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Octopus leads £2m TrialReach round
Octopus Investments and Amadeus Capital Partners have provided UK-based clinical trials search business TrialReach with a £2m round of funding.
Endless promotes five
UK-based turnaround firm Endless has promoted team members Indra Valeinis (pictured), Simon Mason, Kerry Swain, Michael Rice and Edward Ransome.
BGF promotes Mike Sibson to regional director
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has appointed Mike Sibson as regional director for the firm's Midlands activities, in what marks BGF's first internal promotion at a senior level.
H2 makes 6x on Sator sale
H2 Equity Partners has reaped a 6x multiple on the trade sale of Dutch portfolio company Sator Holding to LKQ for £176m.
Elysian Capital buys Axis Well Technology
Elysian Capital has backed the management buyout of Aberdeen-based oil and gas consultancy Axis Well Technology.
Addleshaw Goddard appoints new PE head
Law firm Addleshaw Goddard has promoted Yunus Seedat to national head of private equity in the UK.
French buyouts up 50% YoY in Q1
The French buyout market enjoyed a much welcome uptick at the start of 2013, with both volume and overall value significantly up on Q1 2012 figures.
Argos seals Sage subsidiaries deal
Mid-cap GP Argos Soditic has completed the all-equity acquisition of four software-focused subsidiaries of Sage in France and Spain.
Cerberus closes fifth fund on $2.61bn
Cerberus Capital Management has raised $2.61bn for CIP V, a fund focused on turnarounds and distressed situations, according to reports.
Capital gains tax overhaul welcomed by Afic
French CGT
France's Elior and Nord-Est in refinancings
Charterhouse's catering business Elior has tapped into the high-yield market to raise €350m, while Oaktree has been able to reap a dividend by leveraging its investment in packaging company Nord-Est, according to local reports.
Candover's Alma Consulting in refinancing talks
Alma Consulting, a French corporate cost-reduction advisory business owned by Candover, could be taken over by its mezzanine lenders, according to local reports.
PAI scoops up R&R Ice Creams
French large-cap specialist PAI partners has struck a deal to buy British ice cream manufacturer R&R Ice Cream from Oaktree Capital for €850m.
France to cut back on capital gains tax
Following months of complaints by local entrepreneurs, French president François Hollande is due to announce a simplified and more favourable capital gains taxation regime.
Easton Corporate Finance appoints new MD
French M&A advisory firm Easton Corporate Finance has promoted co-founder Thomas Gaucher to managing director.
LBO France's Médi-Partenaires hopes to raise €385m on high-yield market
Médi-Partenaires, a French chain of clinics backed by LBO France and Equistone, is understood to be aiming to raise €385m on the high-yield bond market.
Ace Management buys Auvergne Aéronautique group
Ace Management has wholly acquired Slicom Aéronautique, Auvergne Aéronautique Slicom and Casablanca Aéronautique from Slicom International, with a view to turn the businesses around.
Eurazeo cashes in on early Danone exit
French listed private equity player Eurazeo will part ways with dairy products giant Danone as €700m's worth of exchangeable Danone bonds, issued in 2009, are set to be converted to equity.
Argos Soditic buys Natural Distribution
Argos Soditic has backed the buy-in management buyout (BIMBO) of UK-based food supplements specialist Natural Distribution.
Bowmark buys Drake & Morgan
Bowmark Capital has backed the £30m management buyout of UK-based restaurants operator Drake & Morgan.
Afic: France needs urgent PR boost
French PE
Equistone's de Blignières to raise €300m vehicle
Equistone senior partner Gonzague de Blignières is looking to raise €300m for Raise Capital, a new evergreen structure designed to provide growth capital to French SMEs.
Charterhouse could pull Ista and Elior sales
Charterhouse could put the sale processes of German energy-metering firm Ista and French catering company Elior on hold in the face of lacklustre bids, according to reports.
Advent, Bain in £340m WorldPay dividend recap
WorldPay, a card payment services provider acquired by Advent International and Bain Capital in 2010, has secured a £700m refinancing including a dividend recap for the private equity owners, according to reports.