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Privet reaps 20x on £22m Thermal Engineering sale
Turnaround specialist Privet Capital has sold Thermal Engineering to trade buyer Senior for £22m, generating a 20x return.
BC Partners buys Mergermarket
BC Partners has emerged as the successful bidder for Pearson Group’s news service Mergermarket.
EBRD commits €20m to BaltCap
BaltCap has received a €20m commitment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as it nears a first close on its second fund.
Deal in focus: Risk Capital buys Neilson from Thomas Cook
Risk Capital Partners' acquisition of Neilson Active Holidays from embattled holiday-operator Thomas Cook is a rare example of private equity being invited in.
NVM’s Northern VCTs hit £50m
The three Northern VCT funds, managed by NVM Private Equity, have reached their £50m combined target in less than four months.
21 Partners raises €60m for Polish fund
21 Partners has expanded into Poland by establishing a local team and holding a first close on €60m for mid-market fund 21 Concordia.
Deal in focus: Northstar's Graphene Materials lists on AIM
Venture-backed Applied Graphene Materials (AGM), a mass-producer of new wonder material graphene – which is set to revolutionise the technology, medical, aerospace and even condom markets – has listed on AIM.
Alchemy offloads InterGlobal
Alchemy Partners has divested international medical insurance provider InterGlobal to NYSE-listed Aetna.
LDC’s Driver Hire picks up ISS Labour
LDC-backed The Driver Hire Group has purchased Infra Safety Services Labour (ISS Labour).
Endless’s Liberata in double bolt-on
Endless-backed business processing services provider Liberata has acquired two companies in recent weeks.
Klenk joins Alvarez & Marsal
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed Uwe Klenk as managing director and co-head of its European retail practice.
MJ Hudson merges with MW Cornish
Alternative asset-focused boutique law firms MJ Hudson and MW Cornish have combined their private equity and hedge funds practices.
Speechly Bircham opens Paris office
Law firm Speechly Bircham has opened a new office in Paris, offering corporate, litigation and tax planning services.
Altium hires Livingstone’s Jones
Christopher Jones, Altium
Risk Capital buys Neilson Active Holidays from Thomas Cook
Luke Johnson’s Risk Capital Partners has acquired Neilson Active Holidays from the Thomas Cook Group.
Isis reaps 2.4x on CSC sale
Isis Equity Partners has sold its stake in structural engineering software company CSC World to Nasdaq-listed Trimble.
The secondary buyout “selfie”
SBO "selfies"
Foresight backs £1.75m Positive Outcomes MBO
Foresight Nottingham Fund has made its debut investment, supporting the £1.75m management buyout of Positive Outcomes.
Hogan Lovells merges with South Africa's Routledge Modise
Hogan Lovells is to merge with South African law firm Routledge Modise, with the combination set to go live on 1 December.
KKR picks up LBO France’s Winoa through recap
KKR has acquired French steel manufacturer Winoa Group from LBO France through a debt restructuring.
UBS puts Reid in charge of secondaries
Following a string of departures, UBS has named Rodney Reid as its latest head of European private equity secondaries.
Corporate finance fee structures: still working?
Corporate finance fees
FSN hits SEK 5.25bn final close
Pan-Nordic investor FSN Capital has reached a final close for its FSN Capital IV fund on SEK 5.25bn (€600m).
Oakley passes €300m mark for new fund
Oakley Capital has raised more than €310m towards its second fund, Oakley Capital Private Equity II.