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Management team leads buy-out of BPE

Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has been acquired through a buy-out led by its management team, and is to be renamed as Equistone Partners Europe.

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Barclays Private Equity to Equistone after buy-out

The management team of Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has acquired the private equity division of the high street bank in a buy-out and renamed the business Equistone Partners Europe.

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Ingenious launches Shelley Media Fund 5

Ingenious Ventures, the entertainment-focused venture capital trust (VCT) and Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS) manager, has launched its fifth Shelley Media Fund.

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Double deal day for Google

Internet giant Google has made its 58th and 59th acquisitions of the year with the purchases of Apture and Katango.

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Tech M&A surges ahead

The value of disclosed global technology deals has risen by 8 per cent to a total of $56.4 billion during the third quarter of 2011, new statistics show.

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BGF expected to rival dealmakers

The government-backed Business Growth Fund (BGF) is expected to bring about direct competition with private equity firms, new findings show.

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Third fund closed at £100 million for Alcuin

Private equity firm Alcuin Capital Partners has closed its Third Alcuin Fund after securing its target of £100 million in commitments.

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Evander Glazing & Locks secures growth capital

Private equity firms Bridgepoint Development Capital and Lloyds Development Capital (LDC) have made a growth capital investment in locksmith Evander Glazing & Locks.

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Third fund closed at £100 million for Alcuin

Private equity firm Alcuin Capital Partners has closed its Third Alcuin Fund after securing its target of £100 million in commitments.

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Evander Glazing & Locks secures growth capital

Private equity firms Bridgepoint Development Capital and Lloyds Development Capital (LDC) have made a growth capital investment in locksmith Evander Glazing & Locks.

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Blinkx buys Prime Visibility Media Group

AIM-listed video search engine Blinkx has made its second acquisition of 2011 with the purchase of Prime Visibility Media Group (PVMG).

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Rakuten closes book on Kobo

E-commerce business Rakuten has agreed to buy electronic book (e-book) retailer Kobo for $315 million (£197 million).

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Index Ventures raises €500 million tech fund

Venture capital firm Index Ventures has closed its largest ever growth fund after raising €500 million (£430 million) to invest in fast-growing globally ambitious technology businesses.

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AIM on track with 2010

August saw a total of £161.1 million raised via new and further issues, with £87 million raised through new issues alone.

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