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UK – Hawkpoint names new energy and power team
Hawkpoint has appointed a new team to specialise in the energy and power sectors.
UK - Infinity appoints property specialists
Infinity Asset Management has appointed two property specialists to its newly established £100m property fund.
UK – ISIS leads £11m BIMBO of Nexus
ISIS Equity Partners has led an £11m buy-in/management buy-out of vehicle rental specialist Nexus Vehicle Management.
UK - LDC backs Omega Red
LDC has backed the buyout of lighting protection and electrical earthing systems business Omega Red.
UK - Charterhouse acquires Tunstall for £514m from Bridgepoint
Charterhouse Capital Partners has purchased telecare systems business Tunstall Group from incumbent backer Bridgepoint in a £514m deal.
UK – Aberdeen injects £7m into FMG
Aberdeen Asset Managers Private Equity has invested £7m for a significant minority stake in FMG Support Limited, the largest independent fleet performance improvement company in the UK .
UK - ETF raises £110m for first fund
Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) has reached a final close on £110m for its debut fund, exceeding its original target of £100m.
UK - Advent Ventures leads $24m ORECon deal
Advent Venture Partners has led a $24m round into wave energy device developer ORECon.
UK – YFM in £6m MBO of Fishawack
YFM Private Equity has invested £2.55m to back the £6m MBO of Fishawack, a specialist medical communications business. Other investors included the Chandos Fund which invested £2.05m and the British Smaller Companies VCT which invested £0.5m. Co-op...
UK – Aberdeen injects £7m into FMG
Aberdeen Asset Managers Private Equity has invested £7m for a significant minority stake in FMG Support Limited, the largest independent fleet performance improvement company in the UK .
UK - HSBC backs £77m SBO of Britton Group
HSBC Private Equity has acquired plastic packaging manufacturer Britton Group from LDC for £77m.
UK - Palamon appoints new VP
Palamon Capital Partners has appointed Valerio Boccardi as a Vice President.
UK – LDC backs £27m MBO of Davies Chartered Loss Adjusters
LDC has invested £8.6m in the £27m MBO of Davies Chartered Loss Adjusters, a provider of loss adjusting and associated claims services to the insurance industry.
UK – T-Mobile Venture Fund invests in Ubiquisys
T-Mobile Venture Fund has invested an undisclosed sum in Ubiquisys, a developer of 3G femtocells, joining existing investors including Google, Accel Partners, Atlas Ventures and Advent Venture Partners, .
UK - European Capital completes £36m refinancing of Avery Weigh-Tronix
European Capital has refinanced portfolio company Avery Weigh-Tronix Holdings Ltd with £36m of senior credit facilities provided by Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC. The refinancing follows the disposal of Avery’s food retail weighing business and will...
UK - Close Growth Capital acquires Blueberry from 3i for £12m
Close Growth Capital has backed the £12m secondary management buyout of ambient food supplier Blueberry Group Ltd from 3i. 3i acquired Blueberry in 2005.
UK - Beringea backs MBO of Path Group
Beringea has backed the £7m management buyout of Path Group Plc, distributors of consumer electronic accessories. Beringea invested from its ProVen VCT and ProVen Growth & Income VCT funds for this deal.
UK - Endless closes fund on £164m
Endless LLP has reached the first and final close of its new investment vehicle, Endless Fund II, with commitments totalling £164m. This is in excess of the firm’s original target of £120m. The close heralds the establishment of the first institutionally-backed...
UK - Nova appoints new investment partner
Nova Capital Management has announced that Mike Nevin has joined the team as an investment partner. Previously chief financial officer of Hi-Tec Sports Group, Nevin started his career with Deloitte, later working in Transaction Services at PriceWaterhouseCoopers....