Chelverton Asset Management Limited (Chelverton), a specialist investor in sub-FTSE 100 quoted equities and unquoted SMEs, has completed its first realisation of 2018 on behalf of its Investor Club. Crawley-based Tufwell Glass Limited (Tufwell) has been sold to Brownhills Investments Limited – the holding company for Midlands-based Brownhills Glass and
Global investment manager AMP Capital has agreed to acquire 49 per cent of London Luton Airport from Ardian on behalf of investors in its Global Infrastructure Equity strategy. London Luton Airport (London Luton) is the fifth-largest UK airport, serving 15.8 million passengers in 2017, and the fastest-growing airport in the
Verdane Capital IX has closed the acquisition of a three-company portfolio from Germany-based Bauer Media Group. The acquired portfolio consists of the three companies: navabi, CareerFoundry and Kyto, with Verdane Capital IX having taken over all of Bauer Media Group’s shares in the companies. Verdane Capital IX, a well-known investor
DOB Equity, a leading Dutch family-backed impact investor, has completed its first investment in Rwanda, in grain trading company Sarura Commodities. DOB Equity’s investment means the company is now present in all five East African countries. Sarura Commodities links smallholder farmers to reliable input and service providers to increase
Mike Amey, PIMCO’s head of sterling portfolio management and ESG strategies on the challenges facing the Bank of England… The Bank of England has had to navigate a difficult set of circumstances in its attempts to raise interest rates. As far back as 2014, Governor Mark Carney suggested that rate
Inflexion Private Equity has created Comparison Technologies, a multi-channel price comparison enabler in home services (energy, broadband, TV and telephone), through the simultaneous buyouts of Energy Helpline (EHL) and UK Web Media (UKWM). Founded in 2002, EHL is a price comparison tool for the electricity and gas sectors. It operates
The Primal Pantry, a specialist in healthy snacks, has landed a GBP3 million investment from NVM Private Equity for a minority stake in the brand. Primal Pantry says it is creating a ‘real food revolution’ with its range of natural award winning snack bars, which are made with only a
Ropes & Gray has advised Nordic Capital, a leading private equity investor in the Nordic region, on the closing of its milestone EUR2.5 billion continuation vehicle for its seventh fund. The innovative secondary transaction is the world’s largest ever GP-led secondaries deal. Ropes & Gray advised Nordic Capital alongside Kirkland
Natterbox has secured significant Series A funding from Octopus Investments to continue its rapid growth. Self-funded to date by its founders, Natterbox has always heavily invested in product development and evolving its service offering. Natterbox says the new injection will boost marketing and sales, helping to further improve customer service
Macfarlanes has advised venture capital investor Dawn Capital on the raising of its third fund, Dawn III, which after increasing its hard cap twice, attracted commitments of GBP165 million, making it one of the largest venture capital funds raised in Europe in the last couple of years. The fund which
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