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Charme, Livingbridge sell Witherslack to Mubadala Capital

Charme Capital Partners and Livingbridge are to sell their majority stake in UK-based children's education and care provider Witherslack Group to Mubadala Capital.

Permira leads series G round for $3bn Seismic, JMI Equity and Lightspeed also invest

Global buyout house Permira has led a $170m series G round funding for sales enablement company Seismic to give it a $3bn valuation. The post Permira leads series G round for $3bn Seismic, JMI Equity

Rutland Partners buys into Southgate Global to catch sustainable packaging demand

UK private equity house Rutland Partners has completed the acquisition of packaging supplier Southgate Global, eyeing its product development capability to meet the rising demand for sustainable packaging. The post Rutland Partners buys into Southgate

Exponent to exit publisher Dennis in GBP 300m trade sale

Exponent is to sell UK-headquartered publisher Dennis to market peer Future in a deal that values the business at around GBP 300m.

Exponent agrees £300m sale of The Week publisher Dennis to Future

British private equity house Exponent has agreed the £300m sale of The Week publisher Dennis to trade buyer Future. The post Exponent agrees £300m sale of The Week publisher Dennis to Future first appeared on

Apiary invests in MediaSense

Apiary Capital has taken a majority stake in MediaSense, a UK-based media advisory business.

Stock Spirits agrees to CVC acquisition offer

The board of listed UK vodka maker Stock Spirits has agreed the terms of a cash offer by CVC Capital Partners valuing the business at GBP 767m.

Foresight Group makes £4.75m investment in unmanned jet manufacturer Callen-Lenz Associates

Infrastructure-focused Foresight Group has made a £4.75m investment into Callen-Lenz Associates to scale the business by expanding its workforce. The post Foresight Group makes £4.75m investment in unmanned jet manufacturer Callen-Lenz Associates first appeared on

Rockpool nets 12.7x on sale of Outright Games to EMK

EMK Capital has acquired a majority stake in Outright Games, a UK videogames developer and publisher, from Rockpool Investments.

Cairngorm Capital closes Fund III on £200m hard cap, almost 2x Fund II size

Cairngorm Capital has closed its third fund on £200m hard cap, almost doubled its £107.5m predecessor fund. The post Cairngorm Capital closes Fund III on £200m hard cap, almost 2x Fund II size first appeared

Cairngorm raises GBP 200m for fund III

UK-based sponsor Cairngorm Capital Partners has closed it third fund on its hard-cap of GBPP 200m.

UK gov’t’s crackdown on local authority borrowing improves credit, says Moody’s

Moody’s has welcomed the UK government’s announcement of measures to strengthen local authority finances by limiting the sector’s capacity for commercial activity, particularly purchases of commercial property.

First Darktrace selldown priced at 9.5% discount

A group of pre-IPO shareholders have completed the first selldown of stock in Darktrace, the UK cyber security company, since its flotation on the London Stock Exchange at the end of April.

CD&R has two extra weeks to consider Morrisons buyout

Private equity major Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has received an extended deadline from the Takeover Panel to consider a counter takeover bid for the supermarket chain Morrisons. The firm will now have until 20 August

Video: Q&A with Rutland Partners' David Wardrop

David Wardrop, a partner at UK-based private equity house Rutland Partners, joins Unquote editor Greg Gille to discuss how the firm is approaching the post-Covid investment landscape.

PFC tests market with fixed rate loan

India’s Power Finance Corp is raising a loan with a fixed rate as it looks to move away from Libor, but its decision has received lukewarm response from lenders concerned about the lack of precedents.

$73.3bn-managing IMCO bought into Green Frog Power to capitalize on the adoption of renewable energy in the UK

The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario has agreed to buy 100% stake of UK Green Frog Power as it expects the UK to be a global leader in the adoption of intermittent renewable energy over

Tenzing nets 5.6x on exit of Smoothwall

Tenzing has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its investment in Smoothwall, a UK provider of safeguarding technology to the education sector, to Australian cybersecurity business Family Zone for GBP 75.5m.

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