UK / Ireland
LP highlights misalignment of interest with GPs
LP slams GP fees
Octopus invests in IOVOX
Octopus Investments has backed London-based telephony analytics provider IOVOX, taking a minority stake in the business.
Unquote” Regional Mid-Market Barometer
The latest unquote" Regional Mid-Market Barometer, produced in association with LDC, shows that mid-cap investors are not letting a lacklustre economy hamper their ability to close deals.
UK & Ireland unquote” October 2012
Prime Minister David Cameron’s much vaunted ‘big society’ project finally got off the ground this month, with government-established investor Big Society Capital (BSC) making its first investments.
Data shows impact of continental crisis
Figures have outlined the extent to which the eurozone crisis, and other factors, have crippled the buyout market on the continent.
Electra Partners hires investment manager
Electra Partners has hired ex-GCP Capital principal Ian Wood as an investment manager.
Index Ventures leads £8m funding for Secret Escapes
Index Ventures has led an £8m funding round for UK-based online luxury travel club Secret Escapes.
JC Flowers considers buying RBS assets
JC Flowers is reportedly considering a bid for 316 RBS branches worth up to £1bn.
Enterprise Ventures invests in Powelectrics
Enterprise Ventures (EV) has invested in UK-based sensors and telemetry business Powelectrics.
Palio plans £150m debt fund IPO
Debt fund Palio is planning an IPO to raise more than £150m for investment in debt opportunities for UK lower mid-market companies.
Cinven buys Amdipharm for £367m
Cinven has acquired UK-based pharmaceuticals business Amdipharm Group for £367m.
Enterprise Ventures backs LabelSneak
Enterprise Ventures has backed online men's fashion retailer LabelSneak with a £525,000 investment.
Carlyle awarded second extension for Chemring bid
Carlyle has been granted a second extension on its deadline to make an offer for British military supplier Chemring.
Notion and e.ventures lead $3.2m funding for Shutl
Notion Capital and e.ventures have led a $3.2m financing round for British delivery company Shutl.
Canaan Partners leads $26m round for borro
Canaan Partners has led a $26m funding round for UK-based personal asset lender borro.
Federal court probes large club deals in collusion lawsuit
A US federal court has released emails sent by senior management at several private equity firms as part of a lawsuit alleging collusion on LBOs, according to reports.
360 Capital holds first closing of venture fund
Venture investor 360 Capital Partners has held a first close on its second fund, 360 Capital 2011, on more than €60m.
NBGI appoints UK investment manager
NBGI Private Equity has appointed David Turner as an investment manager in its UK team.
Accel Partners leads $40m round for HouseTrip.com
Accel Partners, Balderton Capital and Index Ventures have taken part in a $40m series-C round of funding for UK-based international holiday home rental website HouseTrip.com.
YFM sells Primal Pictures to Informa
YFM Equity Partners has sold Primal Pictures, a publisher of medically accurate 3D models of the human anatomy, to Informa UK, a subsidiary of the international publishing and events business Informa Group.
YFM backs £3m BIMBO of Insider Technologies
YFM Equity Partners has backed the £3m buy-in management buyout of software solutions business Insider Technologies.
August sells Enara for £111m
August Equity has sold UK-based domiciliary care provider Enara to listed trade player Mitie for £111m.
HgCapital acquires Valueworks
HgCapital has acquired a majority stake in British online marketplace provider Valueworks.
Asante Capital hires associate
Private equity placement agent Asante Capital Group has hired Marie-Christine Feghali as an associate.