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Graphite makes 9.6x money on MaplinMontagu Private Equity has acquired UK electronic components company Maplin Electronics from Graphite Capital for £244m.
- Exponent posts £260m first closing
Exponent Private Equity, the UK-based private equity firm launched by four former 3i executives, has achieved a first closing of £260 million for its debut fund ahead of a planned £400 million final close.
- Hutton Collins closes on €235m
Having closed its maiden fund, the London-based provider of intermediate capital is looking to return to the fundraising market in 2005.
- Close Brothers PE closes £360m fund
Close Brothers Private Equity, the UK mid-market private equity firm, has closed its Fund VII at a capped level of £360m – beating an original target of £350m.
- Sagitta closes capped fund at £105m
Sagitta Private Equity, a private equity firm investing in small UK mid-market companies, has closed its latest fund at £105m – beating its £75m target by 40 percent.
- Standard Life FoF raises €1.09bn
Standard Life Investments (Private Equity) has held a final close on its second fund of funds, having raised €90m more than initially targeted from 40 investors.
- CBPE sells European Golf Brands for £26m
Close Brothers Private Equity has sold European Golf Brands, the UK golf trolley manufacturer, in a £26m secondary buyout to Graphite Capital.
- LMS backs Inflexion fundraising
Listed UK mid-market private equity firm Inflexion has raised £21 million and acquired a portfolio of interests from London Merchant Securities in exchange for a stake of at least 53.7 percent.
- Boosey recommends improved Hg offer
HgCapital has offered 215 pence per share for listed UK music publisher Boosey & Hawkes, exceeding the 195 pence offer from Stirling Square and European Acquisition Capital.
- HgCapital might enter Boosey race
UK mid-market buyout firm HgCapital has confirmed that it is “seriously considering” tendering a higher offer for the UK music publisher than Stirling Square’s £40m.