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Private equity owners replace Fitness First management team
BC Partners has axed the Fitness First core management team in a bid to prevent the company sinking under its high-interest loans, according to reports.
Fidelity Growth leads $11m funding round for Stylistpick
Fidelity Growth Partners Europe has joined existing investors Accel Partners and Index Ventures in an $11m series-B funding round in London-based online fashion service Stylistpick.
Afinum's Caseking buys Overclockers
Afinum portfolio company Caseking has acquired UK-based ecommerce business Overclockers UK.
Innovacom et al. in $12m Videoplaza round
Innovacom and Qualcomm Ventures have joined existing investors in a $12m series-B funding round for Videoplaza, a UK-based company developing ad-serving technology for managing and monetising online video content.
Former JC Flowers chief executive banned and fined £2.9m
The FSA has banned former chief executive of JC Flowers UK Ravi Shankar Sinha and fined him £2.9m after the discovery that he had illegally obtained £1.4m through a fraudulent invoicing scheme.
Consortium of investors injects $5.5m into TeraView
A consortium of EU, US and Asian-based investors that includes YFM Equity Partners and Turquoise International has invested $5.5m in UK-based Terahertz systems and solutions provider TeraView.
Rutland in €180m Attends Healthcare exit
Rutland Partners has sold UK-based healthcare product manufacturer Attends Healthcare (formerly known as PaperPak) to Domtar Corporation for €180m.
Graphite appoints new investment manager
Graphite Capital has announced the appointment of Jack Langdon as an investment manager.
Palamon appoints Körber to board of advisers
Palamon Capital Partners has appointed Hans-Joachim Körber to its board of advisers.
Altima and Finance Wales back Acuitas with €1m+
Welsh medical company Acuitas Medical Limited has secured a funding round of just more than €1m from private and institutional investors including Altima Partners and Finance Wales. According to Acuitas, the funding round was oversubscribed.
PGE hires senior investment manager
Panoramic Growth Equity (PGE) has appointed Jane Reoch as senior investment manager at its London office.
FSI Régions backs MBI of EBH from RJD
FSI Régions, previously known as Avenir Entreprise, has backed an MBI of European Boating Holidays (EBH) from RJD Partners.
ISIS backs £46m Autologic MBO
ISIS Equity Partners has invested in the £46m MBO of UK-based automotive diagnostic software business Autologic.
Alan Dale joins Grant Thornton
Alan Dale has been appointed as a partner and head of Grant Thornton’s operational deal services (ODS) team.
unquote” UK Watch Q4 2011
The latest unquote" UK Watch, produced in association with Corbett Keeling, reveals Britain has a thriving smaller buyout segment, but at the cost of waning larger deals.
TowerBrook buys Volution off AAC Capital
TowerBrook Capital Partners has acquired UK-based ventilation products specialist Volution Group from AAC Capital - a deal reported to be worth around £160m.
Sovereign Capital-backed IMS merges with HedgeOp
Sovereign Capital's The IMS Consulting Group has merged with software provider HedgeOp.
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 Group’s 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.