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News | Construction & Property
Bowmark backs Leaders buy-out
Lettings and property agency Leaders has been acquired in a £48 million management buy-out backed by Bowmark Capital. Mergers & Acquisitions / Thursday, 18th March 2010
Frankis lands £2 million
Land restoration company Frankis Solutions has secured £2 million from Octopus Ventures, investing on behalf of the Capital for Enterprise Fund. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 2nd March 2010
Bridges invests £5 million in Castleoak
Regeneration-focused investor Bridges Sustainable Property Fund has backed care home developer Castleoak with £5 million. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 1st March 2010
Subocean Group secures £42 million
Sub-sea construction company Subocean Group has received £42 million in one of Scotland's biggest private equity deals this year. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 28th December 2009
Alchemy Partners exits EPS
Venture capital investor Alchemy Partners has sold its stake in Environmental Property Services (EPS), a maintenance company. Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 23rd November 2009
Sovereign-backed Kinetics in sixth deal
Gas installation and maintenance group Kinetics, owned by private equity firm Sovereign Capital, has made its sixth acquisition. Mergers & Acquisitions / Wednesday, 21st October 2009
Little Chef owner goes into nightclub business
Turnaround investor RCapital, the owner of Little Chef, has acquired 28 bars and nightclubs through a company voluntary agreement. Mergers & Acquisitions / Thursday, 10th September 2009
GMT-backed Docugroup in acquisition
Docugroup, a private equity-owned company that provides information for the construction industry, has acquired German subsidies specialist Fe.bis. Mergers & Acquisitions / Thursday, 7th May 2009
Companies downsize property holdings
Businesses across the UK have reduced the amount of space they occupy as the recession accelerates cost-cutting measures. Business News / Friday, 1st May 2009
Tough target set for zero-energy buildings
The European Parliament wants all residential and commercial buildings constructed after 2018 to comply with stringent new requirements for energy efficiency. Business News / Monday, 27th April 2009
Private equity-backed home care business expands
Enara Group, a provider of domiciliary care services backed by private equity firm August Equity, has made two further acquisitions in Kent. Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 2nd March 2009
Graphite in building products buy
Mid-market private equity firm Graphite Capital has acquired a majority stake in timber window company Performance Window Group. Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 23rd February 2009
Foresight invests in indoor football company
Asset manager Foresight Group has invested £3.25 million in a company that provides indoor pitches for "small-sided" football game Futsal. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 3rd February 2009
Conveyancer raises recession war chest
myhomemove, a provider of conveyancing services, is eyeing acquisition opportunities after raising £3.25 million from existing backer Smedvig Capital. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 27th January 2009
Low carbon house builder goes bust
UK-based Living Villages has been put into administration following a decision by its investors, Low Carbon Accelerator (LCA), not to bail it out. IPO & City News / Thursday, 22nd January 2009
NEWS
Record output at Cluff
Potential bid candidate Cluff Gold produced 19,288 oz of gold in West Africa in the first two months of the year. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 19th March 2010
Brainspark takes football stake
As foreshadowed in the latest Growth Company Investor, investment minnow Brainspark is buying into Italian football club AC Ancona. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 19th March 2010
New hope for China Evoline
AIM shell China Evoline is understood to be contemplating the injection of some Chinese mining assets. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Thursday, 18th March 2010
Latest Deals: Construction & Property
| Company | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Minivator | VC | Feb 2010 |
| Subocean Group | VC | Dec 2009 |
| Environmental Property Services | VC | Nov 2009 |
| M Winkworth | AIM | Nov 2009 |
| LXB Retail Properties | AIM | Oct 2009 |
| Conygar Investment | AIM | Aug 2009 |
| London & Stamford Property Ltd | AIM | Jul 2009 |
| Inland | AIM | Jul 2009 |
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