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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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Private equity firms need to refinance debt

The majority of private equity firms do not expect the number of new buyouts to decline in the next year but many private equity houses have not refinanced their debt 'storing up trouble for the future', research shows.

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ECI acquires Peter Jones’s Wireless Logic

Entrepreneur and investor Peter Jones has disposed of his interest in Wireless Logic to private equity firm ECI Partners and management in a deal worth £38 million.

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Anthemis and business angels back FinanceAcar

Online car marketplace FinanceAcar has closed a venture funding round led by private equity firm Anthemis Group and several angel investors.

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GMT acquires MeetingZone in second 2011 deal

Technology, media and telecoms private equity firm GMT Communications Partners has teamed up with the management team to acquire MeetingZone for £38.5 million.

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Angel Springs secures investment from LDC

Private equity provider LDC has invested in water cooler business Angel Springs in order to support its buy-and-build strategy.

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Global private equity on the rise

Private equity-backed M&A has risen by 51 per cent over the same period last year, with transactions totalling $128.2 billion (£80.4 billion).

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Inflexion sees Red with sale to Dunedin

Mid-market private equity investor Inflexion Private Equity has agreed to sell portfolio company Red Commerce to Dunedin in a secondary buy-out valued at £44 million.

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Private equity deals rise on technology investments

The number and value of deals completed in the first half of 2011 soared as technology, media and telecommunications businesses attracted the most private equity investment.

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CBPE Capital agrees sale of Stewart Group

London-based CBPE Capital has agreed the sale of its portfolio company Stewart Group to ALS Group.

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Private equity to invest in financial services

More than two thirds of private equity houses plan to invest in the UK financial services market in the coming year, despite citing regulation as a hindrance to investment.

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The big squeeze in private equity

With competition among private equity firms to identify the best deals higher than ever, how are the changes affecting the market.

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Leading academic exposes ‘misleading’ private equity returns

University of Oxford academic Ludovic Philappou has found that the returns reported by the private equity industry can be misleading.

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