Katharine Hidalgo
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UK industry welcomes rescue package, but concerns remain
Package includes ТЃ330bn in loans, ТЃ20bn in other aid and a postponement of business rates
Technology buyouts stall in Nordic region
Technology buyouts have hovered around the 30-per-year mark for three years running now, suggesting a plateau has been reached
Axia buys insurance business Direct Gap
Gordons provides legal advice and Naylor Wintersgill provides financial due diligence services
CBPE sells SpaMedica to Nordic Capital-backed Ober Scharrer
Nordic Capital is currently investing from its ninth fund, Nordic Capital IX, which closed on тЌ4.3bn
ECI-backed IT Lab acquires Sol-Tec
Unquote understands ECI Partners provided no fresh equity for the acquisition of Sol-Tec
UK sees advisory boom amid PE market maturation
UK & Ireland sees an increase in the number of corporate finance firms participating in PE deals to more than 160
ESO backs facilities service Churchill
Current executive directors Joel Briggs and Phil Moxom will continue to lead the company
Chiltern acquires Doby Verrolec
Chiltern is an evergreen investor that provides equity cheques of ТЃ3-15m of equity
TDR, Lone Star and Apollo make bids for Asda
Walmart is selling its majority share of the company and could command more than ТЃ7bn for the asset
New perspectives: How secondaries are reshaping PE's risk profile
With LPs increasingly hungry for PE, the boom of the secondaries market can shift perceptions around the risks associated with the asset class
YFM invests in ISS
Founded in 2009 and based in Pershore, West Midlands, ISS currently employs 31 people
Arbor-backed Steelite acquires William Edwards
Both companies will continue to operate from their current facilities in Stoke-on-Trent
VC-backed Red Driving School acquires NFE
Founded in 2003, NFE Group is a provider of fleet driver training services across the UK
Agilitas acquires Learning Curve from MML
Founded in 2004, Learning Curve is based in Durham and offers training and apprenticeships
CD&R-backed Capco bolts on Creative Construction
CD&R acquired a 60% stake in Capco Consulting Business from FIS for $477m in 2017
Rockpool invests in MomentumABM
Rockpool is a growth equity investor that invests in profitable UK-based companies
YFM exits GroupBC investment
YFM Equity Partners injected ТЃ3.35m into the company in 2014, carving it out from Unit4
Causeway's Bakers + Baristas and Patisserie Valerie merge
Causeway acquired Patisserie Valerie, a part of Patisserie Holdings, in February 2019
Dunedin's FRA secures £100m refinancing
FRA recently opened offices in the Nordic region, as well as in New York, Dallas and Philadelphia
MML sells Altius to Avanade
Avanade recently acquired Germany-based Alnamic, a provider of business transformation services
Advent-backed Rubix acquires Barlotti, Walter Gondrom
Unquote understands the acquisitions were not backed by fresh equity from the firm
TA- and Hg-backed Access acquires JMI-backed CoreHR
Alongside JMI Services, US-based private equity firm JMI Equity invested in CoreHR in January 2016
Limerstone buys Patricia Whites and Country Cousins for £14m
Grant Thornton was engaged to explore an auction process for the assets in December 2019
BGF and Coutts announce UK Enterprise Fund
Specific initiatives and programmes will be put in place to support female-led businesses