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Bridgepoint-backed Care UK makes acquisition
Bridgepoint-backed Care UK has acquired residential care provider Whitwood Care from family-owned Michael Wheatley Holdings.
Cherie Blair's PE fund raises £4.5m towards £75m target
Allele, a healthcare-focused private equity fund set up by Cherie Blair, is understood to have raised 6% of its ТЃ75m target.
Accel-backed 99designs buys 12designer from Grupo Intercom
Online graphic design market-place 99designs, backed by Accel Partners, has bought Berlin-based creative market-place 12designer, owned by Spanish venture capital firm Grupo Intercom.
Latvian Guarantee Agency seeks managers for local VC funds
State-backed Latvian Guarantee Agency (LGA) has launched a tender to select up to three managers for recently established VC funds.
Kelso Place-backed MDNX acquires Octium
Kelso Place portfolio company MDNX has wholly acquired UK-based IT services provider Octium.
NorthEdge hits £125m first close
Manchester-based lower mid-market investor NorthEdge Capital has hit a first close on ТЃ125m for its maiden fund, according to sources close to the firm.
Olympic legacy to accelerate UK venture
Accelerating European venture
Italian association introduces graduates to the industry
Italian private equity and venture capital association AIFI is to hold a conference in October to introduce young people to the industry.
North East Accelerator provides £120,000 for Deminos
Finance for Business North East Accelerator Fund, managed by Northstar Ventures, has provided ТЃ120,000 to HR outsourcing company Deminos in a third funding round.
Gresham's ICR Integrity bolts on MOSS
Gresham-backed oil and gas services provider ICR Integrity has acquired UK-based mechanical services provider MOSS.
Accel Partners and FirstMark Capital back OpenGamma series-C
Accel Partners and FirstMark Capital have reinvested in UK-based financial analytics company OpenGamma, as part of a $15m round led by ICAP and its early-stage funding programme Euclid Opportunities.
Patron withdraws from Goals Soccer Centres race
Patron Capital has confirmed it will not make a bid for the takeover of listed UK-based Goal Soccer Centres, according to reports.
LDC appoints new investment director
UK mid-cap firm LDC has hired Dale Alderson as an investment director in its Yorkshire team.
Bridges-backed Babington bolts on Training for Today
Bridges Ventures portfolio company Babington Business College has acquired Michael John Training Limited, trading under the name Training for Today.
Fr2 Capital exits Vilebrequin to G-III Apparel
Fr2 Capital has exited Switzerland-based swimwear designer Vilebrequin to listed American trade player G-III Apparel Group.
Sovereign Capital's City & County makes ninth acquisition
Sovereign Capital-backed City & County Healthcare Group has acquired UK domiciliary care provider Help at Home, in a deal that marks the company's ninth bolt-on since 2009.
Arle completes Stork refinancing
Arle has completed the refinancing of two of its portfolio companies, despite having to pull a high-yield bond issue last month.
PE-backed Biffa attracts £520m bid
A consortium of investors is thought to be planning a ТЃ520m bid for UK-based waste management business Biffa, a Montagu portfolio company.
Rutland earns 1.5x on Pulse Home exit
Rutland Partners has sold branded goods provider Pulse Home Products to Jarden Corporation, a consumer goods producer.
LDC-backed A-Gas makes fourth acquisition
LDC-backed A-Gas International has bought US-based halocarbon management specialist RemTec International, supported by fresh equity from LDC.
H2 picks up paper businesses from Norske Skog
H2 Equity Partners has acquired Netherlands-based paper mill Parenco and recovered paper business Reparco from Norwegian paper producer Norske Skog.
PE-backed Télédiffusion sells Finnish subsidiary
Télédiffusion de France (TDF), a French operator of broadcast towers backed by a private equity consortium, has sold its Finnish operation Digita Oy to First State Investments, the overseas investment unit of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
KSL buys The Belfry golf course
KSL Capital Partners has bought UK hotel and golf resort The Belfry from an affiliate of the Quinn group.