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3i sells stake in recruitment firm

3i has realised its minority stake in recruitment consultancy RK Group Ltd as part of the sale of RK Group Ltd to Quantica Plc, the FTSE listed recruitment and training group, in a £13m deal. 3i will receive proceeds of £3.6m, which represents a money...

  • Exits
  • 13 October 2005
Granville promotes Havers to MD

Following the success of its recent Anglo-German fundraising Granville Baird Capital Partners, the European business of Baird Global Private Equity, today announces that Simon Havers has been promoted to managing director and will lead the UK team with...

  • People
  • 12 October 2005
Petrofac IPO success for 3i

3i has realised over £120m through the IPO of Petrofac, the international oil and gas facilities service provider, on the London Stock Exchange at a market capitalisation of £742m.

  • Exits
  • 05 October 2005
Bridgepoint makes 3x money on Virgin Active

Bridgepoint has sold its interest in health and fitness business Virgin Active for £134.5m following an agreement with Virgin Group to acquire its 55% stake.

  • Exits
  • 05 October 2005
ISIS recruits Marsh from 3i

ISIS Equity Partners has announced the appointment of Henrietta Marsh to lead its AIM team investing on behalf of the Baronsmead VCTs.

  • People
  • 23 September 2005
BC Partners buys Fitness First from Cinven

European private equity firm, Cinven, today announced that it has agreed the sale of Fitness First to funds advised by BC Partners for an enterprise value of £835m. Fitness First, an investment of the EUR 4.4bn third Cinven fund, was acquired in a £404m...

  • Buyouts
  • 22 September 2005
Gresham invests in Jackson Lloyd

Gresham has provided a financing package of £31m for Jackson Lloyd to support its future growth. Jackson Lloyd is a fast growing provider of maintenance services to local authorities and housing associations in the North West with its head office based...

  • Buyouts
  • 19 September 2005
3i makes 39% IRR on newspaper deal

3i has announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell Local Press Ltd, owner of the Belfast News Letter and Derry Journal, to Johnston Press plc in a £65m deal. 3i will receive proceeds of £40m which represents a money multiple of 1.7x and...

  • Exits
  • 16 September 2005
3i and Bridgepoint sell Care homes firm for £14.5m

3i and Bridgepoint have sold Templecare Ltd, the nursing homes operator, to Minster Care Management Ltd, a privately held care homes company, for £14.6m.

  • Exits
  • 15 September 2005
Bowmarks seals two deals in school travel sector

Bowmark Capital, the mid-market private equity investment firm, has announced the completion of two new investments in the school travel sector.

  • Buyouts
  • 15 September 2005
Video communications specialist secures £150k from RVCF

A West Country company that develops state-of-the-art video communications products is the latest to benefit from the £25m South West Ventures Fund.

  • Early-stage
  • 13 September 2005
ISIS sells Assa for 2.5x multiple

ISIS Equity Partners has announced that Assa Training & Learning Ltd has been acquired by Carter & Carter Group Plc. ISIS invested in Assa in September 2003 in support of a management buyout. The original and subsequent investments, totalling £4m, were...

  • Exits
  • 09 September 2005
Close acquires pharmaceutical firm for £22m

Close Brothers Private Equity has backed the £22m management buyout of IDIS, a market leading importer and distributor of unlicensed pharmaceuticals, on a named patient basis, into the UK and continental European markets.

  • Buyouts
  • 08 September 2005
AXA buys Sotralu

Following the departure of one of the two shareholders of Sotralu, the French leader in fittings for aluminium and PVC doors and windows, the company has chosen AXA Private Equity as its new financial partner.

  • Buyouts
  • 08 September 2005
Graphite sells Equanet to generate 2.2x money

Graphite Capital, the UK mid-market private equity specialist, has sold Equanet, the IT hardware reseller, to DSG Retail Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dixons Stores Group Plc, for an undisclosed sum.

  • Exits
  • 06 September 2005
Activa buys French organic wholesaler

Paris-based Activa Capital has acquired France's largest organic fruit and vegetable wholesaler. Pro Natura was founded in 1987 by its current CEO, Henri de Pazzis, and is France’s leading wholesaler of organic fruit and vegetables and the second largest...

  • Buyouts
  • 02 September 2005
Dunedin to acquire Sand Aire Private Equity

Dunedin Capital Partners, the UK mid-market private equity house, is in advanced and exclusive discussions to acquire Sand Aire Private Equity for an undisclosed amount from Sand Aire Investment Management Ltd, the family wealth management company.

  • Healthcare
  • 01 September 2005
CVC to buy Mister Minit

CVC Capital Partners today announces the intention to sign an agreement to acquire Mister Minit, the world's largest shoe repair and key cutting services chain from UBS Capital for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is being financed by funds managed...

  • Buyouts
  • 01 September 2005
Nursing specialist raises £250,000 from business angels

MediHome Ltd, a Berkshire-based company that provides a unique acute nursing care service to patients in their own homes, enabling them to leave hospital earlier, has raised £250,000 through Thames Valley Investment Network (TVIN), a business angel investment...

  • Expansion
  • 26 August 2005
Baronsmead VCT 3 to launch 22m C share issue

Baronsmead VCT 3, managed by ISIS Equity Partners, is set to raise a target of up to£22m additional funding in mid-September by way of a C-share issue.

  • Funds
  • 26 August 2005
BA Capital acquires GCE from Triton

BA Capital Partners Europe (BACPE), the European private equity arm of Bank of America, has today announced the signing of an agreement for the acquisition, through a BACPE controlled entity, of a majority of the shares in GCE Holding AB, the parent company...

  • Buyouts
  • 03 August 2005
Oxford Immunotec closes £7M series B financing

Oxford Immunotec, the T cell diagnostics company, has announced that it has closed a £7M series B private equity financing. The round was led by Prelude Ventures, who invested £2.75M, alongside Quester, the Dow Chemical Company, and Top Technology....

  • Early-stage
  • 03 August 2005
UK M&A activity rebounds, says GT

The volume and value of UK M&A deals has rebounded during the secondquarter of 2005 with the value of deals increasing by 154% (from £3.5bn inQ1 2005 to £8.9bn in Q2 2005) and the number of deals rising marginally by7% (from 164 in Q1 2005 to 175 in...

  • UK / Ireland
  • 03 August 2005
HgCapital invests in Irish wind farm

HgCapital has invested in Sorne Wind Ltd, which has developed and is constructing the 32MW Sorne Hill wind farm in County Donegal, Ireland. It is HgCapital's second wind farm investment in less than a year, following its acquisition of the Tir Mostyn...

  • Buyouts
  • 03 August 2005
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