United Kingdom
SEP exits IndigoVision
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has sold its stake in Scottish video security business IndigoVision, following a number of unsuccessful MBO attempts.
LDC backs Keoghs
LDC has invested in Keoghs, a UK legal services provider recently approved as an Alternative Business Structure.
Duke Street's Marlin secures £80m senior credit line
Duke Street's UK portfolio company Marlin has secured an £80m revolving credit facility from RBS and Investec.
GTCR acquires Premium Credit
Chicago-based GTCR has acquired UK payment facilitation company Premium Credit from MBNA Europe for £900m.
GE Capital and Ares provide unitranche for Vitruvian's Callcredit
GE Capital and Ares Capital Europe have provided a unitranche debt facility for Vitruvian Partners-backed credit information service Callcredit.
Comet to go into administration
Private equity owner OpCapita – which bought troubled electronic goods retailer Comet earlier this year for a nominal £2 - has reportedly called in Deloitte to handle the administration process for the UK-based company.
Spark backs Zilico with additional £750,000
Spark Impact has injected a further £750,000 into cancer diagnostics company Zilico Ltd.
Warburg's Premier Foods offloads condiments business
Premier Foods, a UK-based food products group, has sold its sweet pickle and table sauces division - including the Branston pickle brand - to the Mizkan Group for £92.5m.
Rutland backs Buy As You View MBO with £33.1m
Rutland Partners has invested £33.1m in British retail and consumer finance business Buy As You View (BAYV), supporting its MBO from a bank syndicate.
Taylor Wessing strengthens private equity team
Law firm Taylor Wessing has announced the hire of two new partners to its private equity team.
MMC leads $8m financing round for iJento
MMC Ventures, Nauta Capital and Oxford Capital Partners have invested $8m in multinational web analytics company iJento.
NVM appoints Pidgeon to investment team
NVM Private Equity has appointed Charlie Pidgeon to its investment team.
Lion, CapVest and Pamplona circle United Biscuits
Lion Capital, CapVest, Pamplona Capital and Germany’s Intersnack are in the running to acquire the savoury snacks arm of United Biscuits, according to reports.
Small deals, big results
Small deals, big results
Exponent buys HSS in SBO
Exponent Private Equity has bought UK-based tools and services supplier HSS Hire Services Group from its owners Och-Ziff and Perry Capital.
Octopus provides £20m loan facility to borro
Octopus Investments has provided British personal asset lender borro with a £20m loan facility.
AT Kearney appoints PE consultant
Global management consultancy firm AT Kearney has appointed Alberto Fumo as senior principal in its private equity practice.
Investec provides debt for MBO of BM Polyco
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided a debt facility to support the management buyout of BM Polyco, a professional and consumer gloves business.
Clearwater appoints two in Manchester office
Clearwater Corporate Finance has appointed Chiara Pettinicchio (pictured) and John Davies as assistant directors in its Manchester team.
Perusa-backed PPG buys Sharples & Grant
Perusa Partners-backed PPG Pet Products Group has bought UK-based pet product retailer Sharples & Grant.
NVM-backed Wear Inns makes further acquisitions
Wear Inns - backed by NVM Private Equity and the British Growth Fund (BGF)- has acquired two pubs in the North of England from the Orchid Pub Group.
Finance Wales backs Channel Fisheries with £750,000
Finance Wales has made a £750,000 investment comprising both equity and debt into Welsh fresh fish merchant Channel Fisheries.
YFM hands over control of North West Fund operations
YFM Equity Partners will hand over control of The North West Fund for Development Capital (NWFDC) later this year, in order to focus on the management of its VCTs and institutional funds investing in the region.
SVG cuts down exposure to Permira
SVG Capital Partners has announced plans to sell its £90.2m stake in Permira's third fund, according to reports.