NVM Private Equity
BGF and NVM invest £10m in Wear Inns
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) and previous backer NVM Private Equity have invested a joint £10m in UK pub chain Wear Inns.
NVM backs MBO of Volumatic
NVM Private Equity has injected £6m to back the MBO of Coventry-based cash handling firm Volumatic Limited from hazard detection company Halma plc.
Northern 3 VCT launches top-up shares
After the full subscription of the £15m Northern 2 VCT PLC public share issue, NVM Private Equity has announced the launch of a £2m top-up offer of new ordinary shares in Northern 3 VCT PLC.
NVM-owned Kerridge acquires TIS
NVM-backed Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) has acquired ERP solutions provider TIS Software.
NVM-backed Kitwave acquires Automatic Retailing
NVM-backed Kitwave has acquired automatic vending industry supplier Automatic Retailing.
Northern 2 VCT announces new share issue
Northern 2 VCT, a fund managed by NVM Private Equity, will be launching a public offer of new ordinary shares in early November 2011, with a target of raising up to £15m before expenses.
NVM sells Promanex to Costain for £18.8m
NVM Private Equity has sold UK-based engineering services company Promanex to trade buyer Costain for £18.8m.
Industry fears confirmed as BGF outbids NVM
The Business Growth Fund’s outbidding of private investor NVM appears to justify market concern that the vehicle constitutes unfair competition to smaller PE houses.
UK returns: Think small
The UK’s small buyout sector will continue its decoupling from the larger market, and should provide better returns than large-cap players in the coming years.
NVM invests £6m in Control Risks
NVM Private Equity led a syndicate of investors to acquire a significant minority stake in UK risk consultancy Control Risks from 3i.
NVM nears fundraising target
NVM Private Equity looks set to comfortably hit its £15m top-up target for its oldest VCT vehicle, Northern Venture Trust.
NVM leads £1.9m investment in Altacor
NVM Private Equity, Enterprise Ventures and Beringea have injected £1.9m into UK pharmaceuticals company Altacor.
NVM supports MBO of Cawood Scientific
NVM Private Equity has backed the management buyout of Cawood Scientific with a £4m investment.
NVM Private Equity to raise £15m in share issue
NVM Private Equity has announced it will raise £15m in a public offering of new shares for the listed Northern Venture Trust fund.
NVM Private Equity invests in Mantis Deposition
NVM Private Equity has provided a £3m development package for Mantis Deposition Limited.
Dunedin acquires Weldex for £100m
Dunedin Capital Partners has completed a £100m secondary buyout on crawler crane hire company Weldex.
NVM Private Equity launches Evolve Investments
NVM Private Equity’s Evolve Investments will focus on companies that are suffering reduced profitability post-downturn.
Good things come in small-cap packages
Small-cap buyouts: a resilient and promising sector. Deborah Sterescu reports.
NVM invests £9m in Kerridge MBO
NVM Private Equity has backed the management buyout of Kerridge Commercial Systems from NASDAQ-listed Automatic Data Processing.
NVM acquires Lanner from 3i in £3m deal
NVM Private Equity has backed the £3m management buyout of simulation software provider Lanner Group from 3i, which owned a minority stake in the company.
NVM bulks up regional investment team
NVM Private Equity has hired Dominic Ely as part of its regional investment team.