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Advent mulls Co-op insurance bid
Advent International has teamed up with former RSA Insurance boss Andy Haste to bid for Co-operative Groupтs insurance arm.
Hellman's WRI buys HostelBookers.com
Hellman & Friedman-backed Web Reservations International (WRI) has acquired HostelBookers.com.
OFT furniture probe embroils PE-backed retailers
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is investigating six furniture retailers, two of which are understood to be Sun European-backed Dreams, and Advent-owned DFS.
Baker Tilly picks up RSM Tenon in pre-pack deal
Baker Tilly has acquired RSM Tenonтs trading business in a pre-pack deal following a write off of the embattled companyтs ТЃ80m debt.
Syncrophi Systems raises €1m
Galway-based medical devices company Syncrophi Systems has raised тЌ1m from the AIB Seed Capital Fund.
Greycroft and iNovia back Tagman
Greycroft Partners and iNovia Capital have led a $5m funding round for UK-based Tagman, a global tag management system (TMS) provider.
Neeson joins SEP from Caird
Paul Neeson, SEP
Synova smashes £110m fundraise
Synova Capital has closed its second fund on its ТЃ110m hard-cap in less than three months.
Terra Firma appoints head of investor relations
Terra Firma has appointed Lachmi-Niwas Sadani, whose resume includes stints at Apax and Axa Private Equity, as head of investor relations.
PE-backed McCarthy & Stone in refinancing
Retirement home developer McCarthy & Stone т which is backed by a consortium of investors believed to include Goldman Sachs, TPG and Alchemy Partners т has refinanced its existing debt.
BGF-backed SHS bolts on Dixon Pentland
Swanbridge Hire & Sales Integrated Services (SHS), a portfolio company of the Business Growth Fund (BGF), has acquired UK-based Dixon Pentland Scaffolding for approximately ТЃ2m.
Goldman to become Duke Street investor
Goldman Sachs is to invest around тЌ100m in Duke Street and is also considering acquiring secondary stakes in the GP's 2007 fund.
Foresight et al. invest in Biofortuna
A consortium of existing backers has injected ТЃ1.3m into Biofortuna, a UK-based molecular diagnostics company, to fund further growth.
BLP's PE head joins Jones Day
Law firm Jones Day has appointed Raymond McKeeve as a partner and member of the firmтs private equity practice.
BGF invests £2.25m in Abacus e-Media
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ2.25m in UK content management system provider Abacus e-Media.
CVC acquires Skrill in €600m SBO
CVC Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in global payments provider Skrill from Investcorp for тЌ600m, which reaped an 8x return on its investment.
House of Fraser mulls listing
House of Fraser, the department store controlled by West Coast Capital, Lloyds Banking Group and representatives of failed Icelandic banks, is considering a public listing.
GMT hires Jonny Maxwell
Jonny Maxwell, GMT
Catapult hires Lowe
Jonathan Lowe, Catapult Venture Managers
Hellman & Friedman in Wood Mackenzie dividend recap
Hellman & Friedman has secured a dividend recap for UK-based consultancy Wood Mackenzie, according to reports.
Bregal buys Ideal Stelrad despite RBS backlash
Bregal Capital has acquired boiler and radiator company Ideal Stelrad, despite attempts by RBS to block the ТЃ230m deal.
Maven appointed manager of GMLF
Maven Capital Partners has been appointed sole fund manager of the ТЃ20m Greater Manchester Loan Fund (GMLF).
Countrywide backers in £200m partial sale
Two backers of listed UK estate agent Countrywide, Oaktree Capital Management and Apollo Management, have sold approximately ТЃ200m of their shares on the LSE.
Hengeler Mueller PE partner relocates to London
German law firm Hengeler Mueller has transferred one of its private equity partners, Steffen OppenlУЄnder, to its London office.