UK / Ireland
Isis injects £5m into Kingsbridge
Isis Equity Partners has made a £5m capital commitment to insurance broker Kingsbridge Risk Solutions in exchange for a minority stake.
UK Watch: 2013 goes out with a bang
A strong final quarter for 2013 saw deal volume and overall value hold up well across the board in the UK, showing a marked improvement on the first quarter of the year, according to the latest unquote” UK Watch, published in association with Corbett...
Duke Street’s Kennedy joins Teachers
Iain Kennedy, Teachers' Private Capital
NVM nets 3.6x return on e-know sale
NVM Private Equity has sold IT services firm e-know.net to AIM-listed cloud computing provider Nasstar for £13m.
Elderstreet backs Sentiment Metrics
Elderstreet Investments has led a £1m series-A funding round for Sentiment Metrics, a UK-based social engagement and intelligence platform provider.
Rubicon and Grovepoint acquire Goodridge
Rubicon Partners and Grovepoint Capital have jointly acquired fluid transfer and hydraulic systems manufacturer Goodridge through investment vehicle RG Industries.
PAI reaches halfway line with €1.4bn first close
French private equity house PAI partners is understood to be halfway towards the hard-cap of its latest vehicle, PAI Europe VI.
YFM backs Leengate Valves MBO
YFM Equity Partners has supported the management buyout of Leengate Valves from German listed parent Linde.
Asante's Chandra joins Puma
Parik Chandra, Puma Investments
Iceotope raises $10m two years after entering administration
UK-based environmental IT cooling specialist Iceotope has raised $10m in a series-A round led by Aster Capital.
Vision’s Van de Steen joins SVP
Johan Van de Steen, Strategic Value Partners
August supports SecureData bolt-on
August Equity has backed portfolio company SecureData Europe's acquisition of SensePost.
Pembroke et al. buy Boat International Media from August Equity
An investment consortium led by Pembroke Venture Capital Trust has acquired publishing and events group Boat International Media from August Equity.
Acquisition finance: breaking with tradition
Acquisition finance
$133m ATP deal marks Petroleum Equity's maiden investment
Petroleum Equity, a new private equity firm focused on oil and gas investments, has made its maiden investment with the acquisition of ATP Oil & Gas UK from US parent company ATP Oil & Gas Corporation.
Octopus supports Michelson Diagnostics
Octopus Investments has led a £1.98m round for existing portfolio company Michelson Diagnostics, a UK-based medical devices company.
2013 buyouts: overall value stabilises around €75bn
The overall value of European private equity-backed buyouts has hovered around the €75bn mark for the third year in a row, with last year's deals totalling €74.7bn.
Maven invests £3.5m in DMack
Maven Capital Partners has invested £3.5m in Carlisle-based tyre manufacturer DMack.
VC-backed Lombard to leave AIM for Nasdaq
Lombard Medical Technologies, a London-based medical devices company backed by Abingworth Management and MVM Life Science Partners, is planning to delist from the London Stock Exchange’s AIM and relist on the Nasdaq.
North West Fund backs FDM
The North West Fund for Venture Capital and the Lancashire Rosebud Fund have injected £860,000 into UK-based 3D printing company FDM Digital Solutions.
Barclays goes direct with BlueBay
Barclays and BlueBay Asset Management have teamed up to provide acquisition finance for UK private equity deals.
Apollo raises $17.5bn for Fund VIII
Apollo Global Management has bucked the trend of large-cap players downsizing their funds compared to pre-crisis efforts: the firm has amassed $17.5bn for its latest global vehicle after a little more than a year on the road.
Palamon promotes three
Palamon Capital Partners has promoted Julian Carreras, Pascal Jean-Noël Noth and Gary Pritchard to partners.
Acquisition finance: alternative thinking
Despite bringing much-needed liquidity and competition to the debt market, many GPs are still wary of alternative lenders. Alice Murray pits traditional lenders against these alternatives to find out which has the upper hand.