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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.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Kitwave Wholesale Group makes fourth private equity-backed acquisition

NVM Private Equity portfolio company Kitwave Wholesale Group has closed its latest acquisition through the purchase of Eden Farm.

News

Mortgage, loan and bridging finance firm Enterprise Finance added to ISIS Equity Partners portfolio

Loan distribution business Enterprise Finance has closed an undisclosed investment round, backed by ISIS Equity Partners.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Silverfleet Capital snaps up stake in Nordic camera business Phase One

British private equity firm Silverfleet Capital has invested in pan-European digital camera business Phase One.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Gresham Private Equity cashes in on Hotter investment 

Retail business Hotter Shoes now has a new private equity backer following a deal which sees existing investor Gresham Private Equity exit.

News

Baird Capital invests in British Olympic Games equipment provider

Global investor Baird Capital has made an investment though its UK arm into heating and cooling equipment business Watkins Hire.

News

Bowmark Capital raises £375 million fund in ten weeks

Private equity firm Bowmark Capital has closed its fifth fund and banked £375 million from a range of limited partners.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Buy-and-build deals continue for Palatine-backed MoneyPlus Group

Private equity backed MoneyPlus Group has made its eighth acquisition through the purchase of Debt Movers.

Mergers & Acquisitions

LDC out and Dunedin in as part of private equity switch at Kee Safety

Safety services business Kee Safety has closed the third management buy-out of its history by linking up with new backer Dunedin.

Mergers & Acquisitions

ISIS Equity Partners closes seventh exit of 2013 through CSC World sale

Following a six-year investment period, ISIS Equity Partners has exited its stake in structural engineering software business CSC World.

Venture Capital Funding

Venture capital and private equity firms failing on communication front

A lack of communication from private equity and venture capital firms is having a detrimental impact on reputation, a new survey suggests.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Allied Glass picks CBPE Capital as private equity backer for second time

Equistone Partners Europe has sold its majority stake in Allied Glass to fellow private equity firm CBPE Capital.

Mergers & Acquisitions

American buyer found for LDC investment JCC Lighting

A trade sale for LDC has seen the private equity arm of Lloyds Bank close its eighth exit of 2013.