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IPO values Foxtons at £649m
The public listing of BC Partners-backed Foxtons has valued the company at £649m.
HSBC’s Bowser joins Endless
Wayne Bowser, Endless
Triton-backed Befesa invests €30m in new facility
Recycling and industrial waste disposal company Befesa, backed by Triton, is developing a €30m smelting plant in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Credo offloads Fora Form for NOK 67m
Credo Capital Partners has sold Norwegian furniture manufacturer Fora Form to Swedish interior design firm Lammhults Design Group for NOK 67m.
Silverfleet’s Aesica receives £30m for site expansion
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Aesica, backed by Silverfleet Capital, is expanding its manufacturing facility in Kent following a £30m investment.
Bessemer leads $35m NewVoiceMedia series-C round
Cloud communications specialist NewVoiceMedia has completed a $35m series-C funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners.
HitecVision pumps $150m into Oyster Petroleum
UK exploration and production start-up Oyster Petroleum has received a $150m cash injection from oil- and gas-focused investor HitecVision.
VR Equitypartner steps out of Melvo
VR Equitypartner has sold shoe care brands company Melvo to US trade buyer SC Johnson.
BVCA hits back at Alexander tax attack
Following Danny Alexander’s call to close loopholes used by private equity at the Liberal Democrat conference yesterday, the BVCA has hit back.
Perceva revives Monceau Fleurs with recap
French turnaround investor Perceva has acquired Monceau Fleurs Group by recapitalising the company’s balance sheet.
Axa-backed Novacap acquires Yangzi
Axa Private Equity-backed Novacap has purchased a majority stake in chemical company Taixing Yangzi Pharm Chemical.
Private equity vies for Mergermarket
HgCapital, Exponent and Advent International have all been linked to the sale of Mergermarket by parent group Pearson.
SJ Berwin's Gold joins Electra's board
SJ Berwin funds partner Josyane Gold has joined Electra Private Equity’s board as a non-executive director.
3i closes €310m CLO
3i Debt Management has closed its first European collateralised loan obligation (CLO) vehicle, Harvest VII, on €310m.
ECI makes 2.1x on Ascribe exit
ECI Partners has sold healthcare IT company Ascribe to AIM-listed clinical software supplier Emis Group for £57.5m, generating a 2.1x return.
CBPE dines out with Côte
CBPE Capital has emerged as the new owner of French bistro chain Côte Restaurant in a deal thought to be worth in the region of £100m.
Axa PE- and Resource-backed Baltcom buys Izzi
Latvian telecommunication business Baltcom, owned by Axa Private Equity and Resource Partners, has acquired cable television operator Izzi.
Towerbrook takes off with LDC’s AIM Aviation
Towerbrook Capital Partners has acquired aircraft cabin interior designer and manufacturer AIM Aviation from LDC.
Lloyds Bank hires HSBC and RBS directors
Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has appointed Dave Furlong of HSBC and Kate Grimoldby of RBS to its north of England acquisition finance team.
Trophy investments: Land and sea
Trophy investments
Lexington to raise $8bn secondaries fund
Secondaries investor Lexington Partners is aiming to raise $8bn for its Lexington Capital Partners VIII fund, which will launch next year.
TDR works out David Lloyd deal
TDR Capital has acquired the entire share capital of health, sport and leisure group David Lloyd Leisure (DLL).
Foresight to raise £200m through Solar Fund float
Foresight Group is to list its Foresight Solar Fund on London Stock Exchange’s main market with plans to raise £200m.
Exit activity remains low despite headline deals
Although divestments have featured prominently in the news recently, figures seem to tell a different story. Alice Murray takes a look at this year's exit landscape