Budget gym chain Xercise4Less is planning to roll-out further gyms across the UK after posting an 83 per cent increase in sales and securing a new round of funding from its equity partner, BGF (Business Growth Fund). The Leeds-headquartered business grew total sales to GBP21.9 million in the 12 months
Private equity (PE) in 2015 turned in a solid year against a backdrop of slowing global economy, increasing volatility in public equity markets and feverish competition that drove investment multiples to new highs, according to Bain & Company. The firm’s seventh annual private equity report reveals that new PE deal-making
The total capital raised by clients of impact investment intermediary ClearlySo has now surpassed GBP100 million with GBP60 million coming directly from ClearlySo’s network of institutional and high-net-worth individual investors. ClearlySo has helped more than 75 businesses and funds, including Ethical Property Company to let office space to “social
Observable Networks, an specialist in threat detection services, has closed USD1.625 million in convertible debt funding from investors arranged by DH Capital and SaaS sectors. Observable Networks received additional backing from Vectis Healthcare and Life Sciences Fund II, a private investor, of which Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. is a
Investec Private Banking has been confirmed as strategic partner for one of the largest fundraising events in the private equity industry – The Norwood Private Equity Dinner – which will be held on 6 June. The dinner is expected to raise over GBP150,000 for Norwood, a leading charity supporting vulnerable
idverde has acquired the holding company of Quadron Services, the UK grounds maintenance provider. Following quickly on from the acquisition of The Landscape Group (TLG) in 2015, idverde’s UK activities will grow to GBP90m annual turnover and 1,600 staff with enhanced geographical coverage across the UK and a significantly strengthened
AgFunder, the leading agriculture-focused online investment platform, has reported a record USD4.6 billion of investment into the agriculture technologies sector for 2015, almost double the USD2.36 billion invested in 2014, and outpacing growth in the broader venture capital market. Over the past five years, global investment in the agtech sector
Private equity managers are finding that increased demands for transparency from their LPs are requiring them to change their mindset, especially when it comes to sharing information on how assets are valued. LPs are doing more due diligence, asking PE managers to explain why they value a target company at, say, 8X EBITDA, and a
British Business Bank Investments, the commercial arm of the British Business Bank, has agreed to provide a GBP25 million facility to UK independent leasing company Haydock Finance. The three-year funding commitment is structured as a block discounting facility and is part of the Bank’s Investment Programme, which has now committed
Private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has acquired Texas Hydraulics, a manufacturer of highly engineered, custom-designed hydraulic cylinders, swivels and related components for mobile equipment applications, from Dover Corporation. Founded in 1968, and headquartered in Temple, TX, Texas Hydraulics provides front-end design solutions for the most challenging applications in a diverse
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