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France Telecom moves forward on EE sale
France Telecom has reportedly hired banks to advise on the dual-track sale process of mobile operator Everything Everywhere (EE), which attracted private equity interest last summer.
LDC appoints Farren to Yorkshire team
LDC has appointed Joe Farren as an investment director in its Yorkshire office.
Cisco buys venture-backed Ubiquisys for $310m
Small cells developer Ubiquisys, a portfolio company of Advent Venture Partners, Accel Partners and Atlas Venture, has been bought by US corporate Cisco for $310m.
GCP buys Fishawack for £13m
Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has acquired international medical communications company Fishawack for £13m.
UK & Ireland unquote” April 2013
Hailed as “a budget for people who want to get on” by the government, and criticised by others for doing too little to pull Britain out of its economic quagmire, the statement will be intensely scrutinised for weeks to come.
Bridgepoint acquires Oasis Healthcare from Duke Street
Bridgepoint Capital has acquired UK-based private dental healthcare provider Oasis Healthcare in a £185m secondary buyout from Duke Street.
ECI bags Amber Travel in £50m SBO
ECI Partners has acquired rail tour business Amber Travel in a £50m secondary buyout.
Endless's Trutex buys John Hall Schoolwear
Endless-backed Trutex has acquired John Hall Schoolwear, a UK school uniform manufacturer.
BVCA chairmanship passes to Fidelity’s Clark
Simon Clark, managing partner at Fidelity Growth Partners Europe, succeeds Robert Easton, managing director and co-head of Carlyle Europe Technology Partners.
GMT's MeetingZone makes third bolt-on
GMT Communications Partners' portfolio company MeetingZone has acquired Atia Communications as part of its expansion.
Connect Ventures invests in Yourgrind
London-based early-stage investor Connect Ventures has backed British start-up Yourgrind, which focuses on the commercialisation of coffee.
FPI in €10m round for ANF Technology
Russian venture capital investor FPI has contributed to a €10m funding round for UK-based natural sciences and engineering firm ANF Technology.
Enterprise Ventures et al. back Tangentix with $2.1m
Enterprise Ventures has led a $2.1m funding round for UK-based technology business Tangentix.
Invesco backs infirst with £25m
Invesco Asset Management has invested £25m in infirst Healthcare, a British healthcare company providing consumer medicines.
LDC's EDM Group buys DIT
LDC-backed information management services provider EDM Group has acquired US-based business Diversified Information Technologies Inc (DIT) with support from LDC.
LDC backs £12m MBO of Validus-IVC
LDC has invested in the £12m MBO of UK-based claims management and counter-fraud software specialist Validus-IVC.
Key Capital Partners invests £2m in EarthStream
Key Capital Partners (KCP) has backed UK-based specialist recruitment firm EarthStream with £2m in exchange for a minority stake.
PE-backed Nomad Digital buys Inova Multimedia
Nomad Digital, a provider of connectivity solutions to the transportation sector backed by Amadeus Capital Partners, T-Mobile Ventures, SEB Venture Capital and North Star Ventures, has acquired Inova Multimedia, a German provider of information, entertainment...
Esure IPO gives firm £1.2bn market cap
Insurance provider Esure has completed its flotation on the London Stock Exchange, which gives it a market capitalisation of £1.2bn.
Wellington backs £600,000 seed round for import.io
Wellington Partners and private investors have backed UK-based big data platform import.io with a £600,000 seed funding round.
Next Wave backs expansion of Secured Mail
Next Wave Partners has invested in UK postal operator Secured Mail in a follow-on financing round.
MMC and m8 back $2.8m round for Masabi
MMC Ventures, m8 Capital and Fontinalis Partners have invested $2.8m in UK-based mobile ticketing company Masabi.
Platinum sells Contego to FIL International
Platinum Equity has sold packaging manufacturer Contego Healthcare Ltd to FIL International Ltd for around £160m.
Lower mid-cap renaissance for London in 2012
London was home to a noticeable dealflow uptick in the £5-50m segment last year, with both activity volume and overall value up by more than 30% on 2011 figures.