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Goldman to become Duke Street investor
Goldman Sachs is to invest around €100m in Duke Street and is also considering acquiring secondary stakes in the GP's 2007 fund.
ECI’s Citation acquires Bibby
ECI Partners-backed Citation, an adviser on employment law and health & safety regulations, has acquired Bibby Consulting & Support from Bibby Line Group.
Foresight et al. invest in Biofortuna
A consortium of existing backers has injected £1.3m into Biofortuna, a UK-based molecular diagnostics company, to fund further growth.
BLP's PE head joins Jones Day
Law firm Jones Day has appointed Raymond McKeeve as a partner and member of the firm’s private equity practice.
BGF invests £2.25m in Abacus e-Media
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £2.25m in UK content management system provider Abacus e-Media.
CVC acquires Skrill in €600m SBO
CVC Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in global payments provider Skrill from Investcorp for €600m, which reaped an 8x return on its investment.
House of Fraser mulls listing
House of Fraser, the department store controlled by West Coast Capital, Lloyds Banking Group and representatives of failed Icelandic banks, is considering a public listing.
GMT hires Jonny Maxwell
Jonny Maxwell, GMT
Catapult hires Lowe
Jonathan Lowe, Catapult Venture Managers
Hellman & Friedman in Wood Mackenzie dividend recap
Hellman & Friedman has secured a dividend recap for UK-based consultancy Wood Mackenzie, according to reports.
Bregal buys Ideal Stelrad despite RBS backlash
Bregal Capital has acquired boiler and radiator company Ideal Stelrad, despite attempts by RBS to block the £230m deal.
Maven appointed manager of GMLF
Maven Capital Partners has been appointed sole fund manager of the £20m Greater Manchester Loan Fund (GMLF).
Lyceum buys Isotrak from Saints Chamonix
Lyceum Capital has acquired Isotrak, a provider of vehicle tracking and fleet management software, from Saints Chamonix Private Equity in a secondary buyout.
Countrywide backers in £200m partial sale
Two backers of listed UK estate agent Countrywide, Oaktree Capital Management and Apollo Management, have sold approximately £200m of their shares on the LSE.
Hengeler Mueller PE partner relocates to London
German law firm Hengeler Mueller has transferred one of its private equity partners, Steffen Oppenländer, to its London office.
Dunedin achieves 2.8x return on Practice Plan exit
Dunedin has sold dental membership business Practice Plan Group to Wesleyan Assurance Society, generating a 2.8x return on its investment.
Sovereign Capital's Christchurch Group buys Hunters Moor
Christchurch Group, a neurological rehabilitation platform backed by Sovereign Capital, has bought Hunters Moor, also a provider of neurological rehabilitation services.
BGF's York Mailing in bolt-on
BGF-backed York Mailing has acquired The Lettershop Group (TLG), a UK print marketing and mailing solutions provider.
CVC acquires Domestic & General from Advent
CVC has agreed to buy insurance business Domestic & General (D&G) from Advent International, alongside management.
LDC backs MBO of uSwitch.com
LDC has acquired a significant stake in uSwitch.com, a UK-based price comparison site, as part of a management buyout.
Whitworths set for tertiary deal
Food company Whitworths looks set to fall into the hands of a third private equity owner as current backer European Capital seeks an exit.
Pembroke gives La Bottega a boost
Pembroke Venture Capital Trust, a listed vehicle managed by Oakley Capital, has made an equity injection of £960,000 into delicatessen chain La Bottega.
ECI secures £28.4m refinancing for Kelvin Hughes
HIG WhiteHorse, the credit arm of HIG Capital, has provided ECI Partners-backed Kelvin Hughes with a £28.4m unitranche debt refinancing package.
Riverstone Holdings to float energy vehicle
Energy-focused private equity firm Riverstone Holdings is to float its latest energy vehicle in London, according to reports.