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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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UK exit for Matrix nets swift returns

Matrix Private Equity Partners has exited its investment in portfolio business App-DNA Group for US$92 million (£58 million).

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ISIS Equity Partners invests £42 million in the cloud

Private equity firm ISIS Equity Partners has acquired a majority interest in cloud computing business Onyx Group, in a deal worth £42 million.

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LDC injects £15 million into SEP’s latest fund

The mid-market private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, LDC, has returned as an investor for Scottish Equity Partners, committing £15 million to the firm’s latest fund.

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Streetcar backers make new investment

Knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) business The Smart Cube has received a capital injection through an investment from Smedvig Capital.

Exit Strategies

Know your exit strategy before you invest in a business

The blunt truth is that private equity houses need to understand what the exit strategy is the moment they start talking to potential investee companies. GrowthBusiness blogger Wol Kolade explains.

Venture Capital Funding

Private equity returns to the fore

After spending much of 2009 shying away from investments, private equity showed renewed strength in 2010 through its exits.

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Hoberman’s mydeco secures eVenture investment

Home interiors website mydeco, founded by lastminute.com’s Brent Hoberman, has secured investment from pan-Atlantic private equity company eVenture Capital Partners.

Venture Capital Funding

Private equity to maintain push

Research from accountancy firm Grant Thornton shows that the majority of private equity firms do not expect the number of new buyouts to decline in the next year.

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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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