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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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Amplio snaps up bankrupt US water business

London private equity group Amplio has acquired almost all the assets of NASDAQ-quoted water treatment company Basin Water for $2 million.

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NVM celebrates lucrative exit

Medical diagnostics company DXS has been sold for as much as $130 million, leading to a ‘record exit’ for NVM Private Equity.

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Silverfleet Capital nabs Kalle

European private equity house Silverfleet Capital has acquired Kalle, a manufacturer of sausage casings, for €212.5 million (£183 million).

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Hampson Aerospace in private equity buy-out

Darwin Private Equity has acquired the aerospace machining division of Hampson Industries for £23.7 million, the firm's second deal since it was founded in 2007.

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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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Dunedin acts as own bank

Mid-market UK private equity house Dunedin has revealed it is now providing its own senior debt in order to complete buy-out transactions quicker.

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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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Cultivating growth

Early-stage venture capital (VC) and private equity are two entirely different games, writes Simon Cook, CEO of DFJ Esprit.

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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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Dunedin refinances Hawksford

Private equity firm Dunedin has completed the debt refinancing of trust management company Hawksford International - formerly known as Rathbone Trust International.

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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.