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Clydesdale adds Ben Clare to its team
Ben Clare has been hired by Clydesdale & Yorkshire Bank to provide legal support to the firm’s corporate and structured finance (CSF) division throughout the UK.
Inflexion appoints Edward Fraser
Inflexion has appointed Edward Fraser as investment executive.
Corporate finance boutique Marsden Clark LLP established
Philip Marsden and Jim Clark have set up a new London-based corporate finance advisory boutique called Marsden Clark LLP.
Fifth bolt-on for Sovereign-backed City & County
Homecare provider City & County, a portfolio company of Sovereign Capital, has acquired Careline Homecare.
Carlyle buys The Foundry from Advent Venture
The Carlyle Group has acquired visual effects software developer The Foundry from Advent Venture Partners.
AIB to launch €22m venture fund
Irish bank AIB is about to launch a €22m venture fund as part of its commitments to the government's recapitalisation strategy, according to media reports.
Trilantic Capital Partners announces new manager
Michel Léonard has joined Trilantic Capital Partners as operating manager.
Warburg Pincus-backed Survitec acquires Zodiac business
Warburg Pincus’ portfolio company Survitec Group Limited has acquired Zodiac’s commercial SOLAS life raft business.
CCMP-backed Edwards cancels €1bn IPO
Edwards Group, a portfolio company of buyout and growth investor CCMP Capital Advisors, has decided not to proceed with its planned €1bn IPO.
Lyceum buys EAT from Penta Capital
Lyceum Capital has acquired a majority stake in UK takeaway food chain EAT from Penta Capital.
Maven and Simmons back £8.5m energy services buyout
Maven Capital Partners and Simmons & Company have acquired UK energy services companies Roberts Pipeline Machining and Wellclad for £8.5m.
Matrix backs £4m bolt-on for ASL
Matrix Private Equity Partners has backed the purchase of Transcribe Copier Systems by its portfolio company Automated Systems Group in a £4.1m deal.
unquote" Regional mid-market barometer
The latest unquote" Regional mid-market barometer, produced in association with LDC, shows both volume and value recovered in 2010 as a whole, with total value of over £3bn across 161 deals.
Park Square closes mezzanine fund at €850m
Park Square Capital has announced the final close of its mezzanine fund, with capital commitments of €850m.
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Lyceum Capital has acquired a controlling stake in UK takeaway food chain EAT from Penta Capital.
UK venture and expansion activity wanes
Early-stage and expansion activity in the UK has taken a turn for the worse during 2010, a trend which has continued into early 2011, despite stability in the buyout market, according to the latest unquote” UK Watch.
Crowe Clark Whitehill appoints two
Crowe Clark Whitehill has appointed Wes Fell-Smith and Matteo Timpani to its corporate finance lead advisory team in London.
Name that firm: three exits in three months
There are very few outfits not in fundraising mode that achieve a hat-trick of exits in as many months. But that is precisely what Investec Growth & Acquisition finance did between December and February.
LDC-backed Sala acquires Arrow and Microstat
LDC’s portfolio company Sala International has acquired Arrow Imaging and Microstat as part of a buy and build strategy.
Terra Firma looking to sell Odeon & UCI
Terra Firma is set to offload UK cinema chain Odeon & UCI with a £700m-1bn price tag, according to media reports.
Maven and Simmons back £8.5m energy services buyout
Maven Capital Partners and Simmons & Company have acquired UK energy services companies Roberts Pipeline Machining and Wellclad for £8.5m.
Lyceum buys EAT from Penta Capital
Lyceum Capital has acquired a controlling stake in UK takeaway food chain EAT from Penta Capital.
Nauta Capital leads £4m Basekit round
Spanish private equity firm Nauta Capital has led a £4m series-A round of funding for Wales-based software company Basekit.
Electra acquires Daler-Rowney
Electra Partners has backed the buyout of fine art materials supplier Daler-Rowney with a £26m investment.