Duke Street
Electra promotes Cooper-Evans and Wood
Alex Cooper-Evans, Electra Partners
Duke Street's Laurel Funerals bolts on two
WS Scott & Son and Earl & Co purchased in buy-and-build strategy
Duke Street sells Marlin to Cabot for £295m
Duke Street has sold UK debt purchaser Marlin Financial Group to Cabot Credit Management (CCM) in a deal valuing the company at ТЃ295m.
Duke Street offloads UKWM
Duke Street Capital Partners has sold UKWM to AIM-listed Ashcourt Rowan in a deal valued at ТЃ14.25m.
Duke Street backs Air Products homecare carve-out
Duke Street has backed the management buyout of NYSE-listed Air Products & Chemicals' UK homecare business.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan to buy Burton's Biscuits
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has agreed to acquire UK-based Burton's Biscuits, which makes confectionery including Wagon Wheels and Jammie Dodgers, via its private equity arm Teachers' Private Capital.
Innovative GPs setting off fundraising fireworks
Innovation rewarded
Industry must adapt, Investec study finds
Private equity professionals are concerned that the industry is doing too little to address its most pressing issues, according to a study by Investec Fund Finance.
PE hungry for Burton's Biscuits
Private equity houses including Apax Partners, Warburg Pincus and Clayton Dubilier & Rice are circling food company Burtonтs Biscuits.
PE backers looking to divest Burton's Biscuits
Burtonтs Biscuit Company, owned by Apollo Global Management and Duke Street, is up for sale with a price tag of ТЃ350m, according to reports.
Goldman to become Duke Street investor
Goldman Sachs is to invest around тЌ100m in Duke Street and is also considering acquiring secondary stakes in the GP's 2007 fund.
Duke Street's Payzone Group sells Cashzone subsidiary
Payzone Group, a consumer payment acceptance network backed by Duke Street, has sold its Cashzone subsidiary to US-based ATM services provider Cardtronics for a total consideration of ТЃ107.5m.
Q&A: Duke Street's Buchan Scott
Q&A: Duke Street
Tikehau takes 35% stake in Duke Street
Duke Street has sold a 35% stake of itself to Paris-based investment firm Tikehau Group in an effort to boost the firmтs deal-by-deal model.
Duke Street's Marlin secures £80m senior credit line
Duke Street's UK portfolio company Marlin has secured an ТЃ80m revolving credit facility from RBS and Investec.
Software top destination for investment in 2012
A string of major software & computer services buyout deals have made the sector Europe's most invested in since the beginning of 2012, according to unquoteт data.
FSI Régions sells ISIFA to EduServices
FSI Régions has sold French vocational training and apprenticeships provider ISIFA to EduServices, a private post-secondary education provider backed by Duke Street.
Lawyers: your most valuable asset?
Lawyers: a valuable asset?
Duke Street leads £37.5m SBO of LM Funerals
Duke Street, Babson Capital Europe and Metric Capital Partners have acquired LM Funerals from Sovereign Capital.
Duke Street considers Biomnis exit
Mid-market GP Duke Street has appointed Crédit Suisse to review options - including a potential sale - for French medical analysis business Biomnis, according to a spokesperson.
Duke Street hires new operating partner
Duke Street has appointed Paul Lester as operating partner in the London office.
Duke Street acquires stake in Parabis for €164.4m
Duke Street has invested in British legal management and claims services company Parabis Group.
Duke Street shelves €850m fundraising plans
Mid-cap GP Duke Street has abandoned plans to raise a €850m vehicle, instead turning to a deal-by-deal fundraising model.
Silverfleet invests in Aesica Pharmaceuticals
Silverfleet Capital has acquired a majority stake in biotechnology company Aesica Pharmaceuticals from LDC.