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BGF invests £2.25m in Abacus e-Media
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ2.25m in UK content management system provider Abacus e-Media.
Adveq promotes Arnaboldi and Knauer
Gaia Arnaboldi, Adveq
House of Fraser mulls listing
House of Fraser, the department store controlled by West Coast Capital, Lloyds Banking Group and representatives of failed Icelandic banks, is considering a public listing.
Sector focus: Saddling up for food production
Sector focus: Food
Robins joins SVG board
David Robins, SVG Capital
Bregal buys Ideal Stelrad despite RBS backlash
Bregal Capital has acquired boiler and radiator company Ideal Stelrad, despite attempts by RBS to block the ТЃ230m deal.
Lion secures €900m amend-and-extend for HEMA
Lion Capital has completed a €900m amend-and-extend for Dutch retailer HEMA's senior second-lien mezzanine and PIK facilities.
GP churn boosts IRR
Further to initial findings announced in 2011, additional research by Capital Dynamics and London Business School’s Coller Institute of Private Equity has concluded that higher team turnover in buyout houses improves overall performance.
Ambivalence or adapting to ever-changing climate?
While the Springer Science and Deutsche Annington exits are expected to deliver positive results when completed, the indecisiveness displayed does little to help the asset class’s historically troubled relationship with the public markets.
Sector focus: can UK manufacturing catch up with Germany?
Germany has long set the standard for manufacturing in Europe but, as the continent picks itself up from the financial downturn, does the UK have the potential to knock Germany off its top spot? Alice Murray investigates
Patron injects €150m into Generator
Patron Capital has invested a further тЌ150m into hostel business Generator to support its acquisition of sites in Paris and Rome.
SVG enjoys 23% NAV boost in H1
SVG Capital has reported a 23% uplift in net asset value (NAV) in its half-year results, with shares now trading at 480p.
Whitworths set for tertiary deal
Food company Whitworths looks set to fall into the hands of a third private equity owner as current backer European Capital seeks an exit.
ECI secures £28.4m refinancing for Kelvin Hughes
HIG WhiteHorse, the credit arm of HIG Capital, has provided ECI Partners-backed Kelvin Hughes with a ТЃ28.4m unitranche debt refinancing package.
Alchemy offloads Cathedral for £266m
Private equity firm Alchemy Partners has divested Lloyd's of London underwriter Cathedral Capital to Lancashire Holdings for ТЃ266m.
CapMan holds second close, appoints new CEO
Listed entity CapMan has reached a second close on тЌ206m for CapMan Buyout X, posted тЌ4.3m in net profits and appointed Heikki Westerlund as new CEO.
Unbegeistert: German turnaround deals disappoint
Despite a growing number of insolvencies recorded in the first half of 2013 driven by recent changes to insolvency laws, German turnaround deals remain few and far between. Is the tide beginning to turn or will cultural issues around bankruptcy continue...
FCA calls for AIFMD applications by January 2014
The FCA has advised firms managing alternative investment funds (AIFs) to submit applications by no later than 22 January 2014, ahead of the official 21 July 2014 deadline.
Lyceum acquires Johnson's FM division for £32.2m
Lyceum Capital has acquired the facilities management (FM) division of AIM-listed Johnson Service Group for ТЃ32.2m.
Ex-Premier Foods boss to advise KKR on Lucozade and Ribena bid
KKR is understood to have brought in Michael Clarke, the former CEO of Premier Foods, to advise on its ТЃ1.5bn bid for Lucozade and Ribena from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
Insuring deals: another layer of fees or vital protection?
Insuring deals
Maven invests £2m in Calnex through SLF
Maven Capital Partners has invested ТЃ2m in Linlithgow-based Calnex Solutions through the Scottish Loan Fund (SLF).
White & Case hires Allardice from Kirkland & Ellis
Ross Allardice, White & Case
Isis invests £9m in Key Travel MBO
Isis Equity Partners has invested ТЃ9m as part of a management buyout for travel management company Key Travel.