The total value of UK listed companies taken private by private equity firms increased from GBP2.3 billion to GBP21.1 billion in the last 12 months, shows new research from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP.
Sproud, the Swedish maker of a range of plant-based milks announces today that it has raised GBP4.8 million from growth capital investor, VGC Partners. The investment will be used to grow Sproud’s team, accelerate the brand’’s distribution and brand building activities in the company’s core markets – including the UK,
Dutch-German investment manager Primevest Capital Partners and communications group Vodafone Germany are to roll-out a state-of-the-art fibre optic network in the city of Hadamar in the Hessian district of Limburg-Weilburg. Primevest will finance and build the infrastructure for around EUR20 million and lease it back to operator Vodafone, which will
Global private equity firm OpenGate Capital’s portfolio company, SMAC, is to sell its skylights division to Kingspan Light + Air, a division of Kingspan Group. The agreement includes the sale of Skydôme, a subsidiary focused on the production of daylighting, ventilation, smoke evacuation, and roofing access systems, and Essemes Services,
Memery Crystal, a London-based law firm, has entered into an exclusive agreement with Parisian law firm, Fides Partners to offer UK clients a comprehensive and independent management advisory offering for private-equity backed deals. This tie-up will allow Memery Crystal to provide a unique advisory service to management teams that includes
Lonsdale Capital Partners (Lonsdale), a private equity firm focused on the lower mid-market, has exites its investment in GYG Plc (GYG), a superyacht painting, supply and maintenance company. The sale produces a return of 3x to Lonsdale and an IRR of 75 per cent. Lonsdale invested in the business in
Imaweb, an independent developer and provider of automotive and dealership digital software solutions in Europe, has acquired Procar, an automotive digital software solutions provider in the DACH market. Founded in 1998, Procar is one of the leading automotive digital software solutions providers in Germany, with around 1,000 clients. It provides
Foresight Group (Foresight), an independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has invested in Titania Group Limited (Titania), a cybersecurity automation software business. The investment will be used to support the senior management team in taking Titania through its next stage of growth, assisted by Foresight’s expertise in the sector.
Global investment firm The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) has acquired Jagex, a developer and publisher of video games. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, and employing more than 450 people, Jagex is one of the largest and most successful British video game studios, developing
UK-based growth capital investor BGF has made a further GBP4 million investment in fast-growth, lead generation technology business, ROI. This deal follows just seven months after BGF’s initial investment, taking the total invested to GBP7 million. In November 2020, ROI acquired the consumer finance assets of Raketech to accelerate the
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