Articles by Alice Murray
Bowmark raises £375m
Bowmark Capital has hit its hard-cap of £375m for its latest fund, surpassing its initial £350m target.
OpenGate pulls Kem One out of administration
Global buyout house OpenGate Capital has acquired European PVC producer Kem One out of administration.
Envestors pumps £900,000 into NRG
Envestors has led a £900,000 funding round for value-focused health and fitness chain NRG Gym.
Spie eyes IPO
French engineering company Spie, backed by Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and Ardian, is considering a public listing by the end of the year.
HarbourVest promotes Flower
HarbourVest Partners has named Tim Flower as managing director in a promotion from his previous position of principal.
BGF invests £4m in Palmer Hargreaves
The Business Growth Fund has invested £4m in Midlands-based marketing and communication agency Palmer Hargreaves.
BGF injects £6m into Medicina
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £6m in Bolton-based medical devices company Medicina.
Carlyle and Vitol invest in Varo Energy
Carlyle has teamed up with Vitol Group to invest in Varo Energy, in a move to create a midstream energy business in north-west Europe.
Montagu picks up CEFS from UBS
Montagu Private Equity has acquired Corporate Employee Financial Services International (CEFS International) from UBS.
Arx reaps 4.5x on Ergis Eurofilms exit
Arx Equity Partners has divested Polish plastics processor Ergis Eurofilms through a series of block trades to investors on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
LDC backs £17.8m GMG Property MBO
LDC has supported the £17.8m management buyout of estate agent software provider GMG Property Services from Guardian Media Group.
Norvestor's Apsis picks up ProspectEye
Email marketing business Apsis Group, owned by Norvestor, has acquired ProspectEye.
UK retail: who will be celebrating this Christmas?
As private equity continues to dominate the UK consumer sector, who is set to see soaring sales during the festive flurry? Alice Murray reports
Maven invests £5m into R&M Engineering MBO
Maven Capital Partners has supported the management buyout of R&M Engineering with a £5m investment in return for a majority stake.
HTGF invests in makerist
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested in makerist, an online tutorial platform for arts and crafts.
Carlyle pours $200m into Discover Exploration
Carlyle has invested $200m in Discover Exploration, an oil and gas company led by the former Cove Energy management team.
Duke Street offloads UKWM
Duke Street Capital Partners has sold UKWM to AIM-listed Ashcourt Rowan in a deal valued at £14.25m.
HIG divests Europa to Bilfinger
HIG Europe has sold facilities management company Europa Support Services to German trade buyer Bilfinger, reaping a 4x multiple on its original investment.
Allen & Overy appoints ex-Ashurst corporate head Lloyd
Stephen Lloyd, Allen & Overy
Endless launches £10m SME-focused fund
UK turnaround house Endless has launched a £10m fund targeted at SMEs and structured to take advantage of the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS).
Bregal’s Canopius attracts Japanese bid
Bregal Capital-owned Lloyd’s of London insurer Canopius Group has attracted a £600m offer from Sompo Japan Insurance.
BGF inks £3.2m Cass Art deal
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £3.2m in arts material retailer Cass Art in exchange for a minority stake.
LDC and PostNL in TNT Post joint venture
LDC has teamed up with PostNL to support the rollout of TNT Post UK’s end-to-end (E2E) postal delivery service.