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August invests in Minerva Education
August Equity has invested in Minerva Education, the parent company of Eaton Square School Group (ESS) and Ravenstone School.
Key to UK mid-market growth is overseas
According to new research, the UK mid-market is more than weathering the storm. This key segment, which has been touted as vital for putting the economy back on track, is one of the biggest contributors to UK GDP through its drive to sell into new geographical...
TPG picks up Charterhouse's TSL Education
TPG Capital has acquired TSL Education from Charterhouse Capital Partners in a deal thought to be worth £400m.
Sovereign supports Eden's HASS acquisition
Eden Supported Living, backed by buy-and-build specialist Sovereign Capital, has acquired Housing & Support Solutions (HASS).
Lebus replaces Armitage as LPEQ chairman
Andrew Lebus, LPEQ
Deutsche Boerse leads $20m Zimory investment
Berlin-based cloud management software business Zimory has secured $20m in funding led by new investor Deutsche Boerse.
Isis picks up 35% stake in Nigel Frank
Isis Equity Partners has acquired a 35% stake in recruitment agency Nigel Frank International alongside HSBC Bank in a ТЃ22m investment.
Rabo Capital looks to sell DORC
The private equity division of Rabobank, Rabo Capital, is planning to sell portfolio company Dutch Ophthalmic Research Centre (DORC).
Private equity firms circle Card Factory
UK greetings card retail chain Card Factory, backed by Charterhouse Capital Partners, has attracted interest from Advent International, KKR and Clayton Dubilier & Rice.
Carlyle picks up Oaktree's Chesapeake
Carlyle has acquired packaging company Chesapeake from Irving Place Capital and Oaktree Capital Management.
IK sells off Dynea divisions
IK Investment Partnersт portfolio company Dynea Chemicals has sold its Norwegian division Dynea to Eltek Holding.
Gores' Hammad to lead Flybe
Saad Hassan Hammad, managing director of operations for Gores Group, has been appointed as budget airline Flybe’s latest CEO.
Popular high-yield bond market shrinks refinancing wall
A new report has found that amend-and-extend activity has reduced the expected 2014-2015 refinancing wall.
Frog divests GB Group
Frog Capital has sold its stake in AIM-listed GB Group, a software company specialising in ID verification.
Maven injects £3.8m into Lambert Contracts
Maven Capital Partners has invested ТЃ3.8m in Paisley-based Lambert Contracts.
LDC backs £62m Angus Fire MBO
LDCтs Manchester office has supported the ТЃ62m management buyout of Angus Fire from NYSE-listed United Technology Corporation (UTC).
Q&A: Duke Street's Buchan Scott
Q&A: Duke Street
CVC forced to turn investors away
CVC Capital Partners has raised more than €10.5bn and can no longer accept investments from LPs wanting to commit to its sixth fund.
Better Capital posts 42% NAV growth
Listed private equity firm Better Capital has posted 42.08% value growth combined NAV and distribution for Fund I.
Index leads $38m NumberFour funding round
Index Ventures has led a $38m series-A funding round for business software company NumberFour.
Bridgepoint offloads Permaswage for $600m
Bridgepoint has sold aerospace component business Permaswage to Precision Castparts Corp (PCC) for $600m.
Tikehau takes 35% stake in Duke Street
Duke Street has sold a 35% stake of itself to Paris-based investment firm Tikehau Group in an effort to boost the firmтs deal-by-deal model.
Private equity's trepidation over European shale
The US shale gas revolution has transformed the countyтs energy market, not only reducing imports but also significantly decreasing the cost of gas. This phenomenon has surely raised a few European investor eyebrows, wondering how to benefit from similar...