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Key Capital Partners invests £2m in EarthStream
Key Capital Partners (KCP) has backed UK-based specialist recruitment firm EarthStream with ТЃ2m in exchange for a minority stake.
PE-backed Nomad Digital buys Inova Multimedia
Nomad Digital, a provider of connectivity solutions to the transportation sector backed by Amadeus Capital Partners, T-Mobile Ventures, SEB Venture Capital and North Star Ventures, has acquired Inova Multimedia, a German provider of information, entertainment...
Esure IPO gives firm £1.2bn market cap
Insurance provider Esure has completed its flotation on the London Stock Exchange, which gives it a market capitalisation of ТЃ1.2bn.
Wellington backs £600,000 seed round for import.io
Wellington Partners and private investors have backed UK-based big data platform import.io with a ТЃ600,000 seed funding round.
Next Wave backs expansion of Secured Mail
Next Wave Partners has invested in UK postal operator Secured Mail in a follow-on financing round.
MMC and m8 back $2.8m round for Masabi
MMC Ventures, m8 Capital and Fontinalis Partners have invested $2.8m in UK-based mobile ticketing company Masabi.
Platinum sells Contego to FIL International
Platinum Equity has sold packaging manufacturer Contego Healthcare Ltd to FIL International Ltd for around ТЃ160m.
KKR-backed Boots in deal with drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen
Alliance Boots, backed by KKR and Axa Private Equity, and its US owner the pharmaceutical retailer Walgreens have struck a deal with US drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen, according to reports.
Isis makes 2.8x money on MLS sale
Isis Equity Partners has sold Micro Librarian Systems (MLS), a provider of library management systems to the education sector, to Capita plc.
Primary's Amtech acquires Artra's BIM business
Primary Capital portfolio company Amtech has acquired the building information modelling (BIM) business of Artra Ltd.
Arlington backs MB Aerospace MBO
Arlington Capital Partners has backed the secondary management buyout of UK- and US-based aerospace engineering group MB Aerospace from LDC.
Patron et al. in Cala Group bolt-on
Patron Capital Partners and Legal & General Group have agreed to acquire UK-based home builder Cala Group Ltd for ТЃ210m.
Greencoat Capital leads £6.75m round for Aveillant
Greencoat Capital has led a ТЃ6.75m funding round for UK-based radar technology developer Aveillant.
Calls for calm over BoE private equity report
Private equity professionals should not panic over the latest Bank of England report on the private equity sector, according to the ICAEW.
NVM exits Interlube Systems in trade sale
NVM Private Equity has sold British automated lubrication producer Interlube Systems to a subsidiary of The Timken Company, reaping a money multiple of 3x.
Moulton predicts 10x increase in dealflow
Q&A: Jon Moulton
3i and RCP exit Giraffe to Tesco
3i and Risk Capital Partners (RCP) have sold their 36.8% stakes in UK-based restaurant chain Giraffe to Tesco, giving the business a ТЃ48.6m enterprise value.
GCP backs Scopus Engineering with £13m
Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has invested ТЃ13m in Scopus Engineering, a Scottish provider of laser survey services to the global oil & gas industry.
Endless reaps 6x on Acenta Steel exit
Endless has sold its stake in UK-based steel bars processor Acenta Steel to the company's management, reaping a return of 6x its original investment.
NorthEdge Capital appoints investment manager
NorthEdge Capital has appointed Tom Rowley as an investment manager in its Leeds office.
RJD's Harrington Brooks acquires customer books in bolt-on
RJD Partners portfolio company Harrington Brooks has acquired customer books from Carrington Dean and The Nostrum Group, marking the company's first expansion following its secondary buyout in July 2012.
GSK plans Lucozade and Ribena sale
Pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has put soft drinks brands Lucozade and Ribena up for sale, giving rise to a bidding war in excess of ТЃ1bn, according to reports.
Maven launches £5m top up offer for VCTs
Maven Capital Partners has launched a ТЃ5m top-up offer for Maven Income and Growth VCT 4.