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United Kingdom

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.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 06 October 2011
Dunedin-owned Practice Plan acquires two firms

Dunedin-backed Practice Plan has acquired dental plan provider Isoplan and dental patient finance provider Medenta.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 06 October 2011
Battery-backed Vero buys Planit

Vero Software, a portfolio company of US-based VC Battery Ventures, has acquired UK-based software business Planit Holdings from August Equity.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 05 October 2011
LDC acquires Ufi and its subsidiary Learndirect

LDC has acquired Ufi and its subsidiary e-teaching organisation Learndirect from the Ufi Charitable Trust.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 05 October 2011
Alex Thompson of Growth Capital Partners
GCP appoints Thomson as investment manager

Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has hired Alex Thomson as an investment manager.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 05 October 2011
NVM-backed Kitwave acquires Automatic Retailing

NVM-backed Kitwave has acquired automatic vending industry supplier Automatic Retailing.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 04 October 2011
Dr Christoph Ruedig
Albion Ventures adds to its healthcare team

Christoph Ruedig has joined Albion Ventures to grow the firm’s allocation and manage its investments in the healthcare sector.

  • People
  • 04 October 2011
Mid Europa creates advisory board

Mid Europa Partners has appointed Bruno Ducharme, Steve Johnson and Richard Oppenheim to its new industry advisory board.

  • People
  • 04 October 2011
Lyceum Capital buys Adapt for £30m

Lyceum Capital has acquired IT service provider Adapt for £30m.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 04 October 2011
UK & Ireland unquote
UK watch: Mixed feelings in Q3

In line with current public market activity, figures in the latest unquote" UK Watch, in association with Corbett Keeling, also paint a mixed picture.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 03 October 2011
UK & Ireland unquote
UK & Ireland unquote” 3 October 2011

The private equity industry has once again come under fire from Britain’s politicians, most recently accused of asset stripping by Labour leader Ed Miliband.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 03 October 2011
August exits Planit in trade sale

August Equity has sold UK-based software business Planit Holdings to Vero Software, a portfolio company of US-based VC Battery Ventures.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 03 October 2011
Julian Carrera returns to Palamon

Julian Carrera has returned to Palamon Capital Partners as a principal.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 03 October 2011
Sun European takes struggling Alexon private

Sun European Partners has acquired UK-based fashion group Alexon from administrators, following its delisting from the London Stock Exchange.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 30 September 2011
SSE et al. back Aquamarine with £7m

SSE Venture Capital, the venture unit of Scottish and Southern Energy, has participated in a £7m funding round for its wave energy portfolio company Aquamarine Power.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 30 September 2011
SEP leads £3m investment in Exco inTouch

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has led an initial £3m investment in Exco inTouch, a provider of mobile patient communication and management solutions for the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 29 September 2011
Industry professionals discuss the pension risks facing buyout firms
Buyout firms get to grips with pension risks

Pension liabilities are of increasing concern to buyout practitioners, who need to mitigate risks and ensure they can reach agreement with stakeholders.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 29 September 2011
Palamon and Electra exit SAV Credit

Palamon Capital Partners and Electra Private Equity have exited sub-prime credit card provider SAV Credit.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 28 September 2011
MTI invests in university spinout BiOxyDyn

MTI has invested £650,000 in university spinout and medical imaging company BiOxyDyn.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 28 September 2011
ed-miliband-web
Miliband launches fresh attack on private equity

The private equity industry has once again come under fire from Britain’s politicians, accused of asset stripping by Labour leader Ed Miliband.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 27 September 2011
Imperial Innovations backs £5m round for Plaxica

Imperial Innovations Group has led a £5m finance round for technology and licensing company Plaxica in return for a 36.5% stake.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 27 September 2011
Carlyle backs ITRS Group MBO

Carlyle has taken a majority stake in software company ITRS Group.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 26 September 2011
Northern 2 VCT announces new share issue

Northern 2 VCT, a fund managed by NVM Private Equity, will be launching a public offer of new ordinary shares in early November 2011, with a target of raising up to £15m before expenses.

  • Funds
  • 26 September 2011
Unquote watch survey
unquote" watch: Take our 60-second survey

After a first half of the year in which the UK private equity market showed encouraging signs of recovery, momentum dissipated in the third quarter.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 23 September 2011
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