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Octopus Ventures invests £2m in Opex Group
Octopus Ventures has invested £2million from its £30 million Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund into Opex Group, an exhibition and event organisers' services group.
Montagu and GIP look to build up Biffa
Montagu Private Equity and Global Infrastructure Partners have agreed to acquire waste management group Greenstar UK from NTR plc for £135m.
FW Capital hires Pratt as investment executive
Joanne Pratt has joined FW Capital, part of the Finance Wales Group, as senior investment executive.
Endless puchases Webb Group from Findel
Endless has acquired Webb Group Limited for £1 from multi-channel retailer Findel Plc.
Key Capital Partners invests £1m in Fly
Key Capital Partners has invested £1m in its portfolio company Fly53 as a follow-on investment.
Kernel Capital invests €750,000 in Bioatlantis
Kernel Capital has made a €750,000 investment in BioAtlantis Limited, an Irish biotechnology company based in the Kerry Technology Park in Tralee.
Ipes expands UK presence with senior level appointment
Ipes has added Justin Partington to its executive board.
Neuberger Berman raises $197.2m for listed NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund
Neuberger Berman has raised $197.2m for its closed-ended NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund Limited at a price of $1.00 per ordinary share by means of a placing and offer of subscription for ordinary shares and a bonus issue of subscription shares on...
Horwath Clark Whitehill adds to its corporate team
Horwath Clark Whitehill has appointed four new partners to its corporate team.
Colin Ellis joins BVCA as chief economist
The British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has appointed Colin Ellis as its chief economist.
Nexus acquires auto rental company Adapted Vehicle Hire
ISIS-backed Nexus Vehicle Management has acquired Adapted Vehicle Hire Ltd.
GE Capital hires Alan Austin
Alan Austin has joined GE Capital as Regional Director for London and the South.
Finance Wales provides £500,000 for Inspiresport
Finance Wales has provided a £500,000 follow-on debt and equity investment for Cardiff-based Inspiresport, a sports education company.
WorldPay: Bidders line up for quality asset
While European buyout activity has been on the up in early 2010, it has been largely restricted to mid-market deals: larger buyouts have hardly been seen since the financial crisis erupted, which makes the bidding war for RBS Global Merchant Services...
HSBC to sell private equity businesses
HSBC Holdings Plc is set to sell its private equity fund management businesses in Hong Kong, the UK, US, Canada and the Middle East.
HgCapital acquires Manx Telecom
HgCapital has taken a majority stake in Manx Telecom, the largest telecommunications and internet provider on the Isle of Man.
Graphite Capital founds London Square
Graphite Capital has taken a majority stake in house builder London Square in a deal worth £100m. The UK mid-market buyout house will supply £50m of equity, along with a £50m senior debt package.
Renewable energy: When will activity match the spin?
There is clearly a buzz around the cleantech space in general and the renewable energy market in particular. And why not? After all if we are to face up to the challenges presented by global climate change we will need to invest massively in this area...
ISIS Equity sells Occam DM Ltd for £12m
UK-based ISIS Equity Partners has received £12m for its sale of Occam Direct Marketing Ltd to marketing and printing services company St Ives Group.
Vector Capital to take Trafficmaster private
Vector Capital Ltd has agreed to acquire all shares in Trafficmaster for a total of £73.27m.
Finance Wales and Welsh Assembly inject £610,000 into Altech
Finance Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government have invested £610,000 in Altech Software Ltd to expand its Vision For Food software applications.
Capricorn leads £4.9m investment in Green Biologics
Capricorn Venture Partners has led a £4.9m investment round in UK bio-fuels producer Green Biologics.
Highgate launches UK tech fund
Highgate Associates and Enterprise Corporate Finance are raising a fund to invest in start-up high-tech companies in the UK.
Phoenix's £450m fund reaches hard cap
Phoenix Equity Partners has reached the hard cap on its new £450m mid-market fund.