United Kingdom
Olympia Furniture enters administration
SKG Capital-owned furniture manufacturer Olympia Furniture, based in the Greater Manchester area, has failed to find a buyer and has therefore been placed into administration.
Albion backs healthcare software firm MyMeds&Me
Albion Ventures has invested £2m in British healthcare software-as-a-service (SaaS) business MyMeds&Me.
Endless hires GCP's Santinon
UK turnaround investor Endless has hired Francesco Santinon as a senior recruit in the firm's London office.
Union Square leads $30.6m round for Hailo
UK-based taxi network service Hailo has raised $30.6m from existing and new investors.
Finance Wales continues support of KWR
Regional investor Finance Wales has injected £250,000 into software firm KWR Technologies Ltd (KWR).
PHD Equity completes MBO
PHD Equity Partners, the private equity arm of Dow Schofield Watts, has backed the management buyout of lending company Davenham Group.
Warburg Pincus's Premier Foods loses 2nd top exec in a row
Premier Foods COO Geoff Eaton is due to step down just a week after the appointment of a new CEO for the business.
Electra Partners to buy UBM data division for £160m
Electra Partners is set to acquire information services provider UBM Data Services in a £160m spin-off from parent company UBM.
BGF backs Bullitt with £3.5m
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected £3.5m into Bullitt Group, a UK-based service provider to the telecommunications industry.
Palatine invests in Chase Templeton
Palatine Private Equity has invested in British private medical insurance broker Chase Templeton.
Project A Ventures backs Glow
Project A Ventures and Avonmore Developments have backed Glow Digital Media, a London-based provider of Facebook ad technology solutions, with $1.3m of funding.
Primary nets 5x on sale of Napier to Wabtec
Primary Capital has sold British turbochargers manufacturer Napier Turbochargers to US trade player Wabtec Corporation.
The North West Fund backs Loksys
The North West Fund, managed by Enterprise Ventures, has invested £500,000 in Manchester-based freight containers company Loksys Solutions Ltd.
Abry backs Thomsons Online Benefits
Abry Partners has invested in UK-based employee benefits specialist Thomsons Online Benefits, in a deal that values the firm at £100m.
PE houses circle Côte Brasserie
Private equity firms including LDC, Bridgepoint and Equistone are due to bid for UK-based restaurants chain Côte Brasserie next week, according to media reports.
Cinven-backed Spire Healthcare pays down debt
Cinven-backed Spire Healthcare has sold off 12 of its 38 hospitals in a bid to raise cash to reduce the large bank debt on its books.
HgCapital exits RidgeWind to Blue Energy
HgCapital has sold its 177MW wind portfolio, including the developer RidgeWind, to UK-based renewable energy investor and developer Blue Energy for £250m.
Hamilton Portfolio exits Global Expense
Hamilton Portfolio has sold UK-based expenses management firm Global Expense to US trade buyer Concur for £14m.
CapVest launches third fund with €400m target
CapVest has launched its third generalist mid-market fund, CapVest Equity Partners III LP, with a target of €400m.
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Panoramic marks first exit with 120% IRR Solfex sale
Panoramic Growth Equity has sold renewable energy distribution specialist business Solfex Energy Systems to Travis Perkins for more than £30m, according to a source.
CVC Credit Partners appoints Jonathan Bowers to partner
CVC Credit Partners has appointed four new partners, including Jonathan Bowers in the firm's London office.
Encore Capital exits Pro Bike Kit
Encore Capital has sold online cycling retailer Pro Bike Kit (PBK) to e-commerce firm The Hut Group.
Baker Tilly appoints three
Baker Tilly has appointed Laura Howes, Amy Lewis and Umito Choji to its corporate finance team in Leeds.