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CVC to make second bid for Betfair
CVC is to make a new bid for online gambling business Betfair by 5pm today, according to media reports.
LDC sells Eve Trakway to Ashtead
LDC has sold temporary traffic systems and management supplier Eve Trakway to rental equipment provider Ashtead Group plc for ТЃ28m, a 2.5x multiple on the firmтs original investment.
KCP promotes Thomas to investment director
Key Capital Partners (KCP) has promoted Richard Thomas to investment director at its Birmingham office.
Oakley Capital sells Headland for £15.5m
Oakley Capital Investments has sold news services provider Headland Media Ltd to KVH Industries in a deal that gives the firm an enterprise value of ТЃ15.5m.
Cinven's Partnership Assurance to float on LSE
Partnership Assurance Group (PAG), a financial advisory company owned by Cinven, has announced plans to float in London in June, in an IPO that could reportedly value the business at up to £1bn.
Key Capital's Templine acquires A&A Recruitment
Templine Employment Agency Ltd, a recruitment company backed by Key Capital Partners (KCP), has acquired UK-based A&A Recruitment Ltd.
Mercia backs Ventive in series-A round
Birmingham-based venture capital firm Mercia Fund Management has backed low-carbon ventilation product developer Ventive in a ТЃ900,000 series-A funding round.
PEF, Impetus Trust announce new board ahead of merger
Private equity charities Private Equity Foundation and Impetus Trust are banding together to create a 14-strong board.
Calculus invests £1.1m in Benito's Hat chain
Calculus Capital has invested ТЃ1.1m, alongside a further ТЃ300,000 from existing investors, in London-based Mexican food chain Benitoтs Hat.
FTBPro raises $5.8m from VC duo
Battery Ventures and Gemini Israel Ventures have provided $5.8m to FTBPro, a fan-generated football content platform based in London.
Octopus leads £2m TrialReach round
Octopus Investments and Amadeus Capital Partners have provided UK-based clinical trials search business TrialReach with a ТЃ2m round of funding.
Endless promotes five
UK-based turnaround firm Endless has promoted team members Indra Valeinis (pictured), Simon Mason, Kerry Swain, Michael Rice and Edward Ransome.
3i sells Civica to Omers Private Equity
3i has sold specialist IT systems and services firm Civica to Omers Private Equity for an enterprise value of ТЃ390m.
BGF promotes Mike Sibson to regional director
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has appointed Mike Sibson as regional director for the firm's Midlands activities, in what marks BGF's first internal promotion at a senior level.
CVC hires Brandon Bradkin as partner
CVC Credit Partners has appointed Brandon Bradkin as a partner in the firm's UK office.
CCMP acquires Pure Gym
CCMP Capital Advisers has backed Pure Gym's management in a secondary buyout of the UK-based company, which previously received funding from Magenta Partners.
Foresight backs Procam MBO
Foresight Group has backed the MBO of Procam TV, a UK broadcast hire company.
Isis backs MBO of Red Box
Isis Equity Partners has invested ТЃ14m in digital recording specialist Red Box Recorders as part of a management buyout.
Elysian Capital buys Axis Well Technology
Elysian Capital has backed the management buyout of Aberdeen-based oil and gas consultancy Axis Well Technology.
Addleshaw Goddard appoints new PE head
Law firm Addleshaw Goddard has promoted Yunus Seedat to national head of private equity in the UK.
Intel Capital leads €7m funding round for FeedHenry
Intel Capital has led a group of GPs and one trade player in a тЌ7m funding round for cloud-based mobile applications platform provider FeedHenry.
UK & Ireland unquote" May 2013
The UK & Irelandтs first quarter activity levels are at their lowest level for the past five years, according to the latest research from unquoteт data.
Calculus Capital and SAEV invest in Antech
Calculus Capital and Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV) have backed UK-based Antech, a developer of directional coiled tubing drilling products and services.
Panoramic invests £1.8m in Andante Travels
Panoramic Growth Equity has injected ТЃ1.8m into archaeological travel operator Andante Travels via its maiden fund, Panoramic Enterprise Capital Fund I (PECF I).