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Graphite buys add-on gas supplier(4)

The UK mid-market firm has invested in the platform gas business it bought in June, taking total financing to more than £50m with the acqusition of Global Gas Supplies.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Gresham recruits from Deloitte

Gresham has recruited James Slipper from Deloitte as a partner, after working with the accountant on a number of deals.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Hermes Private Equity buys food brands(3)

The UK mid-market firm has acquired the manufacturer of TV celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott's branded food products installing a new management team to grow the business.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Graphite triples money on hotel deal(2)

UK leisure group Whitbread has bought Graphite Capital's Golden Tulip hotel franchise for £44 million, tripling the mid-market firm's return. The business has nine hotels under development.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Balderton bets on mobile

The former European arm of Benchmark Capital has backed an experienced team to launch a mobile betting service in the UK.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Octopus and Foresight make 4.4x return from outsourcing company

Octopus Private Equity and Foresight Group, the small and medium enterprise investors, have sold their controlling stakes in outsourcing company Covion Holdings with an 84 percent internal rate of return over two and a half years.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

ACON earns 13.5x on Brazilian supermarket

TPG-affiliate ACON Investments has completed its second exit from a Latin American supermarket chain, with the sale of GBarbosa to strategic buyer Cencosud.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Graphite buys add-on gas supplier(3)

The UK mid-market firm has invested in the platform gas business it bought in June, taking total financing to more than £50m with the acqusition of Global Gas Supplies.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Three Delta drops Sainsbury’s bid after Qatari talks

Three Delta has withdrawn its bid for Sainsbury’s citing the problems in the credit markets and an equity increase demanded by the UK supermarket’s pension trustees.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Rock decision expected mid January

Troubled Northern Rock buys time with Olivant, an investment firm and one of two live bids for the bank, by offering access to the three financing banks working with rival bidder Virgin.

3 min read · 04 January 2013

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