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IDIS, a Surrey-based importer and distributor of unlicensed pharmaceuticals to named patients, has completed a £22 million management buyout with the backing of Close Brothers Private Equity.
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US private equity house Castle Harlan has completed the £293 million acquisition of Doncaster-based plastic pipes manufacturer Polypipe in a deal facilitated by corporate finance boutique Livingstone Guarantee.
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Warwick-based specialised manufacturer Britax International has agreed to sell its childcare division to US private equity giant The Carlyle Group in a £230 million transaction.
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Following last week’s news that family business buyout specialist Sand Aire Private Equity is to be acquired by Dunedin Capital, David Williams, Sand Aire’s managing director, has confirmed that he is moving on.
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Edinburgh-based Dunedin Capital Partners is on the verge of acquiring rival buyout business Sand Aire Private Equity (SAPE), a specialist investor in owner-managed and family-run businesses.
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Online games outfit Midasplayer.com has turned some of its equity to gold, after leading private equity investment group Apax Partners came in for a €34 million minority stake (around £23 million).
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Global Brands, the exclusive master franchisee for Domino’s Pizza in Switzerland Luxemburg and Liechtenstein, is looking to raise up to £3.5 million ahead of an AIM flotation in September.
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Octopus Asset Management, the operator of four venture capital trusts – namely, Eclipse 1 and 2, BioScience and Phoenix VCT – has revealed it is seeking to raise up to £60 million through a new twin investment vehicle.
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Global Brands, the exclusive master franchisee for Domino’s Pizza in Switzerland Luxemburg and Liechtenstein, is looking to raise up to £3.5 million ahead of an AIM flotation in September.
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Octopus Asset Management, the operator of four venture capital trusts – namely, Eclipse 1 and 2, BioScience and Phoenix VCT – has revealed it is seeking to raise up to £60 million through a new twin investment vehicle.
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ApaTech, an orthopaedic implants company spun out from the University of London’s Queen Mary College, has secured a £2 million finance facility from Noble Venture Finance.
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Broker John East has raised £5.5 million at 100p a share for Vimio – a Swedish university spin-out with an eye on the mobile data market – ahead of its £25.5 million AIM flotation next week.
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Nick Tod is resigning from the helm of card vending machine group Scott Tod, which expects to report a full-year loss of up to £1.1 million.
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Sandwich and coffee bar operator EAT has completed a £39 million management buyout from 3i, with the aid of Glasgow-based private equity group Penta Capital.
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