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Carbon Trust et al. invest £1.45m in Arieso
Carbon Trust Investments has invested £1.45m in wireless network optimisation provider Arieso, alongside existing investors Oxford Capital Partners, ADD Partners and Qualcomm Ventures.
Graphite invests further £24m in Willowbrook
UK mid-market player Graphite Capital has invested a further £24m in Willowbrook Healthcare, part of a development capital package to support a major expansion programme.
HarbourVest to list senior secured loans fund on LSE
HarbourVest Partners has launched a new senior secured loans fund, HarbourVest Senior Loans Europe Limited, which will be admitted to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.
Earlybird invests in Yoom.de
Earlybird Venture Capital has invested in a medium single digit million euro round in Yoom.
Carlyle hires DIC's Kump as MD for Europe LBO team
The Carlyle Group has recruited Eric Kump as managing director of its leveraged buyout team in Europe.
Sovereign invests £10m in BIMM
Sovereign Capital has invested £10m in Brighton and Bristol Institute of Modern Music (BIMM), a provider of modern music vocational and higher education.
Promethean exits InterMediactive Group
Promethean Investments has sold its 75% shareholding in InterMediactive Group (IMA) for up to £14.7m to a new company owned by the IMA management team.
Promethean-backed Cambria completes £50m AIM listing
Promethean Investments–backed Cambria Automobiles has completed a £50m admission to the AIM segment of the London Stock Exchange.
Vespa Capital backs MBO of SDS
Vespa Capital has staged a management buyout of SDS, a company focused on the production of spare parts for the household good sector. Debt for the transaction was provided by Crédit du Nord, LCL and CCSO.
Abingworth invests in €33m round for Epigenomics
Abingworth has invested in listed biotech company Epigenomics AG as part of an oversubscribed €33.1m fundraising round.
EnjoyVenture leads funding for amedo Smart Tracking
EnjoyVenture has led a follow-on round of funding for amedo Smart Tracking Solutions, alongside High-Tech Gründerfonds, the KfW banking group and new strategic investors.
Lead Equities’ JCL Logistics acquires Logwin assets
Lead Equities' portfolio company JCL Logistics has acquired the road and rail activities of logistics company Logwin.
Oaktree in talks with TPG over Nordenia
Oaktree Capital is believed to be in talks to sell its portfolio company Nordenia to TPG.
AXA PE to bid for KBC’s private equity division
According to reports, AXA Private Equity, alongside Belgian investment group Sofina, is in the bidding process for the acquisition of KBC Private Equity.
KKR invests in Ambea as co-lead with Triton
US-based KKR has joined Triton in its investment in Nordic healthcare specialist Ambea.
Gimv and Capricorn invest €24m in Punch Powertrain
Gimv and Capricorn have jointly invested €24m in automotive component manufacturer Punch Powertrain.
TA Associates acquires Cath Kidston
TA Associates has acquired a majority stake in floral print company Cath Kidston.
Macquarie expands PE division in Europe with two appointments
Macquarie Funds Group has appointed Mike Siebert and Brenden Woods as portfolio managers to its private equity division.
Boehringer Ingelheim launches €100m corporate venture fund
Pharmaceuticals giant Boehringer Ingelheim has launched the Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, a €100m corporate venture vehicle.
Sun European bids for Rio Tinto’s Alcan Beauty
Private equity investor Sun European Partners has made a binding offer to acquire Alcan Beauty Packaging from Rio Tinto.
Octopus Ventures invests £1.5m in Money Workout
Octopus Ventures has invested £1.52m in mortgage website company Money Workout Limited.
Impetus Trust invests £400,000 in Blue Sky
Venture philanthropy investor Impetus Trust has invested £400,000 in re-offending social enterprise Blue Sky Development & Regeneration.
Terra Firma's EMI in talks to sell rights in Americas before critical deadline
Terra Firma's EMI is reportedly in talks with Universal Music and Sony Music about selling its distribution rights in the Americas for £200m, in a last-minute attempt to raise cash before a covenant test on its £3.2bn in loans.
NVM invests £9m in Kerridge MBO
NVM Private Equity has backed the management buyout of Kerridge Commercial Systems from NASDAQ-listed Automatic Data Processing.