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Bridgepoint secures exclusive talks on HobbyCraft acquisition
Bridgepoint Capital is on the verge of acquiring HobbyCraft, the UK's largest arts and craft retailer, for over £100m.
Advent wins £500m DFS auction
Advent International has succeeded with its £500m bid to acquire DFS, a home furniture retailer.
Yorkshire Bank's Kilpatrick takes on acquisition finance role
Yorkshire Bank has promoted Roddy Kilpatrick to area director within its Corporate & Structured Finance (CSF) team in the North West.
Octopus Capital invests £1.3m into Gymbox
Octopus Ventures has invested £1.3m into health club business Gymbox.
Private equity bidding for RBS' WorldPay
Recent press reports suggest that private equity parties will figure strongly in the second round of bidding for RBS’ payment processing business WorldPay.
MMC Ventures invests in Creativity Software
MMC Ventures has provided growth financing to mobile telecommunications software designer Creativity Software in return for a significant minority stake.
August-backed Enara pushes on build-up
August Equity LLP-backed home care provider Enara Group has completed the acquisition of six add-ons: Village Homecare Services (Wales), Somebody Cares, Community Careline Peacehaven, Care 4 Agency, Homelink Care Services and Capital Care.
West of England Trust buys back shares from 3i for £9m
West of England Trust Ltd has bought back its shares from 3i for £9m.
VCT fundraising picks up
New figures released today by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) show a spike in fundraising activity for VCTs in the 2009/10 tax year.
Maven invests £2m in Neolab
Maven Capital Partners has invested £2m in Neolab Limited to fund the company's growth.
PE interested in Evershot
Media reports suggest that CVC Capital Partners and a consortium of Morgan Stanley Infrastructure, 3i Infrastructure and Star Capital have put forward bids in the £2bn auction of HSBC’s UK rail unit Evershot.
MCR appoints Sarah Bell as partner
Corporate insolvency and restructuring practice MCR has appointed Sarah Bell as partner. She will be based in the firm's Manchester office.
Throgmorton adds two to tax advisory unit
Throgmorton has boosted its tax advisory unit with the addition of Raminder Chowdhary as head of value added tax, and Stephen Smith, as tax manager.
Bank of Ireland sells 50% of private equity unit
The Bank of Ireland is reportedly selling 50% of fund-of-funds private equity investor, Paul Capital, as it works to raise €3.3bn to meet regulatory solvency requirements.
Kernel Capital et al. invest in ChipSensors
Kernel Capital has led Enterprise Ireland and London-based ETV Capital in a €2m investment in developer of microchip manufacturer, ChipSensors.
Private Equity investors court clothing retailer Phase Eight
Lloyds Development Capital, Inflexion and Change Capital have held discussions to acquire UK clothing retailer Phase Eight, according to media reports.
Private equity shows interest in Avolon
Press reports today suggest that CVC, Cinven and Oak Hill Capital Partners are poised to take a joint controlling stake in the Irish aircraft leasing business Avolon in a deal worth over $500m.
LDC backs United House expansion
Mid-market firm LDC has backed the expansion of United House, the social and private housing specialist.
Duke Street and Partners inject a further £30m into Oasis
Duke Street and Partners Group are backing dental chain Oasis Healthcare development plans. The fresh equity capital and a new acquisition facility will give Oasis access to up to £50m of growth capital to upgrade its existing estate, acquire established...
Balderton backs InterResolve
Balderton Capital has invested an undisclosed sum in independent injury claims company InterResolve.
Balderton et al. in £14m The Hut Group pre-IPO placing
Balderton Capital has participated in a £14m pre-IPO placing of online retailer, The Hut Group .
LDC increases stake in Ascend
LDC has purchased an additional stake in portfolio company Ascend, a provider of aviation information and consultancy services.
Accel bolsters London team
Global venture investor Accel Partners, has appointed Adam Valkin to join the firm’s London office.
Synova appoints new investment director
UK low to mid-market investor, Synova Capital LLP, has appointed Dr Joe Wiley as an investment director and head of healthcare.