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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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Close Growth Capital bought by management

Structured equity provider Close Growth Capital has been acquired from Close Brothers by its three executive directors.

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Lombok in pre-pack administration

A private equity-led consortium has acquired the trading name and assets of high street furniture retailer Lombok from administrator KPMG.

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Private equity comeback?

The UK private equity deal drought has not ended, but there are rays of light, according to quarterly research by corporate finance advisory boutique Corbett Keeling.

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Private equity-backed home care business expands

Enara Group, a provider of domiciliary care services backed by private equity firm August Equity, has made two further acquisitions in Kent.

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Equity firm Baird backs Choices deal

Baird Capital Partners Europe, the UK mid-market arm of Baird Private Equity, has backed portfolio company Choices Holdings' acquisition of care group Domiciliary Care, based in Glasgow, for undisclosed terms.

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Funding for Spring Wireless

End-to-end wireless specialist Spring Wireless has received an equity investment of US$66 million (£37 million).

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Busy month for YFM

Venture capital firm YFM has invested in two Yorkshire-based software companies through the Yorkshire & Humber Equity Fund (YHEF).

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3i buys 49% of handbag business

Private equity group 3i has invested €118 million (£93 million) in the handbags and accessories division of Italian leather accessories group Antichi Pellettieri.

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Private equity-backed IPOs perform better

Companies with private equity backing that list on London’s markets perform better than those without, according to new analysis.

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Tekton sale nets YFM 122% return

YFM Private Equity, an investor in construction software business Tekton, says that it achieved an IRR of 122 per cent from the company’s sale to LSE-listed Sage.

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Fidelity invests £18.5 million in Complinet

Mid-market private equity specialist Fidelity Equity Partners has acquired a significant minority stake in Complinet, a provider of online regulatory solutions for the financial services industry, after investing £18.5 million ($37 million).

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ECI bid for Premier Research 

UK mid-market private equity firm ECI Partners (ECI) has made a bid to acquire clinical specialist Premier Research Group (PRG) for £60 million.