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ISIS recruits Marsh from 3i
ISIS Equity Partners has announced the appointment of Henrietta Marsh to lead its AIM team investing on behalf of the Baronsmead VCTs.
BC Partners buys Fitness First from Cinven
European private equity firm, Cinven, today announced that it has agreed the sale of Fitness First to funds advised by BC Partners for an enterprise value of ТЃ835m. Fitness First, an investment of the EUR 4.4bn third Cinven fund, was acquired in a ТЃ404m...
Gresham invests in Jackson Lloyd
Gresham has provided a financing package of ТЃ31m for Jackson Lloyd to support its future growth. Jackson Lloyd is a fast growing provider of maintenance services to local authorities and housing associations in the North West with its head office based...
3i and Bridgepoint sell Care homes firm for £14.5m
3i and Bridgepoint have sold Templecare Ltd, the nursing homes operator, to Minster Care Management Ltd, a privately held care homes company, for ТЃ14.6m.
Bowmarks seals two deals in school travel sector
Bowmark Capital, the mid-market private equity investment firm, has announced the completion of two new investments in the school travel sector.
ISIS sells Assa for 2.5x multiple
ISIS Equity Partners has announced that Assa Training & Learning Ltd has been acquired by Carter & Carter Group Plc. ISIS invested in Assa in September 2003 in support of a management buyout. The original and subsequent investments, totalling ТЃ4m, were...
Close acquires pharmaceutical firm for £22m
Close Brothers Private Equity has backed the ТЃ22m management buyout of IDIS, a market leading importer and distributor of unlicensed pharmaceuticals, on a named patient basis, into the UK and continental European markets.
Graphite sells Equanet to generate 2.2x money
Graphite Capital, the UK mid-market private equity specialist, has sold Equanet, the IT hardware reseller, to DSG Retail Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dixons Stores Group Plc, for an undisclosed sum.
Activa buys French organic wholesaler
Paris-based Activa Capital has acquired France's largest organic fruit and vegetable wholesaler. Pro Natura was founded in 1987 by its current CEO, Henri de Pazzis, and is France’s leading wholesaler of organic fruit and vegetables and the second largest...
CVC to buy Mister Minit
CVC Capital Partners today announces the intention to sign an agreement to acquire Mister Minit, the world's largest shoe repair and key cutting services chain from UBS Capital for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is being financed by funds managed...
Oxford Immunotec closes £7M series B financing
Oxford Immunotec, the T cell diagnostics company, has announced that it has closed a ТЃ7M series B private equity financing. The round was led by Prelude Ventures, who invested ТЃ2.75M, alongside Quester, the Dow Chemical Company, and Top Technology....