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Teachers' makes new hire to lead London office
Jo Taylor has been hired to head up the London office of Teachers' Private Capital, the private equity arm of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
Nordic investments collapse in Q4 2011
Nordic private equity investments fell off a cliff in Q4 2011, according to data from the latest unquoteт Nordic Private Equity Index, in association with KPMG.
BayBG invests in Rosner Fashion
BayBG has taken a 43.5% stake in clothing retailer Rosner Fashion as part of a capital increase.
Altima and Finance Wales back Acuitas with €1m+
Welsh medical company Acuitas Medical Limited has secured a funding round of just more than тЌ1m from private and institutional investors including Altima Partners and Finance Wales. According to Acuitas, the funding round was oversubscribed.
Entrepreneur Venture injects €1m in TBS Group
French growth capital investor Entrepreneur Venture has injected €1m into marketing software developer TBS Group.
Primary Capital rescues Hawkin's Bazaar
Primary Capital has backed the management of Hawkinтs Bazaar to bring the firm out of administration.
PGE hires senior investment manager
Panoramic Growth Equity (PGE) has appointed Jane Reoch as senior investment manager at its London office.
Deal volumes hit 15-year low
Deal volumes in Q4 2011 hit their lowest levels since 1996, in a difficult final quarter for the private equity industry, according to the unquoteт Private Equity Barometer, in association with Arle Capital Partners.
FSI Régions backs MBI of EBH from RJD
FSI RУЉgions, previously known as Avenir Entreprise, has backed an MBI of European Boating Holidays (EBH) from RJD Partners.
Sun European Partners buys Bonmarché Stores
Sun European Partners has acquired UK clothing retailer BonmarchУЉ Stores.
ISIS backs £46m Autologic MBO
ISIS Equity Partners has invested in the ТЃ46m MBO of UK-based automotive diagnostic software business Autologic.
Fitness First to restructure debt
BC Partners portfolio company Fitness First, one of the worldтs largest gym groups, has begun talks with its lending banks to restructure its unsustainable high-interest loans, according to reports.
Alan Dale joins Grant Thornton
Alan Dale has been appointed as a partner and head of Grant Thorntonтs operational deal services (ODS) team.
unquote" UK Watch Q4 2011
The latest unquote" UK Watch, produced in association with Corbett Keeling, reveals Britain has a thriving smaller buyout segment, but at the cost of waning larger deals.
Debt providers: "One-stop shops" gaining ground
Faced with a tough bank lending environment, PE houses are increasingly turning to тone-stop shopsт to leverage their deals. Indeed, alternative debt providers are looking forward to a busy 2012, as Greg Gille finds out.
Ade Gestion exits Jamones Burgaleses
Ade Gestion Sodical has exited processed meats producer Jamones Burgaleses, selling its 20% stake to Campofrio Food Group (CFG).
La Caixa backs vLex
La Caixa has led a €4m investment in online legal research platform vLex alongside reinvestment from shareholders, public money from the Spanish government’s Plan Avanza initiative and the European Network and Information Security Agency. La Caixa invested...
Axis invests in Industrias Hidráulicas Pardo
Axis Participaciones Empresariales has invested an undisclosed amount in hospital equipment manufacturer Industrias Hidráulicas Pardo, part of the Grupo HCS and a portfolio company of MCH Private Equity.
Reiten-backed NEAS divests consulting business
Reiten & Co listed portfolio company NEAS has divested its consulting engineering business to trade player Sweco Norway.
Graphite backs MBO of National Fostering Agency
Graphite Capital has acquired childcare service National Fostering Agency (NFA) from Sovereign Capital in a deal reported to be worth around ТЃ130m.
Gestión de Capital Riesgo backs Kondia Me Taldea
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has injected €750,000 into machine tools manufacturer Kondia Me Taldea in exchange for a 22.5% stake.
Baring exits Centro Inmunológico de Cataluna
Baring Private Equity Partners has completed the exit of medical diagnostics company Centro Inmunológico de Cataluna (CIC) through a trade sale to French medical diagnostics company Labco.
EQT exits Lundhags
EQT has exited outdoor clothing company Lundhags to Norwegian trade player Swix.
Could mega fundraisings cause Nordic dry powder problem?
International investors have driven Nordic fundraising to unprecedented levels, but will deal flow keep up with the dry powder? Sonnie Ehrendal investigates.