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Isis exits Quantix
Isis Equity Partners has sold IT service provider Quantix to Interoute.
unquote" summit: Social returns of PE ‘higher than LP returns’
Susannah Birkwood reports direct from unquote’s 20th anniversary private equity summit in London.
LeBoeuf beefs up restructuring team
Dewey & LeBoeuf has poached a two-partner restructuring team for its London offices from rival law firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe.
‘Crowded market’ prompts fund administration merger
The merger of two firms to create the largest fund administration business in Guernsey has been attributed to the excessive number of companies in the market.
Skadden launches London practice
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has launched an investment management practice in London.
UK & Ireland unquote" out now
The latest digital edition of UK & Ireland unquote” is out now, featuring all the latest analysis, deals and exits in the region.
UK & Ireland unquote” 19 September 2011
unquote” has learned that fund-of-funds Capital Dynamics has seen 10 staff depart recently. Some of the moves stem from the closure of its Switzerland-focused investments in clean-tech.
Pantheon announces private equity programme
Fund-of-funds investor Pantheon has launched a global private equity co-investment programme together with German pension fund Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK).
TA Associates hires Dietrich Hauptmeier in London
TA Associates has hired Dietrich Hauptmeier as Senior Vice President in its London office.
LPs welcome Dodd-Frank but GPs worried
It may be more cumbersome regulation which will see scores of PE firms tightening their compliance regimes over the coming weeks, but a raft of LPs are embracing the introduction of the Dodd-Frank Act. Susannah Birkwood reports
MMC leads £2.75m round for Base79
MMC Ventures has led a £2.75m financing round for online content publisher Base79.
Baird adds chairman; Appoints new head of European investment banking
Baird International has appointed David Silver as head of European investment banking as part of a major change at the top of the company.
Investors shift focus on healthcare funding
Medical industries are often seen as a safe haven for investors in difficult times, proving to be robust and anti-cyclical as consumers cut down on luxuries to maintain spending on life’s essentials. But there are two very different stories in today’s...
August-backed FSP acquires 14th bolt-on
Funeral Services Partnership, a portfolio company of August Equity, has completed its 14th bolt-on with the acquisition of the Hampshire-based Brian Wilton Funeral Home.
Kelso Place appoints new partner
Special situations investor Kelso Place Asset Management has appointed Philip Dougall as partner to its London-based investment team.
August Equity’s Lifeways bolts on Inclusive and Support
August Equity-backed supported living provider Lifeways has signed off its 10th acquisition following the bolt-ons of Inclusive Holdings and Support Options.
UK hit by lack of larger deals
Amid a welcome recovery across the board, the European buyout landscape is markedly different from last year, with the UK registering a noticeable setback. Greg Gille reports
UK & Ireland unquote” 5 September 2011
Private equity firms are unlikely to show much appetite for struggling 3i-backed Chorion, the owner of the Mr Men franchise, corporate finance adviser Jeremy Rayment said last week.
VC-backed PolyTherics raises £2.15m
Imperial Innovations Group, YFM Equity Partners and ProVen Health VCT have provided UK-based biotech company PolyTherics with £2.15m of funding.
Beringea backs Community Pharmacy
Beringea, the manager of the ProVen VCTs, has backed a new pharmacy chain.
Carlyle float may herald market peak
The buyout titan may actually be timing the market well. Kimberly Romaine reports.
BGF announces communications director
Jon Rhodes has been appointed director of communications and marketing for the Business Growth Fund (BGF).
Chris Hanna joins Electra Partners
Electra Partners has appointed Chris Hanna as an investment partner.
IMS Group adds three compliance consultants
Compliance and regulation consultancy IMS Group has hired Diana Stevens, Cynthia Griffith and Daniel Sharpe as compliance consultants.