UK / Ireland
UK - RJD appoints Paul Woodley
RJD Partners has appointed Paul Woodley as a consultant.
UK - NESTA to manage Kinetique Biomedical Seed Fund
NESTA has been appointed as the fund manager of the Kinetique Biomedical Seed Fund.
UK - Taylor Wimpey looks to private equity
Housebuilding company Taylor Wimpey has been reported as being in talks with private equity groups for support, with TDR Capital, backer of PizzaExpress and life insurer pearl, has been named as potential investor.
EUROPE – Robeco lauches “responsible” PE fund-of-funds
Fund manager Robeco, a unit of Rabobank, has launched its second “responsible” private equity fund-of-funds with a EUR 250m target.
UK - WFM backs £910,000 Healthcare Learning investment
Wales Fund Managers has invested £200,000 into The Healthcare Learning Company Ltd (HLC), a developer and distributor of e-learning for healthcare professionals, as part of a £910,000 funding round.
UK - Bridges launches Social Entrepreneurs Fund
Bridges Ventures has launched the Bridges Social Entrepreneurs Fund, a vehicle designed to make investments in social enterprises.
UK - MTSF and AEGF invest £300,000 into LM Technologies
The Mercia Technology Seed Fund (MTSF) and Advantage Early Growth Fund (AEGF) have invested £300,000 into LM Technologies Ltd, a company founded to develop innovative wireless products.
UK - Braveheart appoints marketing director
Braveheart has appointed Richard Nunneley as director of marketing, a newly created role to fulfil Braveheart's growth plans outside Scotland.
UK - Wellcome Trust to sell £3.8bn private equity portfolio
The Wellcome Trust has been reported as looking to sell its £3.8bn private equity portfolio.
UK - Zeus acquires M J Quinn from 3i
Zeus Private Equity has completed the secondary buyout of M J Quinn Intergrated Services Ltd, a provider of electrical and mechanical contracting services, from 3i and Alliance Fund Managers for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Hogan & Hartson hires partner
Hogan & Hartson has hired Philip Watkins as partner in the corporate group.
UK - Charterhouse exits Lucite in USD 1.6bn deal
Charterhouse Capital has agreed to sell Lucite International, a manufacturer of acrylic based products, to Mitsubishi Rayon Co in a trade sale valued at USD 1.6bn.
UK - Stirling appoints head of finance
Stirling Square Capital Partners has appointed Chrstopher Black as head of finance.
UK - HSBC backs Amtech acquisition
HSBC Private Equity has financed portfolio software company Amtech Group's acquisition of TSI Luckins Ltd, a data services company.
UK - Capital Fund leads £490,000 investment into knomo
The Capital fund has invested £330,000 as part of a £490,000 funding round for accessories brand knomo.
UK - Epi-V invests £10m into Moorland Energy
Epi-V has invested £10m into Moorland Energy Ltd, a company that acquires licences to extract hydrocarbons from surveyed and partially delineated dicoveries.
UK - Baird appoints Steve Holt
Baird has appointed Steve Holt as director in its institutional equity sales group in London.
UK - YFM invests £250,000 into NNT
The YFM Group-managed Yorkshire and Humber Equity Fund has invested £250,000 into software company New Net Technologies (NNT).
GLOBAL - BNY Mellon launches private equity fund admin service
The Bank of New York Mellon's Alternative Investment Service is launching a private equity servicing platform.
UK - Foresight hires investment director
Foresight Group has hired Sonia Powar as investment director.
EUROPE - American Capital to acquire European Capital for USD 158m
European Capital has entered into an implementation agreement with majority owner American Capital that will see the latter acquire the 32.3% of shares it does not currently own for a total consideration of around USD 158m.
UK - TowerBrook closes third fund
TowerBrook Capital Partners has held a final close of its third vehicle, TowerBrook Investors LP III, on USD 2.8bn.
EUROPE - LSP reaches first closing of LSP IV at EUR 75m
Life Science Partners has reached the first closing of their fourth fund, LSP IV, on EUR 75m - half way through its EUR 150m target.
UK - Lincoln hires Edward Lethbridge
Lincoln International has hired Edward Lethbridge as director specialising in business and support services M&A.