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UK - Active acquires bike store chain
Active Private Equity has acquired FW Evans, owner of the bicycle store chain Evans Cycles. Debt to facilitate the deal was supplied by Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets.
UK - Iceni backs oil & gas HR company
Icenit Capital has acquired Mentor IMC, a specialist human resources provider to the oil and gas industry. A debt facility to support the deal was underwritten by RBS.
UK - AAC acquires Dewhurst
AAC Capital Partners has acquired a significant stake in James Dewhurst, a manufacturer of engineered technical textiles.
UK - Braveheart invests £300k in Conjunct
Braveheart has invested ТЃ300,000 in Conjunct Ltd, a company that specialises in implementing short range optical interconnects using innovative transceivers.
RUSSIA - Three private equity funds acquire Geotek
According to sources, Farallon Capital Management, AIG Private Equity and Black River Asset Management have acquired 20% of Geotek, a Russian holding providing oilfield services.
PORTUGAL – APCRI names new president
The Portuguese Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, APCRI, has named Afonso Barros as its new president. Barros is executive manager of Inter-Risco, the private equity arm of bank.
UK - RJD leads £28m buyout of Stone Group
RJD Partners has lead the ТЃ28m management buyout of Stone Group, an IT provider to the public sector.
UK - Advent closes €6.6bn buyout fund
Advent International has closed GPE VI on its hard cap of тЌ6.6bn.
UK - RJD leads £20m buyout of Character World
RJD Partners has led the management buyout of licensed character household textiles company Character World.
UK - Exponent acquires Lowell from Cabot Square
Exponent Private Equity has acquired specialist debt purchasing company Lowell Holdings Ltd from Cabot Square Capital for an undisclosed sum.
UK - LDC buys kidsunlimited from Isis
LDC has invested an undisclosed sum in kidsunlimited, an operator of children's day care nurseries, in a secondary buyout from Isis Equity Partners.
UK - Bowmark backs Datix buyout
Bowmark Capital has backed the management buyout of healthcare software provider Datix.
FRANCE – Apax and LBO France back SBO of Maison du Monde
Apax Partners and LBO France have acquired a majority stake in Maison du Monde in a secondary buyout deal. The management will retain around 20% of the equity while original investor Ixen will hold a minority stake. The deal sees Barclays Private Equity,...
UK - KCP invests in Pandora Books
Key Capital Partners has acquired book supplier to schools Pandora Books for an undisclosed sum, alongside the company's managing director.
ITALY - Arca Impresa acquires 40% stake in D'Orsogna Dolciaria
Arca Impresa Gestioni has acquired a 40% stake in D’Orsogna Dolciaria, a manufacturer of ingredients for the food industry acquiring. The deal valued the company at EUR 20m.
NETHERLANDS - Van den Ende & Deitmers invests in Hyves
Van den Ende & Deitmers has acquired a minority stake in Dutch social network Hyves via its fund Crossmedia.
UK - GLE acquires YFM
GLE Group has acquired early stage investment company YFM Group for an undisclosed sum.
UK - CGT changes prompts Towergate sale
Och-Ziff has completed the ТЃ100m acquisition of preference shares in Towergate, the insurance underwriter and broker. The transaction comes on the back of an aborted deal with Candover that would have seen the private equity investor acquire a 20 per...