UK / Ireland
UK - SVG hires Kate Goodall
SVG Capital has hired Kate Goodall to join its investor relations team.
UK - RJD-owned Comtec makes acquisition
RJD Partners-backed Comtec Group, a travel technology supplier, has acquired technical internet specialist Atolis.
UK - Nova promotes two
Nova Capital Management has promoted Kathryn Jones and Llewellyn John to associate partners.
UK - Palamon hires Jonathan Heathcote
Palamon Capital Partners has appointed Jonathan Heathcote as a partner.
UK - Octopus backs True Knowledge
Octopus Ventures has invested a further £2m in internet search engine True Knowledge.
UK - Blackstone leads new consortium interested in Informa
Blackstone is leading a second consortium interested in bidding for specialist business-to-business information provider Informa.
UK - Infineum no longer up for sale
Exxon and Shell have decided not to go through with the £1.5bn-£2bn sale of their oil additives joint venture Infineum after private equity bids came in below their target price.
UK - AFM invests in games console device
Alliance Fund Managers has invested £250,000 through the MSIF Liverpool Seed Fund in games console developer New Concept Gaming.
UK/GERMANY - Sophos to acquire Utimaco
TA Associates-backed Sophos plc intends to acquire German data security solutions company Utimaco Safeware AG for EUR 217m.
UK - Finance Wales supports Silvergate Plastics buyout
Finance Wales has supported the buyout of masterbatch for the plastics industry manufacturer Silvergate Plastics with £1.2m.
UK - HBOS puts Hill Hire up for sale
HBOS is said to have put truck and trailer rental specialist Hill Hire up for sale.
UK - Synova backs buyout of The Lunan Group
Synova Capital has backed the buyout of The Lunan Group, the owner of handbag and accessories brands Fiorelli and Modalu. Synova invested alongside the group's CEO Stuart Lunan.
EUROPE - Private equity deals up 15% in Q2
A rise in expansion deals and the return of big buyouts has led to a 15% rise in the total combined value of European private equity transactions, according to the latest unquote" private equity Barometer, in association with Candover.
UK - HBOS takes stake in Iris Worldwide in £20m deal
HBOS is said to have taken a £3m equity stake in advertising company Iris Worldwide in a £20m deal.
UK - STF invests in AWS Ecoplastics
The Sustainable Technology Fund (STF) has taken part in a $6m funding round, alongside Robeco, into plastic recycling specialist AWS Ecoplastics.
UK - TV3 to acquire Channel 6
Doughty Hanson-backed TV3, an Irish commercial TV channel, is to acquire Irish TV Channel 6.
GLOBAL - KKR goes public
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is going public in a transaction that will involve buying KKR Private Equity Investors, which was listed on Euronext Amsterdam two years ago, and listing the merged entity in New York.
UK - ISIS leads buyout of TVC
ISIS Equity Partners has led the buyout of broadcast and digital PR agency The Television Consultancy (TVC) in a £10m deal.
UK - Bridgepoint postpones exit from 1st Credit
According to sources, Bridgepoint has postponed the sale of 1st Credit in favour of continuing to expand the company and could be considering bolt-on acquisitions of other debt collection agencies.
UK - LDC reaps 92% IRR from £73m sale of ATP
LDC has wholly exited its stake in travel management group ATP International Group in a £73m secondary buyout led by Barclays Private Equity, generating returns of 2.8x the capital invested and an IRR of 92.3%.
GLOBAL - Goldman Sachs raises USD 10bn fund
According to reports, Goldman Sachs has raised a USD 10bn fund to invest in senior loans backing leveraged buyouts.
UK - RCapital acquires the Art Group
RCapital has acquired The Art Group, a developer of systems that allow art gallery visitors to purchase prints via the internet, in a secondary buyout from ISIS Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Kennet closes third fund on EUR 200m
Kennet Partners has held a final closing of its third fund, Kennet III, on in excess of EUR 200m (USD 315m).
UK - More private equity interest in Paragon
Reports suggest that struggling buy-to-let mortgage lender Paragon could become the subject of a private equity bidding war after Blackstone's interest in the company was made public yesterday, with the group confirming that it had received an approach...