UK / Ireland
UK - ATEP leads £2.6m Digital Healthcare funding
Alliance Trust Equity Partners, the private equity arm of investment trust Alliance Trust Plc, has led a £2.6m funding round for Digital Healthcare, a specialist provider of retinal screening software, alongside YFM Group, Noble Group and Paris-based...
UK - Cyrte Investments backs RDF Media acquisition
Dutch investor group Cyrte Investments, through its fund Dasym Investments III BV, has backed the management buyout of AIM-listed television production company RDF Media Plc.
GLOBAL - Allocation concerns dominate LPs
According to the latest Coller Capital Global Private Equity Barometer , produced in association with private equity consultancy IE Consulting, limited partners are increasingly concerned about their private equity allocation, with two-thirds of respondents...
EUROPE - Study reveals positive impact of private equity on employee relations
A new study, conducted by the Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR) in association with the EVCA, has revealed that private equity ownership rarely harms employee relations and, in many cases, actually has a positive impact.
UK - Greenpark Capital appoints new investment director
Secondaries specialist Greenpark Capital has appointed Matthew Arkinstall as investment director. He will be responsible for deal sourcing and execution.
UK - OpenGate Capital acquires stake in Models 1
US private equity house, OpenGate Capital has acquired a strategic equity stake in model management company Models 1 Limited.
UK - ABN AMRO appoints country executive in Jersey
ABN AMRO Bank in Jersey have promoted former head of private banking, Patrick Crowley, to country executive.
UK - PwC: lenders will become sponsors
According to a statement issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), banks are likely to find themselves becoming the 'reluctant new private capital', as they are forced to participate in corporate restructurings for troubled corporate clients and convert...
UK - Investcorp Technology Partners invests £28m into TDX
Investcorp Technology Partners, the Technology-focused private equity arm of Bahrain-based asset management firm Investcorp, has completed an investment of £28m into consumer debt management business TDX Group, taking a 40% stake in the business.
UK - AnaCap hires four ex-Lehman employees
AnaCap Financial Partners ("AnaCap"), a specialist private equity group focused on European financial services, has appointed four new investment professionals to its London-based team, all of which were formerly employed at collapsed investment bank...
UK - UMIP invests in Nano ePrint
Nanoelectronics company Nano ePrint has attracted an undisclosed sum of funding from the UMIP Premier Fund, a vehicle that invests in businesses emerging from the University of Manchester in partnership with prolific venture investor MTI Partners.
UK - BayTech VC makes £3.5m investment into smartfundit.com
BayTech Venture Capital has invested £3.5m into smartfundit.com, an online finance exchange.
UK - Braveheart leads £900,000 follow-on investment for Biopta
Braveheart Investment Group Plc has led a £900,000 follow-on financing round for pharmacology services provider Biopta Ltd, alongside Scottish Enterprise, which invested through the Scottish Co-investment Fund, TRICapital Limited, company directors and...
IRELAND - Apax interested in Bank of Ireland
According to reports, private equity firm Apax Partners is examining the possibility investing in Bank of Ireland.
UK - YFM invests more than £200,000 into Break30
The Yorkshire & Humber Equity Fund, a regional venture capital fund managed by YFM Group, has made an investment of £202,500 into Break30, a developer of technology designed to improved golf putting skills.
UK - Hotbed members back HealthFund with £1.45m
Members of Hotbed, the UK's largest syndicator of private investors, have completed a £1.45m investment into innovative health insurance start-up business HealthFund.
UK - Catalyst promotes Clapp
Growth capital firm Catalyst Investors has promoted Todd Clapp to general partner.
UK - TTP to manage £30m technology fund
TTP Ventures has been selected to manage a new £30m Enterprise Capital Fund (ECF), which is specifically designed to invest in early stage IT and clean technology businesses.
UK - BVCA names advisory board
The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has launched a Research Advisory Board to provide guidance and advice to the private equity industry.
UK - Carbon Trust leads £3.3m round into ACAL Energy
Carbon Trust Investments has led £3.3m round of funding into fuel cell developer ACAL Energy Ltd.
UK - Denham strengthens natural resources team
Energy and commodities focused global private equity firm Denham Capital Management LP has appointed Bert Koth to its London-based natural resources team.
UK - AFM fuels Rowlico expansion with £600,000 investment
Alliance Fund Managers (AFM), through the Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF) Venture Fund, has completed an investment of £600,000 into fuel distribution business Rowlico Fuels Ltd.
UK - Beltrae completes Invisible acquisition
Irish investor group Beltrae Partners has acquired Scottish geothermal heating company Invisible Heating Systems (IHS) in a deal reported to be worth £10m.
UK - Azini leads £1.5m Keronite funding
Azini Capital has invested £1.5m as part of a £2.5m funding round for advanced surface treatment technology business Keronite Group.