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Pentech backs Nutmeg with £3.4m
Pentech Ventures has joined a £3.4m funding round for online investment manager Nutmeg.
Octopus appoints entrepreneur in residence
Peter Bance has been appointed as entrepreneur in residence at Octopus Investments' venture team.
PE houses circle Everything Everywhere
Private equity firms including Apax and KKR are in discussions to bid for UK mobile operator Everything Everywhere in a deal that could exceed €8bn, according to reports.
Finance Yorkshire announces new hires
Finance Yorkshire has expanded its equity linked finance team.
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Ambienta backs FoundOcean
Ambienta Sgr has acquired a 35% stake in UK-based sub-sea and offshore foundation grouting services firm FoundOcean.
Encore acquires TSC
Encore Capital has acquired a majority stake in software company Technical Software Consultants (TSC).
YFM backs Mynt Facilities with £650,000
YFM Equity Partners has injected £650,000 into Merseyside-based commercial cleaning business Mynt Facilities Services.
YFM backs Mynt Facilities with £650,000
YFM Equity Partners has injected £650,000 into Merseyside-based commercial cleaning business Mynt Facilities Services.
EQT picks up Vertu from Nokia
EQT Partners has acquired luxury phone business Vertu from Nokia.
LDC acquires Metronet from YFM
LDC has completed the management buyout of UK-based internet service provider Metronet from YFM Equity Partners and Acceleris.
Palatine adds two to advisory board
Palatine Private Equity has appointed Ian Darby and Michael Fort to its executive advisory board.
Turnarounds expect deal flood post-Olympics
The Diamond Jubilee and Olympics are detracting from private equity activity, though banks could at last be ready to sell their equity investments. Kimberly Romaine reports
Next Wave acquires Molinare
Next Wave Partners has acquired UK post-production firm Molinare TV and Film Ltd.
OMERS PE acquires Lifeways from August Equity
The private equity branch of Canadian pension fund OMERS has acquired British healthcare services provider Lifeways from August Equity.
Brian Magnus leaves Morgan Stanley Private Equity
Brian Magnus, formerly managing director and head of Morgan Stanley's private equity business in London, has left the company.
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After several difficult years, Terra Firma may be turning its fortunes around and exorcising the ghost of EMI.
FIG launches VC fund for graduates
London-based venture capital firm Find Invest Grow (FIG) has launched its maiden vehicle, the FIG Concept Seed Fund.
MML sells Industrial Acoustics to AEA
MML Capital Partners has sold noise control products manufacturer Industrial Acoustics to AEA Investors.
ICG backs Symington’s in SBO
Intermediate Capital Group has invested in the secondary buyout of convenience food producer Symington’s from Bridgepoint Capital.
Inflexion acquires Marston Group from Gresham
Inflexion Private Equity has bought UK-based judicial services business Marston Group from Gresham Private Equity.
Foresight completes Aquasium partial exit
Foresight-backed technology company Aquasium has sold its electron beam subsidiary EBTEC to EDAC Technologies Corporation for approximately $11m.
New advisory firm to offer pre-sale advice for UK businesses
Entrepreneur James Caan and corporate financier Paul Herman have launched bluebox, an advisory firm aiming to help UK businesses prepare for sale.
CEO Simon Borrows invests £7m in 3i shares
Newly-appointed 3i chief executive Simon Borrows has bought four million shares in the company, worth slightly less than £7m, according to reports.