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Sovereign Capital's City & County makes ninth acquisition
Sovereign Capital-backed City & County Healthcare Group has acquired UK domiciliary care provider Help at Home, in a deal that marks the company's ninth bolt-on since 2009.
PE-backed Biffa attracts £520m bid
A consortium of investors is thought to be planning a £520m bid for UK-based waste management business Biffa, a Montagu portfolio company.
Rutland earns 1.5x on Pulse Home exit
Rutland Partners has sold branded goods provider Pulse Home Products to Jarden Corporation, a consumer goods producer.
LDC-backed A-Gas makes fourth acquisition
LDC-backed A-Gas International has bought US-based halocarbon management specialist RemTec International, supported by fresh equity from LDC.
UK government commits £100m to energy funds
UK Green Investments - part of the government’s Department of Business, Innovation and Skills - has committed £100m to funds managed by Equitix and Sustainable Development Capital (SDCL).
Doughty Hanson secures £205m debt package for ASCO
Doughty Hanson has leveraged oil and gas portfolio company ASCO with a £205m senior debt package.
KSL buys The Belfry golf course
KSL Capital Partners has bought UK hotel and golf resort The Belfry from an affiliate of the Quinn group.
Kelso Place sells Anya Hindmarch stake to Middle East investor
A private Qatari investor group has bought a minority stake in luxury handbag company Anya Hindmarch, allowing Kelso Place Asset Management to exit the business.
3i-backed Element Materials buys MERL
3i portfolio company Element Materials Technology, a materials testing firm, has acquired Materials Engineering Research Laboratory Limited (MERL).
Octopus hires two
Octopus Investments has hired Frederic Lardieg and Simon King.
Endless exits Phoenix Foods to Specialty Powders
Turnaround specialist Endless has sold Phoenix Foods to trade player Specialty Powders in an all-cash transaction.
Equistone adds to Northern team
Equistone Partners has appointed Andi Tomkinson as investment director in its Manchester office.
Maven backs four energy services companies
Maven Capital Partners has invested £5m of mezzanine funding in Scottish SMEs operating in the energy equipment and services sector.
LDC backs MBO of Dale Power Solutions
LDC has invested £10.5m to back the management buyout of power solutions provider Dale Power Solutions.
Inflexion closes £100m co-investment fund
Inflexion Private Equity has closed its 2012 Co-Investment Fund on its £100m hard cap, six weeks after sending out PPMs.
Foresight rocks out with £3.5m Blackstar investment
Foresight Group has injected £3.5m into UK-based guitar amplifiers manufacturer Blackstar.
LDC-backed Kirona buys Xmbrace
LDC portfolio company Kirona, which develops field force automation software, has acquired scheduling software developer Xmbrace.
North West Fund backs Dot Medical
The North West Fund for Biomedical, managed by Spark Impact, has invested £550,000 in Dot Medical, which manufactures equipment to treat heart conditions.
Key Capital Partners backs £15m MBO of Nurse Plus
Key Capital Partners has backed the £15m MBO of UK-based healthcare staffing company Nurse Plus.
ISIS invests £5.2m in Pho
ISIS Equity Partners has committed to a £5.2m staged investment in independent UK-based Vietnamese street-food group Pho.
Entrepreneurs favour banks over PE for funding
Less than a quarter of entrepreneurs expect to turn to venture capital and private equity firms for funding over the next 12 months, according to research by Investec.
Dunedin’s CitySprint acquires Scarlet Couriers
UK-based distribution network CitySprint, backed by Dunedin Capital Partners, has acquired courier firm Scarlet Couriers.
Endless edges closer to Pizza Hut deal
Turnaround specialist Endless is in exclusive talks to acquire the UK business of Pizza Hut from parent company Yum! Brands, according to reports.