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Inverleith-backed Planet Organic buys As Nature Intended
Deal reportedly makes Planet Organic the UK's largest organic grocery chain
ESO backs facilities service Churchill
Current executive directors Joel Briggs and Phil Moxom will continue to lead the company
Chiltern acquires Doby Verrolec
Chiltern is an evergreen investor that provides equity cheques of ТЃ3-15m of equity
TDR, Lone Star and Apollo make bids for Asda
Walmart is selling its majority share of the company and could command more than ТЃ7bn for the asset
LDC invests £11m in James and James Fulfilment
LDC's Chris Baker and Lawrence Dean will join the company board as non-executive directors
New perspectives: How secondaries are reshaping PE's risk profile
With LPs increasingly hungry for PE, the boom of the secondaries market can shift perceptions around the risks associated with the asset class
Acuris coronavirus impact analysis
Assessing the early impact of coronavirus on capital markets and sectors
YFM invests in ISS
Founded in 2009 and based in Pershore, West Midlands, ISS currently employs 31 people
Arbor-backed Steelite acquires William Edwards
Both companies will continue to operate from their current facilities in Stoke-on-Trent
VC-backed Red Driving School acquires NFE
Founded in 2003, NFE Group is a provider of fleet driver training services across the UK
Agilitas acquires Learning Curve from MML
Founded in 2004, Learning Curve is based in Durham and offers training and apprenticeships
CD&R-backed Capco bolts on Creative Construction
CD&R acquired a 60% stake in Capco Consulting Business from FIS for $477m in 2017
AFV Partners buys RocketRoute
GP plans to build on synergies with its other aviation software portfolio company APG
Rockpool invests in MomentumABM
Rockpool is a growth equity investor that invests in profitable UK-based companies
YFM exits GroupBC investment
YFM Equity Partners injected ТЃ3.35m into the company in 2014, carving it out from Unit4
Coronavirus: PE processes that could be affected
A round-up of ongoing and expected sale processes in sectors impacted by the coronavirus outbreak
Secondaries sea change: Backing your winners
What was once the preserve of the underperformer is now shifting towards the prized asset
Causeway's Bakers + Baristas and Patisserie Valerie merge
Causeway acquired Patisserie Valerie, a part of Patisserie Holdings, in February 2019
Dunedin's FRA secures £100m refinancing
FRA recently opened offices in the Nordic region, as well as in New York, Dallas and Philadelphia
MML sells Altius to Avanade
Avanade recently acquired Germany-based Alnamic, a provider of business transformation services
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Private equity seeks solutions to uncertainty as coronavirus derails buyouts
Dealmakers are trying to keep the buyout show on the road as the coronavirus crisis overtakes the European market
Bowmark Capital invests in Focus Group
Additional funding of around ТЃ150m will be made available for the company's acquisition plan
Mobeus leads £3.5m round for Bella & Duke
Mobeus investment executive Joshua Henshaw will join the board of Bella & Duke