Barclays
BC Partners acquires VetPartners from August and Ares
Deal reportedly values the UK-based veterinary group at ТЃ700m, with BC investing from its 10th fund
Petroleum hires Contego's Sandhu, promotes two
Sandhu will lead the companyтs finance function as well as managing portfolio companies
AnaCap to acquire Barclays' French retail banking operations
Financial specialist buyout house continues investments in European banking groups
NVM makes 3x money on Kitwave exit
Sale provides a full exit for the GPтs Northern 3 VCT fund, which first invested in 2011
Barclays spins out natural resources unit in MBO
New GP GNRI operates out of London and Doha
Goldman Sachs-backed Hastings to raise £180m in London IPO
British insurance group to refinance debt with IPO proceeds
Lion Capital secures £500m Findus partial exit
GP rides into final furlong of Findus ownership with spin-off
Rutland acquires Gardman from TPG et al.
TPG, Goldman Sachs, Barclays exit following restructuring
Isis Equity Partners hires four
New recruits include three investment managers and an associate
Asante's Chandra joins Puma
Parik Chandra, Puma Investments
Acquisition finance: breaking with tradition
Acquisition finance
Barclays goes direct with BlueBay
Barclays and BlueBay Asset Management have teamed up to provide acquisition finance for UK private equity deals.
3i's Go Outdoors in £33m refinancing
Go Outdoors, a UK-based outdoor activities equipment retailer backed by 3i and YFM Private Equity, has secured a new ТЃ33m debt facility from Barclays.
Barclays hires Nomura's Ulrich Böckmann
Ulrich Böckmann, Barclays
Bridgepoint's Siblu in €80m refinancing
Siblu, a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Development Capital, has completed an тЌ80m refinancing.
PE backers to reduce NXP Semiconductors stakes
AlpInvest Partners, Apax Partners, Bain Capital Partners, KKR and Silver Lake Technology Management are due to sell 30 million shares in listed Dutch semiconductor developer NXP Semiconductors.
Five PE houses circle Armacell
Five private equity firms are said to be circling German insulation business Armacell, a portfolio company of Bahrain-backed buyout firm Investcorp.
EQT pulls Springer Science sale
EQT has postponed plans to sell German scientific publisher Springer Science & Business Media, according to reports.
Blackstone and PAI sell United Biscuits' KP Snacks
Intersnack has acquired KP Snacks from The Blackstone Group and PAI partners portfolio company United Biscuits, in a deal reportedly worth around ТЃ500m.
AEA and Teachers' Private Capital buy Dematic from Triton
AEA Investors and Teachers' Private Capital, the private equity arm of the Canadian Teachers Pension Plan, have bought German logistics business Dematic in an SBO from Triton.
GTCR acquires Premium Credit
Chicago-based GTCR has acquired UK payment facilitation company Premium Credit from MBNA Europe for ТЃ900m.
Leveraged finance "at tipping point"
Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB, Barclays, HSBC т all names that can be seen on high streets across Britain. From credit cards to mortgages to investment banking and acquisition finance, these powerful institutions once had the UKтs credit market tied...
Hutton Collins and LGV back Novus Leisure MBO
Hutton Collins and LGV Capital have backed the management buyout of bar and club operator Novus Leisure, which notably runs the Tiger Tiger brand.
Parik Chandra joins Asante Capital
Placement agent Asante Capital has appointed Parik Chandra as an associate.