UK Unquote
Clegg blames lack of investment for GDP fall
A lack of capital investment has put the UK back into recession, according to deputy prime minister Nick Clegg.
Electra hires Rothschild over Allflex options
Electra Partners has hired Rothschild to advise on the future of animal identification tags business Allflex, according to reports.
MMC's Love Home Swap in bolt-on
MMC Ventures-backed Love Home Swap has acquired Canadian competitor 1stHomeExchange.com as a bolt-on.
Inflexion's NPW refinanced with £10m Clydesdale package
The February 2012 buyout of London-based impulse giftware retailer Natural Products Worldwide (NPW) saw Inflexion bridge the initial deal with a view to refinancing later.
Hamilton Lane appoints ex-3i Paul Waller as partner
Private equity and advisory firm Hamilton Lane has appointed Paul Waller as a partner in its London office.
UK Watch: Large deals boom in 2012
The final quarter of 2012 saw the highest large deal volume since early 2010, according to the latest unquoteт UK Watch, in association with Corbett Keeling.
Darwin merges Plum Baby with Plum Organics
Darwin Private Equity has sold portfolio company Plum Baby, a baby food producer, to Plum Organics.
GMG shelves Trader Media Group deal
Guardian Media Group (GMG) has ended talks to sell its stake in car classifieds business Trader Media Group (TMG) т a deal that could have seen Apax Partners take full control of the company т according to reports.
Gresham exits 7city Learning
Gresham Private Equity has sold British financial training business 7city Learning to Fitch Group.
Caledonia makes 3.5x on Celerant Consulting exit
Caledonia Investments has reaped a 3.5x money multiple on its exit from UK-based management consultancy business Celerant Consulting.
Altius appoints new partner in EMEA IR team
Altius Associates has appointed Joachim Suter as a partner in its London office.
Inflexion appoints digital director
Inflexion Private Equity has appointed Charlie Cannell as digital director with immediate effect.
Pentech Ventures in £3m round for Musimetric
Pentech Ventures and Imperial Innovations Group have invested ТЃ3m in data analytics company Semetric Ltd, trading under the name Musimetric.
Midven in second round for Fertility Focus
Midven has joined angel investors in a seven-figure funding round for fertility diagnosis and treatment firm Fertility Focus.
TA Associates promotes three
Mid-market investor TA Associates has made three promotions across its London, Boston and Mumbai offices.
Pantheon appoints partner in infrastructure team
Pantheon has appointed Andrea Echberg as partner in charge of its European infrastructure business.
Equistone closes €1.5bn fund
Equistone Partners Europe has closed its first independent fund on тЌ1.5bn, 14 months after its launch in November 2011.
Hertfordshire County Council commits £280m to LGT
LGT Capital Partners has received a £280m mandate for its multi-alternatives offering from the British Hertfordshire County Council.
Ballpark Ventures et al. invest in LoopMe
Ballpark Ventures has led a VC- and angel investors-backed funding round for UK mobile ads company LoopMe.
Palamon elects two partners
London-based private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners has promoted Jean Bonnavion and Ricardo Caupers to partners.
Maven backs Merson Signs
Maven Capital Partners has backed commercial signage manufacturer Merson Signs Ltd with a ТЃ900,000 mezzanine investment.
LDC backs OnApp in series-B round
LDC has led a series-B round of funding for London-based cloud services company OnApp, bringing the total amount raised by the business to more than $20m.
BGF invests £2.5m in business software provider Celaton
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ2.5m in British software-as-a-service company Celaton.
SEP backs Smarter Grid Solutions
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) and Scottish Enterprise have invested ТЃ3m in Glasgow-based smart grid technology company Smarter Grid Solutions.