UK / Ireland
EUROPE - Environmental infrastructure: high returns, low risk?
Combining the low risk profile of traditional infrastructure investing with the potentially high returns from clean tech investing can prove a winning formula, argues Jamie Richards, partner at Foresight Group, in a recent video interview with unquote"...
EUROPE - Hendrik Brandis appointed Chairman of VC at EVCA
Hendrik Brandis, managing partner of German investor group Earlybird, has been appointed chairman of the venture capital platform of the European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EVCA), succeeding Patrick Sheehan of Environmental Technologies...
UK - Maven makes Monumental investment
Maven Capital Partners, via its Capital for Enterprise Fund, has invested £2m into online games provider Monumental Games.
UK - Barclays Ventures-backed Four Seasons completes add-on
Barclays Ventures has injected fresh capital into portfolio company Four Seasons Group (FSG), a specialist air conditioning building services firm, to support its acquisition of heating, ventilation and air conditioning business JCW for an undisclosed...
UK - Matrix backs £12m CB Imports MBO
Matrix Private Equity Partners has backed the £12m management buyout of CB Imports, an importer and distributor of artificial flowers.
UK - Matrix backs £12m CB Imports MBO
Matrix Private Equity Partners has backed the £12m management buyout of CB Imports, an importer and distributor of artificial flowers.
UK - Cavendish boosts healthcare team with new hire
Sell-side corporate financier Cavendish Corporate Finance has hired Gordon Hamilton as partner to lead the firm's healthcare team.
EUROPE - Partners Group's Global Opportunites fund moves listing to Ireland
Partners Group's Global Opportunites investment fund has altered its status from a closed-end vehicle to an open-ended vehicle and has delisted from the London Stock Exchange in prepartion for shifting its shares to the Ireland Stock Exchange, due to...
UK - Duke Street makes Simple 2.7x return on £240m exit
Duke Street has exited its investment in skincare brand Simple via a trade sale to US based beauty business Alberto Culver Company in a deal worth £240m, generating a 2.7x return for the private equity firm.
EUROPE - F&C Private Equity holds EUR 30m first close of Aurora Fund
London-listed private equity investor F&C Private Equity has held a EUR 30m first close of its Aurora Fund, a new vehicle focused on acquiring secondary interests in predominately European private equity funds and co-investments.
UK - Imperial Innovations leads £15m Circassia funding
Imperial Innovations has led a £15m third founding round for drug company Circassia, alongside return backers Invesco Perpetual and Lansdowne Partners.
UK - LDC races to 15th investment of 2009
LDC has clocked up its 15th deal of 2009, having invested in motor racing team Manor Grand Prix, one of the new entrants to the 2010 Formula One chamionship, in a deal reported to be worth £10m.
UK - Gartmore cuts IPO share price to 220 pence
Asset management group Gartmore, backed by buyout house Hellman & Friedman (H&F), has dropped its share price to 220 pence on its admission to the London Stock Exchange today, down significantly from its target price range of between 250-330 pence per...
Revised Directive angers trade bodies
Another chapter has been added to the long-running saga of the EU Commission's AIFM Directive, with a new report calling for a removal of all fund size exemption thresholds sparking anger within the industry
LPs sound warning over private equity performance
A new report has provided a damning assessment of LP confidence in private equity as an asset class, revealing dissatisfaction over performance and new demands in relation to due diligence and reporting
Q&A - Charles Soulignac, Managing Partner, Fondinvest Capital
Deborah Sterescu speaks to Charles Soulignac of Fondinvest Capital about the importance of a quasi-liquidated fund in this environment
Sovereign health
Not long ago, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) achieved saviour status among an ailing private equity industry, with many commentators indicating that they would replace a large chunk of institutional money fleeing from the industry. Many GPs have indicated...
EUROPE - Venture: resilient, and proving lucrative
While 2009 was a grim year indeed for European buyouts, venture and growth investing has proven more resilient. By Mareen Goebel
UK - JRJ Group acquires majority stake in Marex
Newly-launched private equity firm JRJ Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in futures broker Marex Group in a deal of undisclosed value.
UK - Cobbetts bolsters corporate team
Cobbetts has hired David Armitage as partner to its corporate team in the firm's Leeds office.
IRELAND - Celtic House leads $5.6m RedMere funding
Canadian investor Celtic House Venture Partners has led a series-B funding round for fabless semiconductor company RedMere valued at $5.6m.