United Kingdom
BGF invests £4.2m in AFG Media
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £4.2m 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.
Lloyds to sell fund stakes totalling €1bn
Lloyds Banking Group has hired Campbell Lutyens to sell around €1bn worth of stakes in private equity funds, according to reports.
UK support services boom in Q1 2012
The support services sector performed well in Q1 of 2012, raising expectations of strong growth for the remainder of the year.
Bowmark backs Care Fertility Group MBO
Bowmark Capital has backed the management buyout of UK fertility clinic Care Fertility Group in a deal said to be worth £60m.
ICG-backed Symington’s acquires Victoria Foods
ICG portfolio company Symington’s, a convenience food manufacturer, is understood to have bought family baking business Victoria Foods.
Lyceum Capital expands team
Lyceum Capital has expanded its team with two new hires in addition to two in-house promotions.
Equistone grabs Fircroft stake in £140m deal
Equistone Partners Europe has bought a "significant" stake in UK-based recruitment solutions provider Fircroft, in a deal that values the business at £140m.
Canaan leads $12m round for onefinestay
Canaan Partners has led a $12m series-B funding round for London-based accommodation manager onefinestay.
Tim Creed promoted to managing director at Adveq
Adveq has promoted Tim Creed to managing director, effective from 1 July 2012.
Gribkowsky admits taking bribes from Ecclestone
Gerhard Gribkowsky has admitted to taking bribes amounting to $44m from F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone during the sale of the company to CVC Capital Partners.
Onex opens London office
North American investment firm Onex has announced the opening of a London office led by newly-hired managing director Tony Morgan.
Spark backs Zilico with £750,000
Spark Ventures has injected £750,000 into Manchester-based cervical cancer diagnostics firm Zilico.
Bridgepoint's LGC receives additional £80m from lenders
Forensics and scientific testing company LGC, owned by Bridgepoint, has raised £80m of additional capital from a consortium of lenders.
Endless hires general counsel
UK-based turnaround investor Endless has appointed Simon Hardcastle as general counsel.
Alliance Boots partial exit raises £4.3bn cash and shares
KKR and AXA Private Equity have made a partial exit from Alliance Boots following a cash and shares offer from US pharmaceutical retailer Walgreens.
VCs in $28m funding round for Oxford Immunotec
A pool of venture capital firms has backed a $28m funding round for Oxford University’s medical diagnostics spin-off Oxford Immunotec.
BGF invests £4.4m in Springfield Healthcare Group
Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected a total of £4.4m into care provider Springfield Healthcare Group.
CVC further reduces stake in Formula 1
CVC Capital Partners has sold another $500m chunk of its holding in British racing business Formula 1 to Waddell & Reed and Ivy Investment Management.