Brussels, 23/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - Alpha Private Equity Funds of the Channel Islands is to acquire sole control of Non-Ferrous International NV/SA (Belgium) and DI Assets SA (Luxembourg). The Non-Ferrous International Group is active in the trade of electric, electronic, ferrous and non-ferrous scrap, as well as the production and sale of non-ferrous metals. On the other side of the Atlantic, the Raytheon Aircraft Company (US) has had its designs approved by investors Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (US) and Onex Corporation (Canada). In the United Kingdom, clearance has been given for the acquisition of the restaurant chain, TGI Friday's (held by Whitbread Group Plc), by ABN AMRO Capital BO Funds BV (Netherlands), jointly held by ABN AMRO and Carlson Restaurants Worldwide Inc. (US). (cd)