As expected, the UK Ministry of Defence has chosen US buyout firm Carlyle as its preferred strategic investor for its QinetiQ research organisation.
The US placement agent is expanding into offering limited partners in private equity investment and liquidity-related advice.
The board of UK fitness chain Holmes Place has confirmed that it is in exclusive talks with RBPE-owned Cannons over a £205m takeover offer.
A number of European and US VC firms have contributed to a E46m financing round for Cambridge-based kuDOS Pharmaceuticals.
Bank of Scotland has added two directors to its Structured Finance team in London, taking the team total there to 46.
Finvest has combined its fund of funds operations with Finnish rival Sampo to create Amanda Capital, one of Scandinavia’s largest fund-of-funds businesses.
The European private equity firm has teamed up with TCR and management to buy the French luxury perfume retailer currently owned by Dutch retailer Kruidvat.
Digital Networks backs UK software business; £4m to UK technology business
The 3i European Barometer highlights a variety of business sentiment across Europe, including a sharp drop in UK and German confidence.
Apax Partners is one of several private equity firms on the shortlist to acquire the Little Chef and Travelodge businesses put up for sale by Compass.