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Weekly Deals and Funds Roundup: 13 September 200613/09/2006. 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.
DEALS
Emerging markets private equity firm Actis is to invest $42m in the equity of Paras Pharmaceuticals, an OTC healthcare and personal care company based in Gujarat, India. Actis has $3.3bn in funds under management. This transaction is Actis's third major investment in India in 2006.
Thoma Cressey Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Embarcadero Technologies, a San Francisco-headquartered provider of strategic data management solutions, in a transaction valued at approximately $234m. Under the terms of the agreement, Embarcadero Technologies stockholders will receive $8.38 in cash in exchange for each share of stock. Thoma Cressey's investment focus is on companies in the software, healthcare, business services and consumer products industries. The firm currently manages approximately $2bn of equity capital.
ABN AMRO Capital's Information Technology team has merged with Favonius Ventures. The team remains responsible for the investment management of ABN AMRO Capital's information technology portfolio.
Industri Kapital has sold its 40 per cent stake in F Group, a Danish high street electrical goods retailer, to UK electrical retailer DSGi for DKK175m (approximately €23.5m). The Kjær family will retain its 60 per cent stake in F Group. F GROUP was formed through the merger of FONA Gruppen (owned by the Industri Kapital 1997 Fund) and Fredgaard Radio (owned by the Kjær family) in June 2001.
US middle-market private equity firm Fenway Partners has announced an agreement to partner with RoadLink's senior management team and acquire RoadLink USA, an intermodal trucking service provider. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
New York-based private equity investment firm Castle Harlan and CHAMP Private Equity, its affiliate based in Sydney, Australia, have acquired Great Western Malting, Canada Malting Company, Barrett Burston Malting and a 60 per cent interest in Bairds Malt to create United Malt Holdings, a producer of malt for use in the brewing and distilling industries. UMH has revenues in excess of US$400m. The businesses were acquired from Conagra Foods, of the US, and Tiger Brands, of South Africa.
FUNDS
New York-based private equity firm Blue Wolf Capital Management has secured a $33.5-$43.5m investment commitment from Johnnic Holdings, a South African investment company. Johnnic is an affiliate of Hosken Consolidated Investments. Established in April 2005, Blue Wolf Capital Management specialises in middle-market investments. Blue Wolf focuses on companies with complex issues, including government contracting, union relations and financial distress.
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