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Palamon IR head Wilson steps down
Annette Wilson, a managing director at Palamon Capital Partners, has stepped down from her role as head of investor relations.
Total Capital acquires Meter Provida
Total Capital Partners has backed the buy-in management buyout (BIMBO) of Meter Provida, a UK-based supplier of gas meters.
Lonsdale acquires Oteac
Lonsdale Capital Partners has bought a majority stake in fire and safety services provider Oteac from the firm's private owners.
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Notion Capital et al. back Rockabox
Notion Capital, Frog Capital and fourteen17 have invested ТЃ3m in a series-A funding round for Rockabox, a UK-based video advertising platform developer.
Isis reaps 4.8x on sale of CableCom to Inflexion
Isis Equity Partners has sold CableCom Networking, a UK-based internet and digital media services provider, to Inflexion Private Equity, reaping a 4.8x return.
Baird acquires Alpha for £28m
Baird Capital has purchased a majority stake in international management consultancy business Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha) in a deal valuing the company at ТЃ28m.
Riverstone energy fund IPO raises £760m
Riverstone Holdings listed its new energy fund Riverstone Energy Limited (REL) on the London Stock Exchange on Thursday, raising ТЃ760.3m.
IK VII Fund holds final close at €1.4bn
IK Investment Partners has closed its IK VII Fund at close to тЌ1.4bn, around тЌ300m short of its original target.
SMEs disenchanted by party conferences
UK SMEs feel unsupported and uncertain of the future following the recent political party conferences across the UK.
Goldman Sachs sells Rothesay stake to Blackstone et al.
Goldman Sachs has sold a majority stake in UK-based life insurer Rothesay Life to Blackstone, GIC and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual).
Brookes joins Impetus-PEF
Martin Brookes, Impetus-PEF
Hogan Lovells hires SJ Berwin's Harris
Law firm Hogan Lovells has hired former SJ Berwin partner Ed Harris in its London private equity corporate practice.
Intel, Index back onefinestay
Intel Capital has backed London-based start-up onefinestay in a round led by Index Ventures.
DFJ Esprit et al. invest in Unbound
DFJ Esprit, Forward Investment Partners (FIP) and Cambridge Angels have injected ТЃ1.2m into Unbound, a London-based crowdfunding platform for book publishing.
Palatine hires two
Andy Strickland, Palatine Private Equity
Stock Spirits valued at £470m in IPO
Stock Spirits, a CEE-focused spirits producer backed by Oaktree Capital Management, started trading on the London Stock Exchange at 235p per share, valuing the business at ТЃ470m.
Mercia expands team
Talon Golding, Mercia
Miroma backs SBTV
Miroma Ventures has invested in SBTV, a UK-based online youth broadcaster, in a deal that values the company at ТЃ8m.
Providence picks up Exponent's Ambassador
Providence Equity Partners has emerged as the successful bidder for Exponent Private Equityтs Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG).
PE-backed Infinis and Merlin to float
Merlin Entertainments, backed by Blackstone Group and CVC Capital Partners, and Terra Firmaтs Infinis Energy have both announced plans to float on the London Stock Exchange.
Linklaters reshuffles London team in wake of departures
Law firm Linklaters has relocated Stockholm-based corporate partner Roger Johnson to its London office, while Nick Rees has been appointed head of the firm's private equity group.
Albion invests in GHR hydropower scheme
Albion Ventures has invested ТЃ9.3m in a hydropower scheme developed by Green Highland Renewables (GHR), a Perth-based hydro-electric specialist backed by Scottish Equity Partners (SEP).
Hutton Collins buys Byron
Hutton Collins Partners has acquired high-end burger chain Byron from Gondola for ТЃ100m, following months of interest from private equity firms.