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Zeus Private Equity changes name to Palatine
Zeus Private Equity has changed its name to Palatine Private Equity.
HIG Europe acquires Fibercore
HIG Europe has acquired Fibercore together with the management from communication system provider Cisco.
Octopus invests £1.6m in Vega-Chi
Octopus Investments has provided UK online trading platform Vega-Chi with £1.6m of growth capital funding.
Frog Capital invests £3m in Rated People
Frog Capital has made a £3m growth capital investment in UK online service provider Rated People.
LDC acquires Kee Safety
Mid-market private equity house LDC has backed the management buyout of global safety solutions provider Kee Safety.
ECI's Booze on the block
ECI Partners has appointed KPMG to explore a possible sale of Bargain Booze, a UK retailer of discounted alcohol.
Intel Capital et al. invest $10m in Voss Solutions
Intel Capital has led a $10m series-C funding round of unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) provider, Voss Solutions.
HIG acquires AIRCOM from Advent
H.I.G. European Capital Partners has acquired AIRCOM International Group from Advent International through a secondary buyout.
Northstar Ventures backs amBX
UK venture investor Northstar Ventures and business angel Tiger Corporate Finance Ltd have backed amBX with an investment of £700,000.
OMERS Private Equity strengthens team
OMERS Private Equity has appointed Martin le Huray as a European director.
DLA Piper announces appointment
Legal practice DLA Piper has hired Jonathan Lisle as a partner in its London office, effective 14th February.
Ropes & Gray adds new partner
Kiran Sharma has joined global law firm Ropes & Gray’s private equity practice as a partner in London.
Octopus-backed Opex acquires EAG
UK events organiser Opex - a portfolio company of Octopus Investments - has merged with Early Action Group.
Phase4 spins out of Nomura
Nomura’s life science investment team, Phase4 Ventures, has been spun out by its management team.
Permira and AXA PE to build online travel giant
Permira-backed eDreams and AXA PE-backed Go Voyages are set to acquire UK online travel agent Opodo from Amadeus, according to media reports.
Towerbrook invests in Phase Eight
Towerbrook has made a "significant investment" in UK womenswear retailer Phase Eight.
Citibank appoints Steve Conway
Citibank has appointed Steve Conway as the most senior European banker advising private equity firms.
RCapital backs DBK
RCapital has invested an undisclosed amount in construction and property consultancy firm DBK.
Graphite Capital adds new investment manager
Mid-market private equity house Graphite Capital has appointed Simon May as investment manager to its team.
Inflexion announces two appointments
Mid-market investor Inflexion Private Equity has added Philip Edmans and Chun Lei Ng to its investment team.
Terra Firma circling Chaucer
Terra Firma is among potential bidders for listed UK insurance company Chaucer, according to media reports.
Beringea reaps 5.8x return on Saffron Digital exit
Beringea has sold its stake in Saffron Digital to HTC Corporation in a deal that values the company at £30m.
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The February 7th edition of UK & Ireland unquote" brings you up to date with all deal activity in the region in the past fortnight.
UK & Ireland unquote" 7 February 2011
Asset management company Acuity Capital has named Foresight Group as new manager of two of its venture capital trusts (VCTs), unquote" has learnt.