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Marlborough Partners expands team
Marlborough Partners has hired Rodolphe Roch as a transaction director and JP Davidson as an analyst.
Arle Capital hires ex-3i director
Arle Capital Partners has hired Roumyana Boshnakova and Senka Jeremic as investment managers.
FF&P Private Equity expands team
Llewellyn John has joined Fleming Family & Partners Private Equity (FF&P) as investment director.
Broadlake acquires Jede UK
Broadlake Capital has acquired Manchester-based coffee company Jede UK from Jede, a subsidiary of Nestle.
YFM takes 30% stake in Zutux
YFM Equity Partners has invested £950,000 for a 30% stake in British furniture maker Zutux.
Duke Street sells Adelie Food Holding for $350m
Duke Street has sold Adelie Food Holding to India Hospitality Corp for $350m, according to reports.
Amadeus exits oneDrum
Amadeus Capital Partners has exited software company oneDrum to American trade player Yammer.
Tax breaks "not enough" to boost creative investments
George Osborne recently announced tax breaks for UK-based gaming, animation and high-end TV production as part of his latest budget. The move has been well-received by the creative industries, but one VC professional questions the impact its narrow focus...
LDC exits Cranswick Pet Products
LDC has sold its majority stake in Cranswick Pet Products to Westland Horticulture for £18m.
H.I.G. Europe appoints new managing director
Mid-cap private equity house H.I.G. Europe has hired ex-HgCapital Carl Harring as managing director in its London office.
Foresight et al invest £2.1m in Biofortuna
Foresight has led a £2.1m round for medical diagnostics company Biofortuna.
Nova makes two senior appointments
UK private equity group Nova Capital Management Ltd has appointed a new operating partner and an associate partner.
Piper backs Loungers
Piper Private Equity has injected £16m into UK café-bar chain operator Loungers in exchange for a significant minority stake.
LDC-backed MB Aerospace buys Thomson Aero
LDC portfolio company MB Aerospace Holdings Limited has acquired the business and certain assets of Thomson Aero Limited from administrators KPMG using capital from its balance sheet.
New legislation threatens VCTs, spares EIS funds
Recent changes to VCT annual investment caps introduced by the chancellor during the UK budget announcement sparked controversy due to the £5m limit. More serious though is a change in legislation, unexpectedly deferred today, that could incurthe loss...
Searchlight Capital closes first fund at $860m
Searchlight Capital Partners has closed its first fund at $860m.
Maven backs MBO of Cat Tech
Maven Capital Partners has injected £3m to support the MBO of Lincolnshire-based industrial services provider Cat Tech International from US environmental services firm Clean Harbors Inc.
Big Society Capital launches
Prime Minister David Cameron will announce the launch of Big Society Capital in a speech later today.
August Equity's Active Assistance Group buys Communicare
August Equity's portfolio company Active Assistance has acquired British care service provider Communicare.
Bridgepoint adds senior debt for Quilter
Bridgepoint's portfolio company Quilter has arranged a £67.5m senior debt facility.
NVM backs MBO of Volumatic
NVM Private Equity has injected £6m to back the MBO of Coventry-based cash handling firm Volumatic Limited from hazard detection company Halma plc.
Bowmark Capital sells Data Explorers to Markit
Bowmark Capital has sold securities data provider Data Explorers to financial information provider Markit.
Business Growth Fund backs Mexican street food
The Business Growth Fund has invested £3.25m in Manchester-based Mexican street food chain Barburrito.
UK & Ireland unquote" April 2012
This year’s Budget, delivered on 21 March by chancellor George Osborne, had few surprises, with even Osborne describing it as “fiscally neutral”.