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Sir Tom Hunter backs £5.5m Scotedge fund
New start-up-focused fund receives commitments from RBS and Hunter Foundation
unquote” Awards: winners announced
Congratulations to the winners of the 10th unquote" British Private Equity Awards
Golding and Eilon join Alcentra’s board
Golding and Eilon join Alcentra as non-executive board members
New player Three Hills closes fund on €100m
Three Hills Capital formed by ex Hutton Collins partners
Cabot scores 18x return on MedicX sale
Cabot Square created the healthcare investment fund in 2004
Inflexion closes double fund, collects £1bn
Inflexion has closed Buyout Fund IV on £650m and Partnership Capital I on £400m
CEE: Less capital chasing fewer opportunities
In contrast to overwhelming levels of dry powder chasing deals, CEE is concerned over available capital
Montagu offloads Euromedic
Euromedic first received private equity backing in 1999
Silverfleet offloads Aesica for £230m
Silverfleet acquired Aesica in 2011 from previous backers LDC
YFM backs £3.4m Heritage Window MBO
Philip Maskell, finance director at YFM's GTK, joins as finance director
New firm Frost Brooks makes debut deal
Former LDC managers set up Frost Brooks and make debut deal
Sir Knowles named Zeus chairman
Knowles is currently global CEO and managing partner of DLA Piper
Platina acquires Slieve Rushen wind farm
Site produces enough energy to power 30,000 homes
Videregen raises £3.1m
Company has developed stem cell organ transplant technology
Towerbrook sells Capquest to Arrow for £158m
Towerbrook acquired Capquest in 2011
P&G’s Geissler joins Advent as operating partner
Geissler spent 30 years with P&G
KPMG names Hartley as head of PE North
Hartley takes over from John Hughes, who had been covering two roles
Electra slams Sherborne’s claims and track record
Sherborne's letter "demonstrates considerable misunderstanding", says Electra
Isis’s Robinson joins YFM to launch Birmingham office
Robinson already based in Birmingham for Isis
Percipient backs Cooper Callas MBI
Percipent backs management buy-in of bathroom distributor
Antin picks up Roadchef
Buyout of motorway service operator is thought to be worth £153m
Praesidian and Connection pump £15m into Redeem
Investment wil be used to support possible IPO next year
Bridges Ventures’ social impact bond raises £25m
Bond will invest in early intervention social care programmes
Idinvest hits €235m first close for debt fund
Private Debt Fund III expected to reach final close by year-end