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August Equity promotes three
August Equity has strengthened its investment team with three promotions.
KKR's Pets at Home buys Vets4Pets
Pets at Home, a UK-based pet supplies retailer owned by KKR, has acquired Vets4Pets.
Electra finalises UBM data services acquisition
Electra Partners has acquired the majority of UBM's data services businesses, a deal agreed to in February.
Oaktree's R&R Ice Cream buys Fredericks Dairies
R&R Ice Cream, the ice cream manufacturer owned by Oaktree Capital, has wholly acquired Fredericks Dairies for ТЃ49m.
Maven acquires Fundamental Tracker Investment Management
Maven Capital Partners has acquired UK-based alternative asset manager Fundamental Tracker Investment Management Limited (FTIM) from City of London Group.
Isis commits £5m to Create Health
Isis Equity Partners has invested ТЃ5m in London-based fertility clinic Create Health.
Silverfleet buys Ipes from RJD for £50m
Silverfleet has acquired fund administration business Ipes from RJD Partners for ТЃ50m.
Disgraced Crosby steps down from Bridgepoint role
Sir James Crosby has stepped down from his role on Bridgepointтs European Advisory Board following a report into his role in the collapse of UK bank HBOS.
Harwood PE buys two music magazine brands
Harwood Private Equity has acquired the rock magazine brands Classic Rock and Metal Hammer from listed media group Future for ТЃ10.2m.
MML's Arena Group acquires Karl's
UK-based events business The Arena Group, a portfolio company of MML Capital Partners, has acquired its US competitor Karlтs Event Services.
Kernel Capital et al. back Zinc Software
Kernel Capital and Dublin Business Innovation Centre have invested тЌ650,000 in Zinc Software, a Dublin-based company developing a biofeedback platform for iOS and Android systems.
France Telecom moves forward on EE sale
France Telecom has reportedly hired banks to advise on the dual-track sale process of mobile operator Everything Everywhere (EE), which attracted private equity interest last summer.
LDC appoints Farren to Yorkshire team
LDC has appointed Joe Farren as an investment director in its Yorkshire office.
Cisco buys venture-backed Ubiquisys for $310m
Small cells developer Ubiquisys, a portfolio company of Advent Venture Partners, Accel Partners and Atlas Venture, has been bought by US corporate Cisco for $310m.
GCP buys Fishawack for £13m
Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has acquired international medical communications company Fishawack for ТЃ13m.
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Hailed as тa budget for people who want to get onт by the government, and criticised by others for doing too little to pull Britain out of its economic quagmire, the statement will be intensely scrutinised for weeks to come.
Bridgepoint acquires Oasis Healthcare from Duke Street
Bridgepoint Capital has acquired UK-based private dental healthcare provider Oasis Healthcare in a ТЃ185m secondary buyout from Duke Street.
ECI bags Amber Travel in £50m SBO
ECI Partners has acquired rail tour business Amber Travel in a ТЃ50m secondary buyout.
Endless's Trutex buys John Hall Schoolwear
Endless-backed Trutex has acquired John Hall Schoolwear, a UK school uniform manufacturer.
BVCA chairmanship passes to Fidelity's Clark
Simon Clark, managing partner at Fidelity Growth Partners Europe, succeeds Robert Easton, managing director and co-head of Carlyle Europe Technology Partners.
GMT's MeetingZone makes third bolt-on
GMT Communications Partners' portfolio company MeetingZone has acquired Atia Communications as part of its expansion.
Connect Ventures invests in Yourgrind
London-based early-stage investor Connect Ventures has backed British start-up Yourgrind, which focuses on the commercialisation of coffee.
Invesco backs infirst with £25m
Invesco Asset Management has invested ТЃ25m in infirst Healthcare, a British healthcare company providing consumer medicines.
LDC's EDM Group buys DIT
LDC-backed information management services provider EDM Group has acquired US-based business Diversified Information Technologies Inc (DIT) with support from LDC.