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Lion Capital looking to sell Wagamama
Lion Capital is looking to divest its 88% stake in restaurants chain Wagamama, according to reports.
Privet Capital acquires Thermal Engineering
Privet Capital has wholly acquired specialist UK components manufacturer Thermal Engineering for an undisclosed sum.
Eversheds appoints new head of private equity
Law firm Eversheds has appointed Richard Moulton as head of its private equity practice.
Northstar Ventures invests in Ipso Facto Films
Northstar Ventures has invested £150,000 in film producer Ipso Facto Films.
Scottish Equity Partners hires Malcolm Thoms
Scottish Equity Partners has appointed Malcolm Thoms to its advisory board where he will bring knowledge from the energy sector.
AAC reaps 3.8x return on TGI Friday's UK exit
AAC Capital Partners has sold is 60% stake in restaurant chain TGI Friday's UK to Carlson, at an enterprise value of £60m.
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The value of European buyouts has quadrupled in the first half of 2010, according to the latest unquote” Private Equity Barometer.
Valence Group appoints new vice president
M&A advisory firm The Valence Group has appointed Rodney Snyder as vice president.
FourWinds Capital Management provide £14m for Monsal
FourWinds Capital Management has provided £14m of expansion capital for digestion technology business Monsal.
Virgin Active attracts private equity attention
Private equity investors are in talks with Sir Richard Branson over the sale of health and fitness chain Virgin Active, according to reports.
Augmentum and Revere back SRL Global
Augmentum Capital and Revere Capital Advisors have led a £7.5m investment in SRL Global, a UK financial technology vendor.
Graphite Capital buys Teaching Personnel from RJD Partners
Graphite Capital has backed the £45m secondary buyout of teacher recruitment specialist Teaching Personnel from RJD Partners.
Longbow leads £1.7m Ambicare funding
Longbow Capital has led a £1.7m funding round in medical devices firm Ambicare Health.
UK buyout value falls 14% in Q2
UK and Irish buyout value fell 14% during the second quarter of 2010, according to figures from the latest unquote” Private Equity Barometer.
Lazard said to appoint new co-head of private equity division
Financial adviser Lazard has hired Bank of America's Fotis Hasiotis to co-head its private equity division, according to reports.
Notion Capital et al. invest $5.5m in Zattikka
Notion Capital and a group of individual investors have injected $5.5m in gaming company Zattikka.
Blackstone and PAI mull over United Biscuit sale
Blackstone and PAI Partners are looking to sell British food company United Biscuits, according to reports.
LDC buys Easynet from BSkyB
LDC has backed the £100m buyout of UK specialist telecommunications business Easynet Global Services from BSkyB.
Finance Wales backs GeoVS
Finance Wales has invested £250,000 in UK early-stage visualisation technology company, GeoVS.
Lloyds appoints Jeremy Perl as deal director
Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets acquisition finance has appointed Jeremy Perl as deal director - to focus on structuring leveraged debt facilities for the mid-market.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett appoints partner
Private equity specialist Jason Glover will join the law firm as a partner in its London office.
Endless employs Kerry Swain
The turnaround fund, Endless LLP, has appointed Kerry Swain as investment executive for its Leeds office.
Canadian Onex and CPPIB offer $4.37bn for Tomkins
Canadian private equity investor, Onex Corp and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) have reportedly offered $4.37bn for UK components manufacturer Tomkins.
Connection Capital invests in budget hotel operator
Connection Capital has completed its first investment, a £1.2m growth capital investment in budget hotel operator Sleeperz Hotels Limited.