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Barclays PE buys The Mill for £119m from Carlyle
In a tertiary buyout Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has acquired advertising visual effects group The Mill for £119m from The Carlyle Group.
Inflexion takes ISD private for £78.3m
Inflexion has agreed to take UK multi-channel retailer Ideal Shopping Direct (ISD) private in a deal that values the company at £78.3m.
Fifth bolt-on for Sovereign-backed City & County
Homecare provider City & County, a portfolio company of Sovereign Capital, has acquired Careline Homecare.
LDC-backed Sala acquires Arrow and Microstat
LDC’s portfolio company Sala International has acquired Arrow Imaging and Microstat as part of a buy and build strategy.
£140m refinancing for Caffè Nero
UK coffeehouse chain Caffè Nero has completed a £140m debt refinancing led by Hutton Collins.
Deals, leverage on the up but refinancing remains a worry
Renewed confidence is propelling the nascent recovery. But pressure to deploy capital and refinance companies means uncertainty persists. Kimberly Romaine reports.
LDC invests £11.5m in Sala International
LDC has acquired a majority stake in Sala International following an £11.5m investment in the UK document archiving and records storage business.
LDC to be spun out
The private equity arm of Lloyds Bank, LDC, is to be spun out from its parent, according to reports.
Doughty Hanson to buy Vue for £450m
Doughty Hanson is to acquire UK cinema chain Vue Entertainment from its management, Cavendish Square Partners, and Och-Ziff Capital Management Group funds, in a deal that values the company at £450m.
Dubai Capital-owned Alliance Medical launches sale process
Dubai International Capital (DIC) portfolio company Alliance Medical has launched a sale process, which will run alongside restructuring plans, according to reports.
DIC mulls £600m sale of Alliance
Dubai International Capital (DIC) is reportedly exploring the option of selling its UK-based hospital equipment portfolio company Alliance Medical for £600m, if restructuring talks fail.
Lloyds appoints Jeremy Perl as deal director
Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets acquisition finance has appointed Jeremy Perl as deal director - to focus on structuring leveraged debt facilities for the mid-market.
Neil Price to head Lloyds North West debt PE team
Lloyds TSB has appointed Neil Price as head of its North West Corporate Markets acquisition finance unit, to oversee the development of debt facilities to support private equity -backed transactions in the region.
Nexus acquires auto rental company Adapted Vehicle Hire
ISIS-backed Nexus Vehicle Management has acquired Adapted Vehicle Hire Ltd.
Lloyds looks to sell stakes to Coller led consortium
Lloyds Bank may be on the verge of selling its portfolio of equity investments, which includes a 29% stake in Vue Entertainment, to a private equity group headed by Coller Capital.
LDC increases stake in Ascend
LDC has purchased an additional stake in portfolio company Ascend, a provider of aviation information and consultancy services.
Phoenix acquires Andrew Page in £100m transaction
UK-based Phoenix Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in automotive parts distributor Andrew Page in a £100m deal.
Bowmark Capital backs £48m Leaders MBO
Bowmark Capital has backed the £48m management buyout of specialist lettings agency Leaders from RO Group, a property investment and development business.
3i loses control of Global Garden Products
3i has lost control of its Italian lawnmower manufacturer Global Garden Products (GGP), which has been taken over by its senior lenders during the company’s restructuring process.
Venture Finance appoints business development manager
Invoice and asset based lender Venture Finance has hired Justin Edwards to the position of business development manager.
Bridgepoint acquires LGV's LGC for £257m
Bridgepoint has acquired forensics and scientific testing company LGC from LGV Capital for £257m.
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.
Riverside makes European promotions
The Riverside Company has promoted Juan Barnechea to head of its European deal origination team.