HomeServe, a West Midlands-based insurance company, has acquired France-based rival Société Française de Garantie from April Group Dommages Particuliers for up to £24 million.
Australian private equity firm Harbert has made its maiden investment in solar panel provider Solar Shop, valuing the business at A$50 million (£24 million).
The UK buy-out market stayed close to last year’s lows in the first quarter of 2009, with £2.0 billion invested in 86 buy-outs, according to the Centre for Management Research (CMBOR).
AIM-traded companies are confident about the potential for closing M&A deals over the following 12 months, according to the 2009 AIM M&A Survey by stockbroker Daniel Stewart & Company.
Tough times continue for dealmakers in the UK as deal volumes and valuations keep heading south, according to BDO Stoy Hayward’s Private Company Price Index (PCPI).
AIM-traded companies are confident about the potential for closing M&A deals over the following 12 months, according to the 2009 AIM M&A Survey by stockbroker Daniel Stewart & Company.
Tough times continue for dealmakers in the UK as deal volumes and valuations keep heading south, according to BDO Stoy Hayward’s Private Company Price Index (PCPI).
Pressure is growing on the Treasury to increase tax relief under the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) to boost investment in growth companies in the UK.
Lab21, a Cambridge-based healthcare diagnostics company, has acquired Plasmatec Laboratory Products, a Dorset-based manufacturer and distributor of in vitro diagnostic tests.
