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JPMorgan pays £350m for IMOThe private equity arm of JP Morgan Chase has agreed to pay £350m for the UK car wash business acquired in 1998 by a consortium including Bridgepoint Capital and Phoenix Equity Partners.
- Over there and over here
Phoenix Equity Partners is in the unusual position of being a UK-focused mid-market private equity business that invests most of its capital on behalf of US investors. David Gregson and Hugh Lenon, who have worked together since 1985, talk to Andy Thomson about the firm's complex past and contemplate what the future holds for the business.
- 3i exits HPI with Phoenix secondary
3i has sold its stake in the vehicle checking service provider for £70m in a secondary sale to Phoenix Equity Partners and which sees 3i achieve a 1.8 times return on capital.
- West PE buys healthcare business
The mid-market private equity unit of WestLB has agreed to pay E48m for LVL Medical’s UK-based Clinovia unit.
- PE firms head for Heath Lambert exit
US insurance group Marsh has made an approach to buy its UK rival from a consortium of Candover, Advent and Phoenix in a deal that could value the business at more than £350m.
- Mid-market dominates UK dealflow
The first three months of 2003 saw the highest number of UK mid-market buyouts deals since 1999, while larger deals were at their lowest level for seven years.
- Deal round-up 25/02/02
Phoenix continues Covenant expansion; Three exits for 3i; First deal for Albany’s third fund; Atlas Venture leads Arteris first round; Bridgepoint backs Hydrex buy-and-build.
- Graphite in £25m cracker buyout
Graphite Capital has completed its third deal in the past two months, adding to already significant deal flow in the UK mid-market sector this year.
- Phoenix in £62m toy deal
Phoenix Equity Partners has led the £62m secondary buyout of Vivid Imaginations, maker of Spiderman and Simpsons toys, from Jordan Group.