News

Mid-market private equity house Graphite Capital has upped its equity interest in nursing homes operator Avery Healthcare (along with management) to £23 million, in order to aid the latter’s ambitious expansion plans.

News

Close Brothers Growth Capital has backed the secondary management buy-out of sound mixing equipment designer Allen & Heath in a deal worth £9 million.

News

Private equity group CVC has been given permission by the European Commission to complete its purchase of a controlling stake in Formula One Group, the motor racing company infamously steered by the wily Bernie Ecclestone.

News

To successfully float on the stock market, your business must be inspiring enough to attract new cash and robust enough to withstand the rigours of the publicly-quoted world. More importantly, you need the best advisers – and we’ve found them.

News

Choices – the provider of residential care services for individuals with learning difficulties – has been acquired by its management, in a deal backed by Granville Baird Capital Partners. The private equity house invested £10 million in the transaction.

News

More than a quarter of growing businesses have been adversely affected by dealings with so-called phoenix companies, perfectly legitimate entities that have risen from the ashes of a failed venture – according to a survey from the Better Payments Practice Group.