Alice Murray
Follow Alice Murray
Articles by Alice Murray
Palatine pays £16m for LDC's Forrest
Palatine Private Equity has backed the ТЃ16m secondary management buyout of social housing contractor Forrest, generating a 2.4x return for vendor LDC.
UK Watch: continued optimism in Q3
Following an uptick of deal activity in the second quarter, the optimistic mood has continued into the third quarter, according to the latest unquoteт UK Watch, published in association with Corbett Keeling.
StepStone snaps up Greenpark
San Diego-based StepStone Group has completed its acquisition of London-based secondaries house Greenpark Capital.
Promethean holds £19m first close
Special situations investor Promethean Investments has reached a first close for its latest fund on ТЃ19m.
Goldman Sachs in £700m Hastings deal
Goldman Sachsт Merchant Banking Division (GS MBD) has acquired a 50% stake in Hastings Insurance Group in a deal valuing the company at ТЃ700m.
Ex-Prudential CEO joins Octopus board
Octopus Investments has appointed Rob Davey, former CEO of Prudential UK and Europe, as non-executive director.
Connection invests £4.1m in Earthmill
Connection Capital has invested ТЃ4.1m in wind turbine installer Earthmill.
Manchester: it's about who you know
Manchester
BGF invests £8.7m in PTS
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ8.7m in London-based PTS Consulting Group.
Inflexion buys On the Beach from Isis for £73m
Inflexion Private Equity has acquired online travel agent On the Beach in a ТЃ73m secondary buyout from Isis Equity Partners.
Investinor, Industrifonden invest SEK 96m in Pharmalink
Pharmalink has received SEK 96m in a series-C financing round co-led by existing investor Industrifonden and new backer Investinor.
DFJ's Cook joins DFJ Global Network board
Simon Cook, DFJ Esprit
Rutland engineers Millbrook deal
Rutland Partners has acquired Millbrook Proving Group from parent company General Motors (GM).
North West Fund sorts £500k PVC Recycling deal
The North West Fund for Energy & Environmental has invested ТЃ500,000 in plastic waste recycling company PVC Recycling.
Warburg-backed Poundland considers IPO
Following a 15.6% underlying earnings boost, Warburg Pincus-backed Poundland is reported to be mulling an IPO.
CVC inks Campbell Europe deal
CVC Capital Partners has purchased Campbell Soup Company’s European simple meals business for €400m.
Do food & drink and restaurant & hotel investments deliver?
In the last instalment of our investigation into trophy investments, Ellie Pullen and Alice Murray take a look at deals in high-end food and drink producers, as well as opulent restaurants and hotels.
Advent mulls DFS listing
Advent International is in the early stages of considering a listing of home furniture retail chain DFS.
Adveq secondaries fund hits $175m hard-cap
Adveq has closed its Secondaries II fund on its hard-cap of $175m, above its $150m target.
YFM regains independence
YFM Equity Partners has spun out of GLE Group to become an independent entity.
Corsair-led consortium buys RBS branches
A consortium of financial buyers comprising Corsair Capital, Centerbridge Capital, RIT Capital Partners and the Church Commissioners has bought up 314 RBS branches for ТЃ600m.
YFM backs Douglas Gill MBO
YFM Equity Partners has invested in the management buyout of technical sailing clothing and accessories manufacturer Douglas Gill.
Palamon reaches €210m close
After nearly two years on the road, Palamon Capital Partners has closed its latest fund on €210m, a significantly smaller amount than its €670m predecessor. The reduced fund size highlights continued difficulties in the fundraising market and GPs' willingness...
RCapital invests in SLG
London-based RCapital has made a growth investment in Shropshire Leisure Group (SLG), a company previously held by RBSтs West Register fund.