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Permira walks away with Dr Martens
After months of speculation, Permira has acquired iconic footwear brand Dr Martens for £300m.
PE hungry for Burton’s Biscuits
Private equity houses including Apax Partners, Warburg Pincus and Clayton Dubilier & Rice are circling food company Burton’s Biscuits.
Inflexion backs CMO Compliance
Inflexion has backed the management buyout of CMO Compliance, a software company focused on health, safety and environment (HSE) governance, and risk and compliance.
SMEs disenchanted by party conferences
UK SMEs feel unsupported and uncertain of the future following the recent political party conferences across the UK.
F-star raises €9.4m from Atlas, Aescap et al.
Biopharmaceutical company F-star has raised €9.4m in a series-A round supported by Altas Venture, Aescap Venture, TVM Capital among others.
Goldman Sachs sells Rothesay stake to Blackstone et al.
Goldman Sachs has sold a majority stake in UK-based life insurer Rothesay Life to Blackstone, GIC and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual).
GCP rebrands to Kester and offloads TEG
The former European private equity division of Greenhill & Co, GCP Capital Partners, has simultaneously rebranded as Kester Capital and divested Travel Entertainment Group (TEG).
Brookes joins Impetus-PEF
Martin Brookes, Impetus-PEF
Hogan Lovells hires SJ Berwin’s Harris
Law firm Hogan Lovells has hired former SJ Berwin partner Ed Harris in its London private equity corporate practice.
Intel, Index back onefinestay
Intel Capital has backed London-based start-up onefinestay in a round led by Index Ventures.
DFJ Esprit et al. invest in Unbound
DFJ Esprit, Forward Investment Partners (FIP) and Cambridge Angels have injected £1.2m into Unbound, a London-based crowdfunding platform for book publishing.
Palatine hires two
Andy Strickland, Palatine Private Equity
Stock Spirits valued at £470m in IPO
Stock Spirits, a CEE-focused spirits producer backed by Oaktree Capital Management, started trading on the London Stock Exchange at 235p per share, valuing the business at £470m.
Mercia expands team
Talon Golding, Mercia
Miroma backs SBTV
Miroma Ventures has invested in SBTV, a UK-based online youth broadcaster, in a deal that values the company at £8m.
Providence picks up Exponent’s Ambassador
Providence Equity Partners has emerged as the successful bidder for Exponent Private Equity’s Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG).
PE-backed Infinis and Merlin to float
Merlin Entertainments, backed by Blackstone Group and CVC Capital Partners, and Terra Firma’s Infinis Energy have both announced plans to float on the London Stock Exchange.
Linklaters reshuffles London team in wake of departures
Law firm Linklaters has relocated Stockholm-based corporate partner Roger Johnson to its London office, while Nick Rees has been appointed head of the firm's private equity group.
Albion invests in GHR hydropower scheme
Albion Ventures has invested £9.3m in a hydropower scheme developed by Green Highland Renewables (GHR), a Perth-based hydro-electric specialist backed by Scottish Equity Partners (SEP).
Hutton Collins buys Byron
Hutton Collins Partners has acquired high-end burger chain Byron from Gondola for £100m, following months of interest from private equity firms.
Will Woodford launch a private equity fund?
The UK's most famous fund manager could run a closed-ended private equity fund when he launches his own firm next year following his departure from Invesco Perpetual, allowing him to develop his passion for investing in start-up companies.
YFM Equity Partners backs GTK buyout
YFM Equity Partners has backed the management buyout of Basingstoke-based manufacturer GTK UK.
MMC hires new investment manager
Camilla Dolan, MMC Ventures
Permira in advanced talks to buy Dr Martens
Permira has entered advanced talks regarding the acquisition of British boots maker Dr Martens.