity provided £13.4m of equity funding through its managed funds, whilst the balance of the equity was funded by the management team. Boat International's magazines are published in the UK, Europe, US and Russia.
UK mid-market private equity firm Gresham has backed the secondary buy-out of Town Centre Restaurants from HBOS IF in a deal with a total funding package of £48m. Town Centre Restaurants is a UK restaurant group, serving three million customers every year. The company's main brands are Café Giardino, Auberge and Azzurro.
UK mid-market private equity house Dunedin Capital Partners has led the management buy-out of WFEL, a designer and manufacturer of mobile bridging systems and related products. Dunedin backed the management team, led by managing director Ian Wilson and finance director Cliff Richards, in a transaction valued at £48m. Dunedin provided £21m of equity, for a majority stake.
Following an increase in share capital, NORD Holding Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft has taken a stake in Kentaro, a sports rights agency with headquarters in Wil (Switzerland), London and Hanover.
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