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Graphite sells Park Holidays to Caledonia for £172m
Graphite Capital has sold caravan park operator Park Holidays UK to listed trust Caledonia Investments for ТЃ172m.
LPFA appoints Vandersluis
The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) has appointed Robert Vandersluis, GlaxoSmithKlineтs (GSK) director of global pension investments, as non-executive director.
Equistone makes 2.5x on sale of Allied Glass to CBPE
Equistone Partners Europe has sold Allied Glass back to previous owner CBPE Capital in a deal understood to be worth between ТЃ120-130m, generating a money multiple in excess of 2.5x.
BGF injects £2.5m into Sub10
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ2.5m in Devon-based Sub10 Systems.
Penta's GRP receives £55m
Global Risk Partners (GRP), backed by Penta Capital, has received ТЃ55m in funding to launch as a London market consolidator.
CMS sets up shop in Turkey
Law firm CMS has opened an office in Istanbul, highlighting the ever-increasing dominance of the Turkish economy.
Permira picks up 3i's Bestinvest
Listed-firm 3i has sold UK wealth manager Bestinvest to Permira.
Sovereign's Eden acquires Essential Futures
UK buy-and-build specialist Sovereign Capital has backed the acquisition of Essential Futures by portfolio company Eden.
Ippon leads £10m investment in Midatech
Nanomedicines manufacturer Midatech has raised ТЃ10m in a funding round led by Geneva-based private equity house Ippon Capital.
Sovereign appoints Barclays Ventures' Morgan
Jeremy Morgan, Sovereign Capital
Innovative GPs setting off fundraising fireworks
Innovation rewarded
UK plc to overlook Europe
UK plc is to look further overseas, to destinations including the US, India, Brazil and China, for new acquisitions, diminishing a key exit route for European private equity-backed businesses.
Gresham divests Swift
Gresham Private Equity has sold oil & gas recruitment company Swift Technical Group to Wellspring Capital Management.
Q3 Barometer: European deal volumes drop to 2005 lows
Findings from the latest unquote” Private Equity Barometer, published in association with SL Capital Partners, reveal a worrying drop in deal volumes, falling to the same level as Q4 2005.
Insignia raises £865,000 from Equity Gap et al.
Smart packaging company Insignia Technologies has received ТЃ865,000 in a transaction led by Equity Gap.
Bridgepoint Development Capital invests in LOC
Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) has purchased a minority stake in offshore marine and engineering consultancy LOC.
Graphite makes 3.5x on Alexander Mann Solutions sale
Graphite Capital has sold Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) for ТЃ260m to New York-based New Mountain Capital, reaping a 3.5x return on its initial investment.
Just Retirement targets £1bn+ market cap
Permira-backed Just Retirement is hoping to achieve a market capitalisation of between ТЃ1-1.25bn after it began its investor road show yesterday.
Saga expected to raise £3bn in IPO
Saga, part of Acromas, backed by CVC, Charterhouse and Permira, has hired STJ Advisors in advance of an expected ТЃ3bn public offering.
Is crowdfunding a threat to private equity?
Crowdfunding
Ergon's Nicotra-Gebhardt secures €115m refinancing
Ergon Capital-backed Nicotra-Gebhardt has secured €115m of senior unitranche facilities to refinance existing debt and support its acquisition of Industrie CBI.
Cinven looking to offload Gondola
Cinven is appointing advisers to review its options for restaurant group Gondola Holdings, the parent company of PizzaExpress, Ask and Zizzi.
PAI's Marcolin picks up Viva
Italian eyewear manufacturer Marcolin, backed by PAI Partners, has acquired Viva International through a definitive stock purchase agreement.
Baird acquires Alpha for £28m
Baird Capital has purchased a majority stake in international management consultancy business Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha) in a deal valuing the company at ТЃ28m.