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Private Equity

Articles on UK private equity, featuring latest news on buyouts, investments and exits, plus analysis on the advantages and risks for investors and those seeking capital.

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PE and VC funds post solid returns

Private equity and venture capital funds are outperforming pension fund assets and the FTSE All-Share, according to industry body the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA).

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Private equity GPs downbeat on future funds

The proportion of private equity general partners (GPs) who believe the economy will pick up has fallen from 81 per cent to 57 per cent, new statistics show.

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Adapt embarks on buy-and-build play

Seven months after teaming up with private equity firm Lyceum Capital, Adapt has bought eLINIA.

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Jaeger acquired by Better Capital

British fashion brand Jaeger has been acquired by the second fund of Jon Moulton's private equity vehicle Better Capital.

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Sovereign exits LM Funerals to Duke Street

Buy and build investor Sovereign Capital has sold LM Funerals, a business which it helped form, to a group of new private equity investors.

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Piper backs Loungers expansion

The private equity firm behind investments in Pitcher & Piano and Las Iguanas has provided growth capital to Bristol-based Loungers.

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Bowmark sells Data Explorers

Data Explorers has moved from private equity to trade ownership through a sale to a US buyer.

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NVM supports Volumatic take-private MBO

Following 30 years of public ownership Volumatic has secured the backing of a private equity investor.

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LDC divests lingerie business

A second deal in a week for Lloyds Development Captial has seen it sell its stake in Eveden Group.

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KnowledgeMill secures co-investment

In its sixth deal of 2012, YFM Equity Partners has backed KnowledgeMill and brought in a new executive chairman for the business.

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Team at Equistone lands first investment

The former private equity division of high street bank Barclays has completed its first investment since the firm became Equistone Partners Europe.

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RCapital sees future in Matrix Knowledge

Little Chef investor RCapital has backed Matrix Knowledge's plans to expand globally.