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August plans building phase for 4Projects

The UK mid-market buyout firm has completed its second deal this year, buying project management software business 4Projects.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Hermes Private Equity buys food brands

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

Charterhouse Group to make 7x logistics exit

New York-based Charterhouse Group will sell waste management logistics company Oakleaf Global to New Mountain Capital for $655 million.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Campbell to become chairman if Three Delta triumphs, Mellor not involved

Three Delta has confirmed Tony Campbell will become chairman of UK supermarket Sainsbury’s if its offer succeeds, although the Sainsbury family is reportedly set against the deal.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Branson may join Virgin Media take-private bid(3)

The hotly contested auction for cable company Virgin Media may be facilitated by shareholder Sir Richard Branson, while the number of reportedly interested bidders continues to increase.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Hunter drops out of Dobbies bidding

Tesco’s offer bid for Dobbies garden centre looks likely to succeed, after Tom Hunter’s West Coast Capital pulled out of the bidding.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Rutland looks to clean up with Dirt Devil

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.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

HMV sells off Japan arm to DSM

DSM Investments has won the battle to buy the 62-store Japanese operation of UK-listed music and books retailer HMV Group, which decided to sell the division following a strategic review.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Graphite buys add-on gas supplier

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

Bank of Scotland buys LDC’s stake in property business(3)

Lloyds TSB Development Capital has sold its minority stake in UK property business Apollo Group to the Bank of Scotland.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

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