Jo Nash

FF&P homes in on OKA(3)

Fleming Family & Partners, a UK asset manager, has bought a majority stake in UK home retail business OKA for an undisclosed amount.

Waterland exits e-payment business(2)

Waterland Private Equity Investments and Prime Technology Ventures have sold GlobalCollect, an e-payment service provider, to General Atlantic for an undisclosed amount.

Barclays sells Direct to LDC(3)

Lloyds Development Capital has bought Direct Group, a UK provider of insurance services, from Barclays Private Equity.

Rutland looks to clean up with Dirt Devil(2)

UK turnaround specialist Rutland Partners has bought Pulse Home Products, a supplier of domestic appliances, as it seeks to invest the £320 million fund it closed two weeks ago.

3i makes second US growth capital investment

The UK-listed private equity group has made a growth capital investment in a Canadian plastic manufacturer – its second North American deal since opening a US office last year.

VSS backs US e-commerce business

The New York and London-based media and communications specialist has backed SureSource, a US provider of outsourced e-commerce services for consumer product businesses.

Credit crunch forces Apax to postpone Emap bid

Apax Partners has reportedly been forced to postpone its bid for UK media business Emap while it struggles to find a bank prepared to underwrite the bid.

FF&P homes in on OKA(2)

Fleming Family & Partners, a UK asset manager, has bought a majority stake in UK home retail business OKA for an undisclosed amount.

Citi makes two Turkish venture investments(3)

The venture capital business of Citi Alternative Investments has bought stakes in two Turkey-quoted retail companies as it seeks to increase its exposure to the region.

Barclays sells Direct to LDC(2)

Lloyds Development Capital has bought Direct Group, a UK provider of insurance services, from Barclays Private Equity.