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HarbourVest throws Motion lifeline
HarbourVest Partners has extended the life of Motion Equity Partners’ fund to enable it to exit portfolio companies.
UK Watch: 2013 goes out with a bang
A strong final quarter for 2013 saw deal volume and overall value hold up well across the board in the UK, showing a marked improvement on the first quarter of the year, according to the latest unquote” UK Watch, published in association with Corbett...
Duke Street’s Kennedy joins Teachers
Iain Kennedy, Teachers' Private Capital
Rubicon and Grovepoint acquire Goodridge
Rubicon Partners and Grovepoint Capital have jointly acquired fluid transfer and hydraulic systems manufacturer Goodridge through investment vehicle RG Industries.
YFM backs Leengate Valves MBO
YFM Equity Partners has supported the management buyout of Leengate Valves from German listed parent Linde.
Vision’s Van de Steen joins SVP
Johan Van de Steen, Strategic Value Partners
August supports SecureData bolt-on
August Equity has backed portfolio company SecureData Europe's acquisition of SensePost.
Adveq promotes three
Funds-of-funds manager Adveq has promoted Viswanathan Parameswar, Sasha Kugler and Patrick Küntscher to the role of executive director.
Acquisition finance: breaking with tradition
Acquisition finance
Maven invests £3.5m in DMack
Maven Capital Partners has invested £3.5m in Carlisle-based tyre manufacturer DMack.
Barclays goes direct with BlueBay
Barclays and BlueBay Asset Management have teamed up to provide acquisition finance for UK private equity deals.
Palamon promotes three
Palamon Capital Partners has promoted Julian Carreras, Pascal Jean-Noël Noth and Gary Pritchard to partners.
Acquisition finance: alternative thinking
Despite bringing much-needed liquidity and competition to the debt market, many GPs are still wary of alternative lenders. Alice Murray pits traditional lenders against these alternatives to find out which has the upper hand.
Puma launches EIS fund
Puma Investments has launched its first EIS-focused fund, Puma EIS.
NVM appoints May
Liam May, NVM Private Equity
Latham hires Weil PE partner Benson
Latham & Watkins has made another foray into the UK private equity market with the recruitment of Weil Gotshal & Manges partner Nick Benson.
Investcorp acquires Namet stake
Bahrain-based Investcorp has acquired a minority stake in Turkish meat company Namet Gida Saayi ve Ticareti.
Cook joins YFM as COO
Paul Cook, YFM Equity Partners
Turkven buys Carlyle’s stake in Medical Park
Turkish private equity firm Turkven has acquired Carlyle’s 40% stake in hospital chain Medical Park.
Snow & Alps secures €1m
Snow & Alps, a reservation system for ski and outdoor holidays, has received €1m in funding from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF).
Isis sells Kafevend to Eden Springs
Isis Equity Partners has sold Kafevend to Eden Springs, reaping a 2.5x multiple and an IRR of 13.8% for the Baronsmead VCTs.
August Equity hits £200m hard-cap for Fund III
UK lower-mid-market investor August Equity has exceeded its £180m target to reach the £200m hard-cap for its latest vehicle August Equity Partners III.
Springwater picks up Adveo division for €16m
Swiss turnaround investor Springwater Capital has acquired the industrial business unit of Adveo for €16m.
N+1 Mercapital secures stake in Salto
N+1 Mercapital has acquired a 22% stake in electronic lock company Salto Systems.