Alchemy Partners LLP
GVC CFO Bowtell to join Alchemy Partners
Paul Bowtell will step down on 5 March 2019 and will be replaced by Ladbrokes Coral's Rob Wood
LBO France sells Ylda Group to Alchemy
Company plans to use the fresh capital to boost its growth organically and through acquisitions
USS promotes Horsnall to head of direct private equity
Move forms part of the limited partner's strategy to increase its focus on direct investments
Alchemy exits Endeka via trade sale
UK-based special situations investor sells the ceramic business three years after a debt-for-equity swap
Blackstone to acquire JOA from Alchemy
Alchemy had taken a majority stake in JOA in 2014 through a quarternary buyout
Alchemy sells Noonan to Bidvest in €175m EV deal
Deal brings to an end a nine-year tenure, during which the company more than doubled its headcount
Incisive Media to divest Insight division to TowerBrook's Infopro
PE houses Inflexion, Bowmark and ECI were also rumoured to have been in the running
Epiris and Alchemy sell Parkdean to Onex in £1.35bn deal
Sale of the UK holiday park operator to the Candian GP represents an IRR of 46% for Epiris
Alchemy invests in M2 Subsea
Deal for oil & gas services company reported to be valued in the region of £15-20m
Alchemy's Incisive Media sells Legal Week to ALM
Legal information and events brand adds to the number of Incisive businesses carved out last year
BC-backed Mergermarket acquires Incisive Media's PE portfolio
Deal marks partial exit for Alchemy
Alchemy-backed Incisive Media acquires Chartis Research
Deal marks first bolt-on for UK publisher under new owners
Deal sourcing: Right under your nose
It would seem some unoriginal moves have been made in deal origination
Alchemy reaps £86m from Revolution IPO
GP sells 86% stake in UK bar chain via flotation
New year kicks off with healthy volume of European PE-backed IPOs
2015 activity has been strong so far following a lull in the second half of last year
Alchemy-backed Revolution Bars to list in March
GP set to make partial exit in IPO
Alchemy secures majority stake in Incisive Media
Debt reduced from £110m to £25m
Alchemy takes control of Endeka
Endeka now has no outstanding debt outside revolver
Alchemy’s Parkdean completes £180m refinancing
Alchemy bought holiday operator in 2006
Alchemy closes third fund on £600m
Fund was oversubscribed and reached hard-cap
Alchemy offloads InterGlobal
Alchemy Partners has divested international medical insurance provider InterGlobal to NYSE-listed Aetna.
Exit activity remains low despite headline deals
Although divestments have featured prominently in the news recently, figures seem to tell a different story. Alice Murray takes a look at this year's exit landscape
PE-backed McCarthy & Stone in refinancing
Retirement home developer McCarthy & Stone – which is backed by a consortium of investors believed to include Goldman Sachs, TPG and Alchemy Partners – has refinanced its existing debt.
Alchemy offloads Cathedral for £266m
Private equity firm Alchemy Partners has divested Lloyd's of London underwriter Cathedral Capital to Lancashire Holdings for £266m.