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Matrix backs Equip's acquisition of Lowe Alpine
Matrix Private Equity has invested ТЃ4.5m in Equip to acquire clothing and rucksack brand Lowe Alpine.
FF&P and Nova reap 3.5x on EIS Optics exit
FF&P Private Equity and Nova Capital management have exited Chinese optical manufacturing company EIS Optics to US NYSE-listed Materion Corporation.
Sovereign adds to its investment team
Rob King has joined Sovereign Capital as an investment manager.
NVM-owned Kerridge acquires TIS
NVM-backed Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) has acquired ERP solutions provider TIS Software.
Lyceum's UKDN buys Waterflow
UK Drainage Network (UKDN), a portfolio company of Lyceum Capital, has acquired Slough-based Waterflow Holdings.
Fidelity backs £3.5m round for Wahanda
Fidelity Growth Partners Europe has led a ТЃ3.5m series-B round for online health and beauty specialist Wahanda.
Octopus backs second round of funding for Secret Escapes
Octopus has invested in a second round of financing for travel website Sweet Escapes.
Sullivan Street acquires Taylor Continental for £15m
Sullivan Street Partners, alongside Oakfield Capital, has acquired Taylor Continental Group for ТЃ15m from ECI Partners.
ISIS acquires Onyx in management buyout
ISIS Equity Partners has acquired technology provider Onyx Group alongside its management team led by CEO Neil Stephenson.
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After a promising start, buyout activity in Europe might slow down even further in the fourth quarter of 2011, and risks falling behind last yearтs levels.
Disruptive Capital lead investment in Lysanda
Disruptive Capital Finance has led a ТЃ10m round for vehicle technology developer Lysanda.
Octopus-owned Zoopla merges with Digital Property Group
Octopus-backed online firm Zoopla has merged with online property service provider The Digital Property Group (DPG).
Alcuin takes a bite out of Krispy Kreme
Alcuin Capital Partners has backed the ТЃ25m management buyout of doughnut retailer Krispy Kreme UK.
To have and to hold
Private equity prides itself on patience. But three-to-five year holds arenтt always enough to maximise value from companies. Kimberly Romaine reports.
Penta Capital backs Six Degrees Group
Penta Capital has invested ТЃ60m in cloud service provider Six Degrees Group.
Gresham-backed ICR Integrity makes first acquisition
ICR Integrity, a Gresham Private Equity-backed specialist in engineered composite repairs, has acquired North East Corrosion Engineers (NECE).
Gresham-backed JGG bolts on Rabbit Vocal Management
James Grant Group (JGG), a services provider owned by Gresham Private Equity, has acquired Rabbit Vocal Management, a major London-based voiceover management company.
SVB announces director of corporate banking
Paul Jackson has been hired as director of corporate banking for SVB Financial Group, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank and financial partner to technology companies and venture capitalists.
August backs Advanced Vetcare-Rowe buy-and-build
August Equity has invested in a buy-and-build platform with veterinary services businesses Advanced Vetcare and Rowe Veterinary Group to merge. The Enterprise Value of the deal was around ТЃ35m.
Pantheon adds two in UK and US
Pantheon has appointed two senior executives to its product development and client services teams in the UK and the US.
Håkan Björklund joins Avista Capital as healthcare operating executive
Departing Nycomed CEO HУЅkan BjУЖrklund has joined Avista Capital Partners as healthcare operating executive.
VTB Capital invests $5.5m in aiHit
Russian venture firm VTB Capital has provided UK-based artificial intelligence company aiHit with a $5.5m funding round.
Elysian backs Tekmar Energy MBO
Elysian Capital has backed the MBO of UK-based offshore wind industry supplier Tekmar Energy from its parent group Tekmar.
Dunedin-owned Practice Plan acquires two firms
Dunedin-backed Practice Plan has acquired dental plan provider Isoplan and dental patient finance provider Medenta.