UK / Ireland
UK - Investec backs recruitment consultancy deal
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has supported HB Human Capital (HBHC) in its acquisition of specialist recruitment, training and consultancy provider The Resourcing Group.
UK - Hotbed backs estate agency
Hotbed has invested £1.65m in estate agency WOW Property.
UK - Aberdeen continues VCT consolidation
Aberdeen Asset Managers has been appointed fund manager to the Gateway VCT, the latest in a series of consolidation moves in the VCT segment.
UK - Matrix generates 34% IRR on Apollo sale
Matrix Private Equity has sold Apollo Lifts Holdings Ltd, a lift contractor, for £4m in a secondary buyout to Iceni Capital.
UK - August Equity promotes two
August Equity has promoted Aatif Hassan and Keith Davidson to investment directors.
UK - Accel hires new partner
Accel Partners has hired Sonali De Rycker as partner. She will join Accel's team in London.
UK - LSF invests £150,000 in 2D Heat
Liverpool Seed Fund (LSF) has participated in a funding round of over £400,000 for heating element producer 2D Heat Ltd.
UK - Bridgepoint makes two appointments
Bridgepoint has appointed Barbara Kux and Dr Hubertus Erlen to its European advisory committee.
UK - Maverick invests $50m in Realtime Worlds
Maverick Capital has invested $50m in a third round of funding in game developer Realtime Worlds.
UK - Q1 '08 unquote" statistics reveal slowdown
Unquote's quarterly look at market activity and sentiment reveals what most industry players already knew - deal activity is down markedly across the board on this time last year, with a majority predicting that this downward spiral is set to continue.
UK - Octopus hires new investment manager
Octopus Private Equity has hired Mark Fowler, a former KPMG corporate finance adviser, as investment director.
UK - Close Brothers backs £142m buyout of crane company
Close Brothers Private Equity has backed the £142m buyout of Energy Crane International from its parent LMS Capital plc. Energy Crane supplies crane and lifting equipment maintenance and support services to the offshore oil and gas sector.
UK - YFM invests in mobile travel company
YFM Group has invested in mobile travel concierge services company Mantic Point Solutions Ltd.
UK - Innogest invests in Mobango
Innogest SGR has led a $5.7m series-B funding round in mobile social network company Mobango. Previous investor Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures also contributed.
UK - NBGIPE sells heating company to engineering conglomerate
NBGI Private Equity has sold Hamworthy Heating, a designer and manufacturer of commercial heating equipment, to French engineering conglomerate Atlantic Sfdt.
UK - Graphite sells medical device business for £36m
Graphite Capital has sold Summit Medical, a design and production company for medical devices, to The Riverside Company for £36m.
UK - Foresight makes three investments
Foresight Group has made three new investments in the environment sector, totalling £14m.
UK - South East Growth Fund injects £250,000 ino Lexara
The South East Growth Fund (SEGF) has invested £250,000 into educational media provider Lexara Ltd.
UK - ISIS invests in Carnell
ISIS Equity Partners has invested an undisclosed sum in specialist support services provider Carnell Support Services.
UK - Investec backs buyout of James Villa Holidays
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has backed the buyout of James Villa Holiday Ltd with an investment of £6m. Bank of Scotland has provided senior debt.
UK - Finance Wales sells Accountis to Fundtech
Finance Wales has sold electronic presentment and payment systems supplier Accountis to NASDAQ listed Fundtech for an initial £3.8m.
UK - Octopus hires new investment director
Octopus Ventures has hired Paul Humphries as investment director.