Silicon Valley Bank, financial partner to the technology, life science, cleantech, private equity and venture capital industries, has opened a full service commercial banking branch in London to serve both local and international businesses. The first US  bank to open a commercial banking branch in the UK in several years,

A new bank, Cambridge & Counties Bank, targeting established small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), has launched in the UK.  The bank will provide SMEs with loans secured against commercial property as well as a highly competitive deposit account. In addition to this, it will also offer secured pension scheme lending,

Funds advised by Apax Partners (Apax) and JMI Equity are to acquire Paradigm Ltd (‘Paradigm’), the largest independent software vendor focused on the growing oil and gas exploration & production (E&P) space, for approximately USD1 billion in an all-cash transaction. Paradigm is a multi-national company with a significant presence across

The management team behind Find Invest Grow (FIG), a venture capital firm targeting the student and recent graduate market, has launched the asset management company New Model Venture Capital (NMVC).  NMVC’s first fund, the FIG Concept Seed Fund (the Fund), will provide access to FIG’s current portfolio of start-up investments

Montagu Private Equity (Montagu) has sold medical supplies manufacturer BSN medical (BSN) to EQT VI (EQT) for an enterprise value of around EUR1.8 billion. The transaction is subject to statutory regulatory clearances.   BSN, with close to EUR700 million in sales and approximately 4,000 employees, is one of the world’s

A holding company owned by the Permira funds is to acquire Intelligrated (www.intelligrated.com), a North American-based provider of automated material handling solutions, services and products, in a transaction at a valuation in excess of USD500 million. Intelligrated’s management, led by founders Chris Cole and Jim McCarthy, will maintain a significant

Maven Capital Partners has sold its investment in Transys Projects Limited (Transys) to the German engineering concern Vossloh Kiepe, the rail transportation division of MDAX listed Vossloh AG. 

Transys is engaged in the provision of turnkey and engineering consulting solutions relating to the maintenance and enhancement of rail rolling stock.

Gresham Private Equity, the UK mid market private equity specialist, has successfully exited Marston Group through the sale of the business to Inflexion Private Equity. The performance of the Marston Group will result in a strong return on investment for Gresham. Gresham led the management buy-out of Drakes, a leading

Private equity firm Catterton Partners has made a capital investment in Mendocino Farms, the rapidly-growing gourmet sandwich casual restaurant brand. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed but Mendocino Farms plans to use the investment to fund expansion throughout Southern California and eventually to new geographic regions.  Mendocino Farms

Business Growth Fund (BGF), established to help the UK’s fast growing smaller and medium sized businesses, has invested GBP3 million of growth capital in the Cennox Plc group of companies (including ATM Parts and Mainet) which provides services to the ATM (cash machines) sector.  Cennox was founded in 2004 by Clive