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Amadeus & Angels Seed Fund appoints new partner
Amadeus Capital Partners has appointed Alex van Someren as a partner in the Amadeus & Angels Seed Fund. In his new position, he will invest in and support early-stage technology companies in the UK.
Ontario Pension Plan appoints Jane Rowe
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has appointed Jane Rowe to head its private equity unit.
Notion Capital invests £2m in eSellerPro
Notion Capital has provided UK e-commerce company eSellerPro with £2m of funding.
Sweden: Leading the way out of recession?
With the Swedish economy making a strong recovery after the global recession, confidence in the buyout market has been resurgent during 2010 and there are clear signs that deal flow is once again taking off. But, the playing field for buyout investors...
BPE sells FirstAssist Services for £12.5m
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has sold business services provider FirstAssist Services to outsourcing company Capita plc for £12.5m.
Platina and ETF back TAG Energy Solutions MBO
Platina and Environmental Technologies Fund have backed the management buyout of renewable energy equipment company TAG Energy Solutions with a £20m investment.
Inflexion closes £375m buyout fund
Inflexion Private Equity has held a first and final close of its 2010 Buyout Fund, having raised £375m.
LMS Capital appoints Mark Sebba
The board of LMS Capital has appointed Mark Sebba as non-executive director.
Chinese private equity on the rise
The latest market data points to China’s inexorable rise to become the leading private equity market in Asia Pacific. In the latest of our regular features on Asian private equity, we look at the growing importance of China’s private equity market.
m8 Capital injects $2m into Masabi
Venture capital firm m8 Capital has given mobile ticketing technology provider Masabi a $2m cash injection.
DFJ Esprit leads £6.25m investment in Horizon Discovery
DFJ Esprit, Roche Venture Fund and private investors have provided UK biotechnology company Horizon Discovery with a £6.25m series-C round of funding.
Sovereign-backed City & County acquires Guardian Homecare
Sovereign Capital-baked UK domiciliary healthcare provider City & County has acquired Guardian Homecare Ltd.
RJD backs Dunham MBI
RJD Partners has backed the management buy-in of holiday park business Dunham Leisure Limited.
LDC earns 4x revenue with St Tropez exit
Mid-market private equity house LDC has sold luxury self-tanning brand St Tropez to PZ Cussons for £62.5m, which corresponds to more than 4x revenue.
Sovereign backs MBO of Eden
Sovereign Capital has backed the MBO of Eden Supported Housing Limited for an undisclosed sum.
Octopus Ventures backs PrimaStar with £2m
Octopus Ventures has invested £2m in UK-based technology company PrimaStar.
ECI Partners acquires XLN in SBO
ECI Partners has acquired the telecommunications provider XLN Telecom in a secondary buyout from Zeus Private Equity.
Private equity: People powered
At the Argentum symposium in Stockholm this week, private equity professionals and academics met to discuss private equity's management methods, highlighting the importance of good people in private equity's success.
GE Capital invests £17m in Baird Group
Asset-based lending specialist GE Capital has provided two subsidiaries of Baird Group Limited with £17m of finance facilities.
EMI dispute to be heard in US court
Private equity group Terra Firma and international financial conglomerate Citi Group are set to fight a legal battle over EMI in a US courtroom next month.
MTI invests in Eykona
MTI Partners had led a £1.19m investment round in medical technology company Eykona.
Sandys elected as IVCA chairman
Peter Sandys has been elected as chairman of the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA).
SerComm, UMC and Pacific invest $5m in Ubiquisys
Asian investors SerComm Corporation, UMC Capital Corporation and Pacific Venture Partners have injected $5m into Ubiquisys as part of the company’s fifth round of funding.
3i sells NSL to AAC for £120m
3i has exited outsourced services provider NSL via a £120m trade sale to Northern European mid-market buyout firm AAC Capital Partners.