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Permira said to eye almost £1.3bn raise through IPO of iconic British bootmaker Dr Martens

European private equity major Permira is reportedly looking to raise almost £1.3bn through the IPO of renowned British bootmaker Dr Martens.

Montagu Private Equity buys reproductive biotech specialist IMV from Qualium Investissement

UK buyout house Montagu Private Equity has entered exclusive negotiations with Qualium Investissement and management to acquire IMV Technologies.

PE-backed Moonpig follows Covid-lockdown profit boom with up to £1.2bn London IPO

Exponent Private Equity is set for a powerful IPO of UK greetings card business Moonpig amid the company emerging as one of the big winners of the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.

Growing pensions, employee benefits business Broadstone stays in PE hands with Livingbridge sale to ICG

Mid-market UK private equity house Livingbridge has agreed the sale of Broadstone, a provider of specialist pensions, trustee, and employee benefits solutions, to ICG.

European private equity still facing challenges despite strong fight against 2020’s uncertainty

European private equity dealflow has held up remarkably well amid the huge uncertainty caused by Covid-19 and the UK's impending exit from the EU - but big challenges remain according to new research from Mercer.

New partner for Livingbridge amid trio of promotions at UK firm

Mid-market UK private equity house Livingbridge has named James Titmuss as its newest partner amid a trio of promotions at the firm.

Fund looking to revolutionise the UK’s electric vehicle charging infrastrucure reaches £380m

Zouk Capital is within touching distance of the £400m target for the UK government fund it is managing aiming to catalyse the rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the country.

Private equity firms said to prep £400m-plus KPMG restructuring operations unit bids

'Big four' professional services firm KPMG is reportedly in the sights of private equity majors as they look to pick up its UK restructuring operations.

DWS strikes £1bn valuation through significant Inflexion minority investment

Inflexion has helped IT, comms and cloud business Digital Wholesale Solutions to a £1bn valuation through a significant minority investment.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice makes its 12th investment into the industrial distribution sector over the past decade

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has acquired Wolseley UK, a specialist distributor of plumbing, heating, climate control, pipe and infrastructure & utility products, in a deal worth £308m.

Blackstone in talks for £3bn Signature Aviation buyout, GIP sees bid rejected

Global buyout giant Blackstone is in talks for a potential £3bn takeover of British private jet business Signature Aviation.

AnaCap Financial Partners makes third UK wealth management buyout with Novia deal

Specialist private equity investor AnaCap Financial Partners has agreed its third buyout in the UK wealth management platform space with the purchase of Novia Financial.

Montagu Private Equity to buy Capita education software unit, merge with ParentPay

Europe's Montagu Private Equity has agreed to acquire the Education Software Solutions business of Capita plc alongside an investment in ParentPay Group.

Ada Ventures seals hard cap-busting $50m debut fund close to back overlooked founders

Ada Ventures, the VC firm launched last year to profit from overlooked founders and impact deals, has scored an above-hard-cap $50m final close for its debut fund.

Rutland Partners promotes two to investment director after six years with firm

UK private equity house Rutland Partners has promoted two to investment director after six years with the business.

Japan’s ORIX Corp buys 70% stake in UK asset manager Gravis Capital Management

Japan's ORIX Corporation has bought a 70% stake in £3bn AUM fund manager Gravis Capital Management.

Sovereign Capital buys into business consulting, tech services business Zenitech

UK buy-and-build private equity specialist Sovereign Capital Partners has invested in Zenitech, a strategic business consulting and tech services provider.

BC Partners ups aggressive takeover offer for G4S through Gardaworld to £3.68bn

BC Partners has upped its aggressive takeover offer for UK security business G4S to £3.68bn as its ongoing efforts to buy the company continue.

Secondaries specialist Keyhaven scores 1.7x return on PIC investment

Secondaries private equity specialist Keyhaven Capital has sealed a 1.7x return selling its minority stake in UK-based Pensions Insurance Corporation.

CBPE Capital clears target for Fund X with £561m hard cap close

UK private equity firm CBPE Capital has struck the hard cap for its tenth flagship investment fund after closing the vehicle on £561m.

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