Visa buys into 3i-backed Monitise
Credit card giant Visa Europe has become the largest investor in 3i-backed Monitise after agreeing to buy 45 million shares.
Graphite gets after-school tuition
Graphite Capital has backed the management buyout of after-school tuition provider Explore Learning for a rumoured £30m.
Silver-backed PTF bolts on Heinz Kehl & Sohn
Silver Investment Partners-owned PTF Holding has acquired fellow precision manufacturing company Heinz Kehl & Sohn as part of a bolt-on deal.
Corsair pays up for cash machines
Corsair Capital has acquired independent ATM business NoteMachine from Rutland Partners in a deal financed with a £63m senior debt package put together by GE Capital.
Atlantik to rescue Pfleiderer
Luxembourg-based Atlantik has acquired insolvent German wood laminate maker Pfleiderer as part of a turnaround bid.
DZ Equity Partner and WGZ merge to create VR Equity
The shareholders of German private equity firms DZ Equity Partner and WGZ Initiativkapital have voted to merge the two firms, creating VR Equity Partners.
Apollo sets sights on $12bn for new fund
Apollo Global Management is planning to raise $10bn to $12bn for its new buyout fund.
Exponent takes on Fintrax
Exponent Private Equity has acquired Fintrax Group for €170m, welcome news for the firm whose sale of thetrainline.com recently fell through.
Private equity firms looking to get in the game with EA
EA Games is considering a sale to either private equity firm KKR or Providence Equity Partners.
LDC-backed WRG picks up Canyon
WRG Creative Communications has acquired live communication agency Canyon, following last year's £12m investment by LDC.
North Edge enlists the help of Hall
Northern England-based North Edge Capital has appointed James Hall as director, a role in which he will support partner Andy Ball in originating investments across the region.
Coller takes £1bn of private equity off Lloyds
Lloyds Banking Group has sold over £1bn worth of private equity investments to Coller Capital, a month after the secondary specialist closed its latest flagship fund.
Inflexion races to £100m close
Inflexion is going against trends, raising £100m (€127.5m) in just six weeks, exceeding the fund’s initial target of £75m and indicating just how confident Inflexion’s LPs are in the firm.
Dick’s loses £20m on JJB amid buyout speculation
Dick's Sporting Goods has written off the value of its £20m investment in JJB Sports as speculation of a private equity buyout continues.
HitecVision, Converto strike deal with General Electric
HitecVision and Converto Capital have sold oil and gas leak detection company Naxys to NYSE-listed General Electric.
Triton in talks to sell Ruetgers
Pamplona is in advanced talks to buy out chemical raw materials company Ruetgers from rival firm Triton for some €600m.