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UK SMEs join chorus of gloomThere has been a sharp fall in optimism among small and medium-sized business according to the latest Bowmark Entrepreneurs’ Index, underlining the uncertainty of the next six months.
- DLJ buys education travel company for £100m
Bowmark Capital has made four times its money from a consolidation play in the UK educational travel market. DLJ plans to take advantage of trends driving the market to outsourced travel providers.
- Bowmark Capital boosts team
The UK mid-market firm has strengthened its team, as it continues to invest its latest fund raised this year.
- August exits care home roll-up for £75m
The secondary sale to Bowmark Capital came after August Equity made eight acquisitions for Healthcare Homes over two and a half years. Bowmark intends to continue the buy-and-build strategy.
- Bowmark Capital closes latest fund on £265m
The lower mid-market UK firm has capitalised on the surging interest in the smaller end of the buyout market as the credit crunch cripples its mega fund peers.
- SME executives back buyouts
A survey has revealed lower mid-market buyout firms are widely appreciated by UK entrepreneurs despite the negative publicity the industry has received in the country.
- Piper makes 6x return from Las Iguanas(3)
Piper Private Equity has sold its minority stake in UK Latin American-themed restaurant chain Las Iguanas to Bowmark Capital for £27 million, registering a 6 times return with a 40 percent IRR over five years.
- Piper makes 6x return from Las Iguanas(2)
Piper Private Equity has sold its minority stake in UK Latin American-themed restaurant chain Las Iguanas to Bowmark Capital for £27 million, registering a 6 times return with a 40 percent IRR over five years.
- Piper makes 6x return from Las Iguanas
Piper Private Equity has sold its minority stake in UK Latin American-themed restaurant chain Las Iguanas to Bowmark Capital for £27 million, registering a 6 times return with a 40 percent IRR over five years.
- Providence to buy Carlyle, Welsh Carson portfolio company for $1.5bn
The Carlyle Group and Welsh Carson have agreed to sell USIS, a provider of “pre-employment screening solutions”, to Providence Equity Partners for $1.5 billion.