Longbow Capital is launching the Longbow Growth and Income VCT, a tax-efficient investment vehicle offering investors the opportunity to invest in a portfolio of innovative British life enhancement and wellbeing companies. The VCT aims to invest in 15-30 unquoted companies with a particular emphasis on products that can be distributed

Global private equity firm The Riverside Company has acquired German auto accessory firm Rameder Anhängerkupplungen und Autoteile (Rameder). Rameder is a market leader in the distribution of automotive carrier systems and related accessories in Germany. The firm offers tow bars for almost any make and model car sold in Europe.

Private equity investor Trevor Bayley, one of the founding partners of HgCapital, is backing a management takeover of Scottish recycling business Redeem. The management buy-in (MBI) of Redeem is being led by Curt Hopkins and Pete Petrondas, who assume the roles of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Operating Officer

Newly formed private equity firm Quaestus Capital is to focus on the emerging asset management sector. Led by Les Hollis, with 20 years of investing, operating and fundraising experience, Quaestus will invest in asset management firms and actively work with firms to optimise their fundraising, talent recruitment, operations and overall

The Riverside Company has acquired Orliman, a Spanish manufacturer and distributor of non-invasive orthopaedic braces and supports.   The global orthopaedic device market is valued at EUR16.1 billion.    Orliman, founded in 1980 and headquartered in Valencia, is makes and distributes devices that support patients’ lower limbs and torsos. All

Microvisk Technologies, the developer of a handheld system to monitor the blood clotting status of patients taking the drug Warfarin, has raised GBP6 million through a rights issue to existing investors in an oversubscribed round. This is the third successful funding round for Microvisk, which has secured GBP10.5m in the

The Carlyle Group is to acquire AlpInvest from APG and PGGM through a strategic joint venture with the management of AlpInvest. The transaction will comprise 100% of the share capital of AlpInvest and will enable AlpInvest, APG and PGGM to pursue their own respective multi-client strategies. APG and PGGM will

Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), the FTSE 250 listed investment firm and asset manager with EUR12 billion under management, together with Exponent Private Equity has agreed to finance the acquisition of Premier Foods’ meat free division Marlow Foods for GBP205 million.

 ICG is providing junior debt and equity financing of GBP80

CDC, the UK’s Development Finance Institution, has announced a USD30 million investment in the African Infrastructure Investment Fund 2 (AIIF2), an equity investment fund committed to developing basic infrastructure in Africa.   CDC’s USD30m commitment will help AIIF2 move closer to its target size of USD600m, which it will use

Leading mid-market private equity firm LDC has backed the expansion of eConveyancer, a fast growing provider of software for online conveyancing and home buyer search services, with a significant injection of development capital.   Oxfordshire-based eConveyancer, established in 2003, currently has a two per cent share of the UK online conveyancing