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3i and ArcLight back oil and gas company(2)

ArcLight Capital Partners has joined 3i’s growth capital division in the latest funding round for UK listed Venture Production, as buyout firms continue to target the oil and gas sector.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

UK venture firms back vibration harvesting technology

A trio of VCs have clubbed together in a series B-funding round of Perpetuum, which is developing a clean tech generator to capture energy from small vibrations and convert it to electricity.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Icelandic group to trump Candover’s Stork bid(3)

UK buyout firm Candover is faced with a rival bid for the industrial group Stork from Icelandic investor group LME, which holds a blocking stake in the company.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

VCs back property website seeking media partnerships

Property website extate.co.uk has secured seed funding from The Accelerator Group, Arts Alliance and Samos Investments, as it begins to seek strategic partnerships.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Arcapita exits wind farm in second deal this week(3)

Prudential M&G’s infrastructure arm Infracapital Partners and an unnamed group advised by JP Morgan Asset Management have bought a one third stake in wind farm Zephyr Investments from Arcapita Bank, in the Bahrain-based investor’s second deal this week.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

KKR signs Turkey’s largest deal

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, the US buyout firm, has bought UN Ro-Ro in its first transaction in Turkey, making it the latest firm to gain exposure to the country and the neighbouring MENA region.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Government to block Lone Star KEB sale to HSBC(2)

Lone Star’s attempts to sell its controversial stake in Korea Exchange Bank are set to be delayed still further, just days after the firm’s office was raided by tax officials investigating its recent deals.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

UK buyout firms feast before the famine

The liquidity problems in the debt markets did not restrain record third quarter figures in the UK as deals were signed before the beginning August. However, big four accountant Deloitte said it expects few deals to complete in the next quarter.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

3i and ArcLight back oil and gas company

ArcLight Capital Partners has joined 3i’s growth capital division in the latest funding round for UK listed Venture Production, as buyout firms continue to target the oil and gas sector.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Lion looks to private bidders for Wagamama

Lion Capital, the European buyout firm, has called off a planned listing for Japanese restaurant chain Wagamama because a trade sale will fetch a better price as it looks to exit after two years ownership.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

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