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Phoenix hires two in investment team
Phoenix Equity Partners has appointed Jim Graham as operating partner and Edward Lunken as origination analyst in its investment team.
Amadeus promotes Brusson and Pinto
European technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners has promoted Associates Nicolas Brusson and Jason Pinto to become investment managers.
MML backs Exploration Logistics
MML Capital Partners acquires a minority stake in Exploration Logistics.
Lyceum-backed M&C acquires UML
Lyceum Capital-backed M&C Energy Group has acquired Utility Masters Limited (UML).
Providence calls off Phones4U sale
Providence Equity has postponed plans to sell mobile phone retailer Phones4U, according to media reports.
Montagu reaches €2bn first close on new fund
Montagu Private Equity is to tell its investors it has reached a €2bn first close on its new fund, according to media reports.
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Senior and subordinated lenders that backed the 2006 tertiary buyout of Alliance Medical by DIC and previous majority shareholder Bridgepoint Capital have reached an agreement over a £570m debt restructuring package.
LDC exits British Salt in £93m trade sale
LDC has sold salt producer British Salt to UK corporation Brunner Mond for £93m.
RJD backs Chemigraphic MBO
RJD Partners has backed the management buyout of UK-based electronic manufacturing services provider Chemigraphic.
Apax aims to raise €11bn fund
Apax Partners is looking to raise an €11bn buyout fund in 2011, according to media reports.
Fifth bolt-on in 2010 for Sovereign-backed LM Funerals
Sovereign Capital portfolio company LM Funerals has acquired funeral services business FM & J Wait (FMJW).
Silverfleet acquires Office from West Coast Capital
Silverfleet Capital has acquired UK-based footwear retail chain Office from west Coast Capital.
Mercia-backed Hybrid merges with Myotec
Hybrid Biosystems, a portfolio company of West Midlands technology specialist the Mercia Fund, has merged with Myotec Therapeutics to form PsiOxus Therapeutics.
Atlas and Octopus inject £3.25m in Zoopla
Atlas Venture and Octopus Investments have provided £3.25m of new funding in property website Zoopla.co.uk.
AXA PE invests £7m in James Hull Associates
AXA Private Equity (AXA PE) has invested £7m in James Hull Associates, a private and NHS dental services provider based in the UK, through its mezzanine fund.
Three bolt-ons for August-backed Funeral Services Partnership
August Equity portfolio company Funeral Services Partnership (FSP) has completed the bolt-on acquisitions of Gillman Funeral Services, A.V. Ridout Funeral Directors and C&T Radmall Services.
Darwin Private Equity makes first exit with Maxinutrition
Darwin Private Equity, founded in 2007 by former executives from Permira and CVC, has made its first exit with the £162m sale of sports nutrition company Maxinutrition to GlaxoSmithKline.
Apax-backed Travelex sells CPM operations
Travelex, a portfolio company of buyout house Apax Partners, has disposed of its Card Program Management (CPM) operations via a $458m trade sale to MasterCard.
Investors lose stakes in Alliance Medical debt restructure
Senior and subordinated lenders that backed the 2006 tertiary buyout of Alliance Medical by DIC and previous majority shareholder Bridgepoint Capital have reached an agreement over a £570m debt restructuring package.
R Capital in talks over Robinson steelworks
R Capital is close to signing a deal to buy struggling steelwork contractor S Robinson & Sons, according to reports.
Matrix backs £4m MBO of Faversham
Matrix Private Equity Partners has backed the £4m MBO of multimedia business Faversham House Group Limited.
Sovereign Capital acquires IMS
Sovereign Capital has acquired the IMS Consulting Group, a consulting and business support provider for the wholesale asset management and securities industry.
NBGI’s Richard Morley steps down
NBGI Private Equity partner Richard Morley has announced he has left the firm.
NVM supports MBO of Cawood Scientific
NVM Private Equity has backed the management buyout of Cawood Scientific with a £4m investment.