Better Capital LLP
UK government intervenes in sale of Better's Northern Aerospace
Better Capital agreed to sell the business to former portfolio company Gardner, now Chinese-owned
Better Capital extends 2009 fund term
BECAP Fund will now run to the end of 2019, with a further one-year extension possible
Better Capital reaps 7x on £326m Gardner sale to SLMR
Aerospace components manufacturer was the GP's maiden investment and generated ТЃ254.1m in net proceeds
Better Capital-backed Jaeger enters administration
Development comes a week after the GP reportedly sold the retailer's debt to Edinburgh Woollen Mill
Better Capital in exclusivity over £326m Gardner sale
Sale price would be above the figure sought for the aerospace company when it was first put up for sale
Better picks up CAV for £40m
Aerospace business will not be combined with Gardner Aerospace
New UK players going back to private equity's roots
New UK players have adopted an innovative approach to traditional values
Agathos sets up shop with £20m fund
Former Rcapital and Better Capital investors launch new London-based fund
Better Capital buys Intertain's debt
Capital commitment includes allocation for future funding requirements
Trophy investments: Land and sea
Trophy investments
Better Capital raises £185.6m
Better Capital has raised ТЃ185.6m via a share issuance for the firmтs 2012 Cell, listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
Better Capital hires Richard Favier
Richard Favier, Better Capital
Better Capital posts 42% NAV growth
Listed private equity firm Better Capital has posted 42.08% value growth combined NAV and distribution for Fund I.
CD&R in potential Balfour and Rentokil deal
Clayton Dubilier & Rice is in talks over a potential merging of the office maintenance business of Balfour Beatty and Rentokil Initial.
Turnaround deals hit five-year low
Turnaround deals
Better Capital acquires City Link for £1
Turnaround player Better Capital has bought UK courier company City Link Ltd from Rentokil Initial plc through its Becap12 fund for a symbolic ТЃ1.
Moulton predicts 10x increase in dealflow
Q&A: Jon Moulton
Better Capital sells ATH debt after 3-month holding
Better Capital has reaped тЌ5m after selling its debt holding in struggling coal mining business ATH Group.
HMV attracts private equity interest
A number of private equity firms have contacted HMVтs administrator Deloitte regarding a potential acquisition of the stricken firm, according to reports.
Better Capital in joint venture with NPRF
Better Capital and the National Pensions Reserve Fund of Ireland (NPRF) have agreed to join forces and create a тЌ100m turnaround fund to invest in distressed Irish businesses.
Better Capital's Reader's Digest to undergo restructuring
Better Capital portfolio company Readerтs Digest UK is to undergo a restructuring via a company voluntary agreement (CVA).
Better Capital still trades above NAV
Listed PE firm Better Capital has continued to trade above its NAV per share in the six-month period ending on 30 September 2012.
UK sports retailer JJB goes under
Ailing UK-based sporting goods retailer JJB Sports has called in administrators and is likely to be sold in a pre-pack deal.
Better Capital offers to buy JJB debt
Better Capital, the turnaround firm headed by Jon Moulton, is reportedly looking to buy the debt of struggling UK retailer JJB Sports.