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Miliband calls for tougher takeover code
Labour leader Ed Miliband has pressed for stricter takeover rules in the UK, threatening the flexibility of investment strategies.
Jeppe Zink to lead Northzone's new London office
Scandinavian technology investment firm Northzone has appointed Jeppe Zink as a general partner to spearhead the operation of the firm's new London office.
H.I.G announces managing director in London
H.I.G. Capital has appointed Henry Gregson as a managing director in its London office.
LDC hires Jon Herbert from Lloyds
Jon Herbert, Lloyds Banking Groupтs head of acquisition finance, has joined LDC as a director.
Electra backs Park Resorts with £45.5m debt purchase
Electra Partners has acquired Lloyds' stake in Park Resorts, which is due to refinance in 2014.
YFM backs MBO of Displayplan
YFM Equity Partners has acquired display fixtures business Displayplan Limited from Leggett & Platt UK Limited for an undisclosed amount.
Indigo promotes two
Indigo Capital has promoted Burkhard von Wangenheim and Guillaume Claire to investment manager.
LDC in £41m Workplace Systems take-private
LDC has completed the ТЃ41m take-private of Workplace Systems International plc, a UK-based cloud workforce management solutions provider.
MVC backs buyout of Gibdock with £28m
MVC Private Equity has acquired transportation services provider Gibdock for ТЃ28m.
Foresight completes management buy-in of Industrial Engineering Plastics
Foresight Group LLP has invested ТЃ4m in plastics manufacturer and distributor Industrial Engineering Plastics (IEP) as part of a management buy-in.
Ned Dorbin joins Business Growth Fund
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) expanded its regional team for the South West and South Wales with the appointment of Ned Dorbin as senior investment manager.
Kelso Place backs Nicole Farhi
Kelso Place Asset Management has acquired a majority stake in fashion brand Nicole Farhi from OpenGate Capital.
Patron Capital backs Motor Fuels Group
Patron Capital Partners has led the management buy-in of petrol filling stations and retailing stores operator Motor Fuels Group in a joint venture with the new management team Scottish Capital Group. Financial details of the deal remain undisclosed....
LPEQ appoints Butler to head external affairs
Ross Butler has joined LPEQ, the member group for listed private equity companies, as director for external affairs.
Advent and TPG looking to delist GlobeOp
Advent International and TPG Capital are considering a take-private of LSE-listed hedge funds administrator GlobeOp.
Lion Capital exits La Senza
Lion Capital has sold lingerie retailer La Senza to Middle Eastern retail group Alshaya.
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The EU is proposing changes to the directive on Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision (IORP) that would impose Solvency II-like capital requirements on funds of occupational retirement schemes.
RJD-backed Verdant Leisure acquires English country park
RJD-backed holiday park operator Verdant Leisure has acquired Northumberland-based Riverside Country Park.
Bowmark Capital acquires CSL in £32m SBO
Bowmark Capital has backed the secondary buyout of security communications company CSL DualCom with ТЃ32m.
Albion backs Hilson Moran MBO
Albion Ventures has invested in Hilson Moran Holdings Limited to back the ТЃ5m management buyout of engineering and environmental consultancy company Hilson Moran Partnership Limited from Altran Technologies S.A.
Investor Growth Capital et al. invest $12m in Maxymiser
Investor Growth Capital and Pentech Ventures have backed a series-B funding round of $12m in UK website specialist Maxymiser.
LDC completes MBO of Benson Group
LDC has backed the management buy-out of printing and packaging business, Benson Group, facilitating the exit of the two principal family shareholders. Financial details of the transaction remain undisclosed.
HarbourVest announces new COO
HarbourVest has appointed Stuart Howard as chief operating officer of European listed products.
Amadeus et al. in $25m round for Unruly
Amadeus Capital Partners, Van den Ende & Deitmers and the Business Growth Fund (BGF) have invested $25m in UK-based social media business Unruly.