United Kingdom
Isis backs BathEmpire with £8.5m
Isis Equity Partners has injected ТЃ8.5m into BathEmpire.com, an online bathroom products retailer.
Synova-backed Clearwater in bolt-on
Specialist care provider Clearwater Care, a portfolio company of Synova Capital, has acquired TL Care, a UK-based supported-living provider.
ECI sells CliniSys to Montagu, reaps 2.5x return
ECI Partners has sold CliniSys, a provider of IT systems to the healthcare sector, to Montagu Private Equity, reaping a 2.5x money multiple on its investment.
Dwell bought back by founder
Dwell, a UK-based furniture chain backed by Key Capital Partners that went into administration at the end of June, has been bought back by founder Aamir Ahmad.
Private equity firms circle Card Factory
UK greetings card retail chain Card Factory, backed by Charterhouse Capital Partners, has attracted interest from Advent International, KKR and Clayton Dubilier & Rice.
Enterprise Ventures fund backs Centaur
The North West Fund for Venture Capital, managed by Enterprise Ventures, has backed a ТЃ750,000 funding round for Centaur Technologies alongside the Lancashire Rosebud Fund.
Kelso's Nicole Farhi goes under
High-end fashion company Nicole Farhi, backed by Kelso Place, has gone into administration.
MAIP exits Red Bee Media to Ericsson
Macquarie Advanced Investment Partners (MAIP) has sold UK-based media company Red Bee Media to Swedish communications technology company Ericsson.
Albion exits Opta for £40m, reaps 3x money
Albion Ventures has divested its stake in London-based Opta, a provider of sports data and analysis, to trade player Perform Group for ТЃ40m, reaping a 3x money multiple.
Popular high-yield bond market shrinks refinancing wall
A new report has found that amend-and-extend activity has reduced the expected 2014-2015 refinancing wall.
HIG raises €825m in just 3 months
HIG Capital has held a final close of HIG European Capital Partners II on тЌ825m, exceeding the target of around тЌ760m, after just three months on the road.
Blackstone and Lion eye Lucozade and Ribena
Blackstone and Lion Capital are to join forces and make a formal bid exceeding ТЃ1bn for Lucozade and Ribena, owned by GlaxoSmithKline, according to reports.
Maven injects £3.8m into Lambert Contracts
Maven Capital Partners has invested ТЃ3.8m in Paisley-based Lambert Contracts.
LDC backs £62m Angus Fire MBO
LDCтs Manchester office has supported the ТЃ62m management buyout of Angus Fire from NYSE-listed United Technology Corporation (UTC).
KCP backs WHP Projects
Key Capital Partners has led a ТЃ3m investment in WHP Projects, a provider of support services to the UK mobile phone industry.
Better Capital posts 42% NAV growth
Listed private equity firm Better Capital has posted 42.08% value growth combined NAV and distribution for Fund I.
Arkex raises $15m from 4D Gea
Non-seismic geophysical imaging provider Arkex has raised $15m from 4D Global Energy Advisors (4D Gea).
Octopus backs UltraSoC
Octopus Investments has invested a further $2.3m in a series-B funding round for UltraSoC, a UK-based provider of system-on-chip infrastructure (SoC).
Heptares raises $21m from Clarus and Takeda
Venture capital firms Clarus Ventures and Takeda Ventures have backed a $21m round for UK-based drug discovery and development company Heptares Therapeutics, alongside the Stanley Family Foundation.
Langholm nearing exit from Tyrrells
Langholm Capital, private equity owner of UK-based Tyrrells, is one step closer to selling the crisp maker for ТЃ100m as first round bids come to a close.
Young Associates backs $10m round for XConnect
Young Associates and existing investor Crescent Group have taken part in a $10m funding round for XConnect, a provider of federation-based interconnection and registry services.
PE-backed Aston Martin used as collateral for owner's debt restructuring
British car-maker Aston Martin, which is part-owned by private equity firm Investindustrial, has been used as collateral by its majority backer, The Investment Dar (TID) in a fresh debt restructuring plan with creditors.
Lyceum hires two
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Isis invests £3.5m in MBO of Armstrong Craven
Isis Equity Partners has backed the management buyout of UK-based specialist search and intelligence consultancy Armstrong Craven with a ТЃ3.5m investment.