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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.

Venture Capital Funding

Ready, set, consolidate

Amid an atmosphere of greater caution regarding deals, private equity houses are moving away from a generalist approach and towards more sector-targeted portfolios.

Exit Strategies

Distressed exiting

In a buyer's market, private equity firms must be prepared to hold out for the right price.

News

Nujira raises £10 million to expand operations

Climate Change Capital Private Equity has led a £10 million fundraising for Nujira, a developer of technology to reduce power consumption in smartphones, to expand operations.

Venture Capital Funding

Exit in an orderly fashion

When private equity firms make an investment, the exit plan is already looming large on the agenda.

News

Bridgepoint sees return on investment

Private equity firm Bridgepoint has exited its investment in Environmental Resources Management (ERM) in a deal worth US$950 million (£585 million), six years after it paid US$535 million to acquire a 57 per cent stake in a secondary buy-out for the business.

Opinion

In a post crisis world private equity can play a vital role

Even the best entrepreneurial businesses need capital to grow and develop. Private equity is very much open to business.

News

Duke Street makes another purchase

The private equity firm behind the recent secondary buy-out of noodle-bar chain Wagamama has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in QCNS Cruise Europe, a business which sells cruises in South European markets.

News

Montagu closes €2.5bn fundraising

Montagu Private Equity has completed a €2.5 billion fundraising for European investment.

News

Silverfleet sees return on investment

Private equity firm Silverfleet Capital has exited its investment with European Dental Partners in a €170 million deal with Lifco Dental International AB.

News

TMT push continues for LDC

LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has acquired a majority stake in UK2 Group, a business which provides international hosting from data centres in the UK and the US.

News

Funds ‘too conservative’ in valuations

Private equity firms are more 'conservative' than 'optimistic' in valuations, with about 75 per cent underestimating final rates of return in the first year of investment, research reveals.

News

Allan Leighton joins LDC investment in musicMagpie

Private equity firm LDC has made a 'significant investment' in Entertainment Magpie, the online buyer of pre-owned CDs, DVDs, and games, to fund the business's continuing international expansion.

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