Duke Street Capital
In Profile: Duke Street restructures Fund VI
Restructure and cornerstone fund paves the way for a new hybrid model
Capzanine takes a minority stake in Eduservices
Capzanine takes over from previous majority owner Duke Street Capital, exiting the group as part of the deal
Deal-by-deal emerges as contender to fund-based investing
LP appetite for co-investment has led to the increasing popularity of the deal-by-deal approach; we assess two GPs that have employed both strategies
Duke Street sells Baywater's Irish subsidiary
Duke Street acquired Baywater in December 2014
Duke Street ups investment in Parabis
Duke Street first invested in Parabis in 2012
Duke Street’s Kennedy joins Teachers
Iain Kennedy, Teachers' Private Capital
Casual dining; the proof is in the branding
Casual dining
Duke Street hunts for new backers ahead of fresh fundraising
Duke Street Capital is looking for new backers to replace existing investors in its funds ahead of a fresh fundraising attempt, according to reports.
Bridgepoint acquires Oasis Healthcare from Duke Street
Bridgepoint Capital has acquired UK-based private dental healthcare provider Oasis Healthcare in a £185m secondary buyout from Duke Street.
Duke Street sells Adelie Food Holding for $350m
Duke Street has sold Adelie Food Holding to India Hospitality Corp for $350m, according to reports.
Rethinking LP funds
Alternatives to LP funds, such as listed private equity and deal-by-deal, are all gaining in popularity as their merits become more obvious in today's backdrop. Kimberly Romaine reports
Duke Street’s partial exit reaps 9x EBITDA
Deloro Stellite, the specialist engineering group owned by Duke Street Capital, has sold its non-core medical division, ATS Sferic, to French medical products business Marle International, backed by The Carlyle Group.
Duke Street buys Wagamama from Lion Capital
Duke Street has acquired UK fast-food chain Wagamama from Lion Capital for an undisclosed amount.
Duke Street to buy Wagamama for £215m
Duke Street is about to acquire UK fast-food chain Wagamama from Lion Capital for around £215m, according to media reports.
Duke Street merges EduServices with IPAC
Duke Street-backed EduServices has acquired French post-secondary education provider IPAC for an undisclosed amount.
Parvilla appoints new partner
Parvilla, the Paris-based fund-of-funds manager founded four years ago by former PAI senior Partner Jean-Marie Fabre, has appointed Mark Foulds as a partner.
Gaming investments still worth a punt
Once considered a happy hunting ground for private equity, some gaming investments have turned sour in the past couple of years as many businesses have had to restructure their debt. That does not mean there are not profitable investments to be had, as...
2e2 acquires Morse
2e2, the business IT services company owned by Duke Street Capital, has made a £69.8m cash offer for UK infrastructure-focused technology company, Morse.
Duke Street and Partners inject a further £30m into Oasis
Duke Street and Partners Group are backing dental chain Oasis Healthcare development plans. The fresh equity capital and a new acquisition facility will give Oasis access to up to £50m of growth capital to upgrade its existing estate, acquire established...
Duke Street acquires Payzone in €104m restructuring deal
Duke Street has acquired a 69% stake in AIM-listed payment network Payzone Group as part of a €104m restructuring deal that will see the value of existing shareholder Balderton Capital's stake wiped out.
SBOs: To Xafinity and beyond
Duke Street’s sale of employee benefits company Xafinity to Advent International marks the second major secondary buyout in as many days. With the buyout market currently a dichotomy between cash-rich and exit-starved managers, SBOs could be set to...
Advent buys Duke Street's Xafinity
Duke Street has completed its exit of Xafinity, the specialist pension services and employee benefits group, through a secondary buyout to Advent International in a deal of undisclosed value - the second SBO in two days.