UK / Ireland
MMC Ventures et al. invest £1m in Breathing Buildings
MMC Ventures, the Berti Green Accelerator programme and Adapt Low Carbon Group have invested £1m in British ventilation specialist Breathing Buildings.
AnaCap's IFG Trust acquires Moore Group
AnaCap Financial Partners's portfolio company IFG Trust and Corporate Group has acquired Jersey-based PE fund administrator Moore Group, marking a consolidation trend that some believe is rife in international fund administration.
CBPE buys Xafinity Consulting
CBPE Capital has carved British pensions consultancy firm Xafinity Consulting out from Advent International-owned Equiniti Group.
Kennet Partners hires finance director
Technology-focused growth equity investor Kennet Partners has hired Neil Cooper as finance director.
Maven exits Oliver Kay
Maven Capital Partners has exited UK-based fresh foods supplier Oliver Kay Holdings Ltd to Bidfresh Ltd, realising a 2.4x return on its original investment.
MMC's Base79 gets equity injection from Chernin
British online video company Base79 has received a $10m equity investment from US media company Chernin Group, on top of additional funding from existing backer MMC Ventures.
Bridgepoint merges Quilter with Cheviot
Bridgepoint has agreed to merge British wealth manager Quilter & Co with investment firm Cheviot Asset Management, creating a new firm with £12bn in assets under management.
Palamon appoints new MD
Palamon Capital Partners has hired John David as managing director in charge of the firm's investment strategy.
US firm poaches Allen & Overy PE co-head
US law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has hired Derek Baird – currently the global co-head of Allen & Overy’s (A&O) private equity sector group – as a partner in the corporate practice of its London office.
Rutland buys Pizza Hut
Rutland Partners has acquired the UK restaurants business of Pizza Hut UK Ltd from parent company Yum! Brands, making a £20m equity injection into the firm.
Will VCs stand out from the crowd?
Crowd funding
UK lower mid-market resilient in 2012
While activity in the €50-250m segment has failed to improve on 2011 figures on a pan-European level, the UK is proving to be fertile ground for deal-making in an otherwise troubled macroeconomic environment.
Carlyle gives up on Chemring
Carlyle has decided against bidding for British listed military supplier Chemring, following two deadline extensions.
Southern Italian VCs shaping the industry's future
Southern Italy
Alcuin buys TileCo Group from Graphite
Alcuin Capital Partners has backed the management buyout of TileCo Group, a UK-based supplier of tile, mosaic and stone products, from Graphite Capital.
Permira and SVG cash in on Galaxy Entertainment
Permira has sold its remaining stake in Hong Kong listed casino and hotel operator Galaxy Entertainment Group.
UK & Ireland unquote” November 2012
The latest results from unquote” data suggest the UK is on course to register similar levels of market activity in 2012 to that of 2011, despite a lacklustre September.
NVM finances CGI International bolt-on
CGI International, a manufacturer of fire resistant glazing backed by NVM Private Equity, has acquired France-based Interver.
Hamilton Bradshaw backs MBO of SF Group
Hamilton Bradshaw Private Equity has provided capital to support the management buyout of financial recruitment firm SF Group.
Listed PE yields results
The investment landscape is rapidly transforming, reshaping itself almost beyond recognition as past follies take their toll on institutional investment powerhouses and new investors arise to take their roles in this new world. But will the much maligned...
ECI sells Harmoni to CareUK
ECI Partners has made a final exit from WCI Group after selling UK-based outsourced healthcare services business Harmoni to CareUK.
The irrelevance of fees
Fees: irrelevant?
August Equity's SecureData acquires Quadrant
August Equity portfolio company SecureData has completed the bolt-on acquisition of UK online security company Quadrant Networks Ltd.
AXA PE opens Beijing office
AXA Private Equity has opened an office in Beijing, its first in China.