Deals
Lyceum Capital-backed Carewatch completes three bolt-ons
Lyceum Capital-backed Carewatch, a provider of domiciliary care services, has acquired three more businesses in the sector: Midlands-based homecare organisation All and Small and two current franchise businesses Carewatch North Tyneside and Carewatch...
Sun Capital acquires 3D Entertainment assets in pre-pack
Sun Capital Partners has acquired certain assets of 3D Entertainment Group Ltd., a UK-based operator of late night bars.
Carbon Trust et al. in £1m round for Helveta
Carbon Trust Investments has joined Oxford Capital Partners, Albion Ventures and Success Europe in a £1m third round of funding for Oxford-based Helveta, a timber track and trace technology company.
Carbon Trust et al. invest £1.45m in Arieso
Carbon Trust Investments has invested £1.45m in wireless network optimisation provider Arieso, alongside existing investors Oxford Capital Partners, ADD Partners and Qualcomm Ventures.
Graphite invests further £24m in Willowbrook
UK mid-market player Graphite Capital has invested a further £24m in Willowbrook Healthcare, part of a development capital package to support a major expansion programme.
Earlybird invests in Yoom.de
Earlybird Venture Capital has invested in a medium single digit million euro round in Yoom.
Sovereign invests £10m in BIMM
Sovereign Capital has invested £10m in Brighton and Bristol Institute of Modern Music (BIMM), a provider of modern music vocational and higher education.
Promethean exits InterMediactive Group
Promethean Investments has sold its 75% shareholding in InterMediactive Group (IMA) for up to £14.7m to a new company owned by the IMA management team.
Promethean-backed Cambria completes £50m AIM listing
Promethean Investments–backed Cambria Automobiles has completed a £50m admission to the AIM segment of the London Stock Exchange.
Vespa Capital backs MBO of SDS
Vespa Capital has staged a management buyout of SDS, a company focused on the production of spare parts for the household good sector. Debt for the transaction was provided by Crédit du Nord, LCL and CCSO.
Abingworth invests in €33m round for Epigenomics
Abingworth has invested in listed biotech company Epigenomics AG as part of an oversubscribed €33.1m fundraising round.
EnjoyVenture leads funding for amedo Smart Tracking
EnjoyVenture has led a follow-on round of funding for amedo Smart Tracking Solutions, alongside High-Tech Gründerfonds, the KfW banking group and new strategic investors.
Lead Equities’ JCL Logistics acquires Logwin assets
Lead Equities' portfolio company JCL Logistics has acquired the road and rail activities of logistics company Logwin.
AXA PE to bid for KBC’s private equity division
According to reports, AXA Private Equity, alongside Belgian investment group Sofina, is in the bidding process for the acquisition of KBC Private Equity.
KKR invests in Ambea as co-lead with Triton
US-based KKR has joined Triton in its investment in Nordic healthcare specialist Ambea.
Gimv and Capricorn invest €24m in Punch Powertrain
Gimv and Capricorn have jointly invested €24m in automotive component manufacturer Punch Powertrain.
TA Associates acquires Cath Kidston
TA Associates has acquired a majority stake in floral print company Cath Kidston.
Sun European bids for Rio Tinto’s Alcan Beauty
Private equity investor Sun European Partners has made a binding offer to acquire Alcan Beauty Packaging from Rio Tinto.
Octopus Ventures invests £1.5m in Money Workout
Octopus Ventures has invested £1.52m in mortgage website company Money Workout Limited.
Good things come in small-cap packages
Small-cap buyouts: a resilient and promising sector. Deborah Sterescu reports.
NVM invests £9m in Kerridge MBO
NVM Private Equity has backed the management buyout of Kerridge Commercial Systems from NASDAQ-listed Automatic Data Processing.
OFI acquires additional 22% stake in Dessange
OFI Private Equity Capital has acquired a further 21.61% of the share capital of Dessange International from the founding owner Jacques Dessange.
AXA and F2i to bid for Endesa’s gas assets
It is understood that AXA Private Equity and Italian investor Fondi Italiani per le Infrastrutture (F2i) are joining forces to bid for the acquisition of utilities company Endesa gas' assets in Spain.
Alto acquires 40% stake in Drogheria e Alimentari
Alto Partners have acquired a 40% stake in food manufacturer Drogheria e Alimentari through a capital increase from their Alto Capital II fund.