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US private equity firms scour European portfolios for new deals

US buyers

  • Exits
  • 24 January 2014
Apax takes full control of Trader Media

Apax Partners has acquired a further 50.1% stake in Guardian Media Group’s (GMG) Trader Media Group (TMG), securing full control of the company.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 22 January 2014
LDC backs £17.8m GMG Property MBO

LDC has supported the £17.8m management buyout of estate agent software provider GMG Property Services from Guardian Media Group.

  • Buyouts
  • 18 December 2013
LDC and PostNL in TNT Post joint venture

LDC has teamed up with PostNL to support the rollout of TNT Post UK’s end-to-end (E2E) postal delivery service.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 13 December 2013
Equistone and LDC back MDNX deal

Hosting provider MDNX has acquired Easynet with backing from Equistone Partners Europe and LDC, providing an exit for Kelso Place Asset Management.

  • Buyouts
  • 12 December 2013
LDC exits Leasedrive to HgCapital

LDC has sold a majority stake in vehicle management group Leasedrive to HgCapital in a secondary buyout.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 09 December 2013
LDC appoints Ibbett and Wright

LDC has appointed corporate financiers Richard Ibbett and Chris Wright as investment directors in its Manchester office.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 05 December 2013
Construction safety measures and equipment
Dunedin unlocks £90m Kee Safety deal

UK mid-market firm Dunedin has backed the £90m management buyout of Kee Safety, buying its stake from LDC.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 04 December 2013
LDC’s Driver Hire picks up ISS Labour

LDC-backed The Driver Hire Group has purchased Infra Safety Services Labour (ISS Labour).

  • Portfolio management
  • 27 November 2013
LDC invests £22m in Joules

LDC has backed UK-based fashion and homeware retailer Joules with a £22m investment in exchange for a minority stake.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 04 November 2013
LDC sells Mountain Warehouse to management

LDC has divested Mountain Warehouse, a UK-based outdoor clothing and equipment retailer, in a management buy-back worth £85m.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 04 November 2013
LDC reaps 2.4x in JCC Lighting exit

LDC has sold lighting manufacturer JCC Lighting (JCC) to US electrical manufacturer Leviton, reaping a 2.4x money multiple.

  • Exits
  • 28 October 2013
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UK mid-market

  • UK / Ireland
  • 15 October 2013
Palatine pays £16m for LDC’s Forrest

Palatine Private Equity has backed the £16m secondary management buyout of social housing contractor Forrest, generating a 2.4x return for vendor LDC.

  • Buyouts
  • 14 October 2013
LDC backs Express Engineering

LDC has acquired a minority stake in Express Engineering, a UK-based precision engineering and contract manufacturing company for the oil and gas industry.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 10 October 2013
LDC backs £20m round for The Training Room

LDC has backed The Training Room (TTR), a UK-based provider of vocational training courses for gym instructors, in a £20m funding round alongside the company’s CEO.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 08 October 2013
Doing deals in Manchester is all about who you know...
Manchester: it’s about who you know

Manchester

  • UK / Ireland
  • 08 October 2013
Partner and chief investment officer Andy Ball collecting the award for Fundraise of the Year on behalf of NorthEdge Capital
British Private Equity Awards honour unusual suspects

Crises often spawn new teams. This summer saw two spinouts announced in France, reminiscent of the early-2000s when many outfits – including many of today’s well-known names – were going it alone. Kimberly Romaine comments.

  • Fundraising
  • 07 October 2013
Trophy investments
Do food & drink and restaurant & hotel investments deliver?

In the last instalment of our investigation into trophy investments, Ellie Pullen and Alice Murray take a look at deals in high-end food and drink producers, as well as opulent restaurants and hotels.

  • Consumer
  • 02 October 2013
East meets west
LPs demand Asian presence for portfolio growth

Eastern promises

  • Fundraising
  • 20 September 2013
Silverfleet’s Aesica receives £30m for site expansion

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Aesica, backed by Silverfleet Capital, is expanding its manufacturing facility in Kent following a £30m investment.

  • Portfolio management
  • 19 September 2013
LDC invests in Equiom

LDC has acquired Equiom, an Isle of Man-based provider of fiduciary and administrative services, as part of a secondary management buyout from Isis Equity Partners.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 16 September 2013
CBPE dines out with Côte

CBPE Capital has emerged as the new owner of French bistro chain Côte Restaurant in a deal thought to be worth in the region of £100m.

  • Consumer
  • 12 September 2013
Towerbrook takes off with LDC’s AIM Aviation

Towerbrook Capital Partners has acquired aircraft cabin interior designer and manufacturer AIM Aviation from LDC.

  • Buyouts
  • 10 September 2013
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