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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

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