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UK / Ireland

HgCapital to reap 2.1x in Manx IPO

The IPO of HgCapital's Isle of Man-based telecoms operator Manx Telecom will give the company a market cap of around £160.2m and generate a 2.1x money multiple for its backer.

  • Exits
  • 05 February 2014
PE-backed Lysanda bolts on Tracker

UK-based Lysanda, a developer of automotive telematics and informatics solutions backed by Disruptive Capital Finance, has acquired Tracker Network, a subsidiary of Direct Line Group.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 05 February 2014
Shaun Middleton of Dunedin
Video: Dunedin’s Middleton on UK mid-market challenges

Managing partner talks to Kimberly Romaine in video Q&A

  • UK / Ireland
  • 05 February 2014
Elysian supports Wellbeing MBO

Elysian Capital has backed the management buyout of healthcare IT business Wellbeing Software Group.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 04 February 2014
YFM invests in Mangar

YFM Equity Partners has supported the management buyout of Mangar International, a provider of inflatable lifting, handling and bathing equipment for the elderly.

  • Buyouts
  • 04 February 2014
KCP generates 3.5x on TSC Foods sale

Key Capital Partners (KCP) has sold TSC Foods, the maker of Glorious! Soups, to Edward Billington and Son, reaping a 3.5x return.

  • Exits
  • 04 February 2014
Mobeus invests £3.5m in Bourn

Mobeus Equity Partners has made an investment of £3.5m in Bourn Bioscience, a UK-based operator of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) clinics that trades under the name Bourn Hall Clinic.

  • Expansion
  • 04 February 2014
Flotations in 2013
Fundraises to flotations: a promising year for the UK

The UK market witnessed swathes of fund closes and a surprising number of IPOs last year. But will this positive trend continue in 2014? Alice Murray reports

  • UK / Ireland
  • 04 February 2014
MML promotes Jones to partner

MML Capital Partners has promoted investment director Luke Jones, making him the fifth UK-based partner at the firm.

  • People
  • 03 February 2014
Electra backs £180m Ogier MBO

Electra Partners has supported the management buyout of Ogier Fiduciary Services from its parent Ogier Group.

  • Buyouts
  • 03 February 2014
Boardroom table
Unified board vital for turnaround success

Unified boards

  • UK / Ireland
  • 03 February 2014
Delta leads $6m round for Cleverbug

Irish firm Delta Partners has led a $6m funding round for Cleverbug, the Dublin-based developer of a greetings card app.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 31 January 2014
VCs sell NaturalMotion to Zynga for $527m

NYSE-listed game developer Zynga has acquired NaturalMotion, a UK-based animation technology firm backed by Balderton Capital, for $527m.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 31 January 2014
SBT makes first UK investment in Red Zebra

Fintech-focused investor SBT Venture Capital has made a capital commitment to UK-based Red Zebra Analytics, marking its first investment in the UK.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 31 January 2014
Vitruvian’s Petty joins JP Morgan

JP Morgan Chase has appointed Cathrin Petty from Vitruvian Partners as co-head of its healthcare investment banking team for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

  • People
  • 31 January 2014
Marson-Smith leaves Gresham

Gresham Private Equity chairman Paul Marson-Smith has confirmed his decision to retire.

  • People
  • 30 January 2014
export-containers
Should UK SMEs boost non-EU exports?

In the last two years there has been a spate of government initiatives aimed at increasing UK SME exports to non-EU markets. But is this the right strategy for economic growth and is the public sector best placed to advise? Alice Murray reports

  • UK / Ireland
  • 30 January 2014
3i toasts bumper Q4

Listed private equity firm 3i has reported a strong end to 2013, with £29m of realisations, £322m of new investments and an improved NAV per share.

  • Performance
  • 30 January 2014
PHD scores 9.2x on Liberty Services exit

PHD Equity Partners has generated a 9.2x money multiple and a 70.4% IRR on its sale of Liberty Services to Capita.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 29 January 2014
HIG provides unitranche to support Steelite MBO

HIG WhiteHorse, the credit arm of HIG Capital, has supplied tableware business Steelite with a £29m unitranche facility to allow management to secure full ownership.

  • Financing
  • 29 January 2014
Jackie Bowie of JC Rathbone Associates
The impact of unitranche on interest rate hedging

Unitranche

  • UK / Ireland
  • 29 January 2014
BGF suits up with £8.5m ACS investment

Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £8.5m into formal wear rental business ACS Clothing and its software offering Xedo Software.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 29 January 2014
Palamon ups investment in QualitySolicitors

Palamon Capital Partners has provided its portfolio company QualitySolicitors, a UK-based high-street legal brand, with additional funding more than two years after its acquisition.

  • Expansion
  • 29 January 2014
Inflexion deals with Succession

Inflexion has invested in Succession, a UK privately owned wealth management business.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 28 January 2014
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