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BGF bolsters Northern England team
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has hired Richard Taylor as an investment professional in its Northern England team.
Parik Chandra joins Asante Capital
Placement agent Asante Capital has appointed Parik Chandra as an associate.
VCs in £22m round for PsiOxus
Imperial Innovations and Invesco Perpetual have contributed ТЃ5.5m each to a ТЃ22m financing round in British biotech company PsiOxus Therapeutics.
Maven reaps 3.7x on Nessco exit
Maven Capital Partners has exited telecommunications provider Nessco Group in a ТЃ31m trade sale to US-based RigNet, generating a 3.7x money multiple on its original investment.
Hamilton Bradshaw backs Knights Solicitors
Commercial law firm Knights Solicitors has received a capital injection from Hamilton Bradshaw, the private equity firm owned by James Caan.
Nova Capital Management exits Carbolite
Nova Capital Management has sold Carbolite Holdings to Dutch tech company Verder Group in a deal generating a gross equity return of 3.5x.
BGF invests £4m in online garden products retailer
Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected ТЃ4m into UK online garden products retailer Primrose.
CDC announces new COO
Colin Buckley has been appointed as CDC Group's new chief operating officer.
Impetus hires investment manager
Venture philanthropy firm Impetus Trust has appointed Alan Morton as an investment manager.
Sun Capital acquires Personal Care division
Sun Capital Partners has acquired the cosmetics, toiletries and household care products division of Personal Care from consumer packaging company Rexam for $459m.
Hellman & Friedman buys Wood Mackenzie in £1.1bn SBO
Hellman & Friedman has acquired a majority stake in UK-based consultancy Wood Mackenzie from Charterhouse in a deal that values the business at ТЃ1.1bn.
HarbourVest acquires Conversus Capital's portfolio
HarbourVest has acquired the investment portfolio of Conversus Capital for $1.4bn.
HgCapital and VSS exit SHL to CEB for $660m
HgCapital and Veronis Suhler Stevenson have exited psychometric testing company SHL to the NYSE-listed trade player Corporate Executive Board (CEB) for $660m.
Phil Cowan returns to Moore Stephens
Phil Cowan has returned to advisory firm Moore Stephens as head of corporate finance.
BVCA welcomes government banking inquiry
тBanking should always aspire to be the ally of business and not perceived to be its enemy,т said Mark Florman, the chief executive of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association as he welcomed the governmentтs inquiry into the culture...
Dealflow: Tech more resilient than pharma
While overall activity declined gradually between Q1 2011 and Q2 2012 as macroeconomic conditions worsened, dealflow in the technology sector proved to be much more resilient than pharmaceuticals. This holds for both overall European and country-specific...
NBGI-backed ATR Group acquires UES
NBGI Private Equity portfolio company ATR Group, an oil & gas equipment services business, has acquired subsea equipment rental firm Underwater Engineering Services (UES).
BGF invests £4.2m in AFG Media
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ4.2m in Scottish fancy dress and party fashion company AFG Media.
Matrix relaunches as Mobeus Equity Partners
Matrix Private Equity has completed its spinout from the Matrix Group and rebranded as Mobeus Equity Partners.
Fund managers left out on red tape reduction
UK environmental legislation
NBGI buys Horizon Care
NBGI has acquired Midlands-based specialist childcare provider Horizon Care, in a transaction that also put aside capital for expansion in the near future.
Alain Huriez joins Advent Life Sciences
Advent Venture Partners has appointed Alain Huriez as a venture partner in its life sciences team.
F1 buyout: Gribkowsky sentenced to eight years
Former BayernLB banker Gerhard Gribkowsky has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison following his trial for corruption, breach of trust and tax evasion.
GCP backs MBO of Excelsior Technologies
GCP has supported the management buyout of British packaging specialist Excelsior Technologies.