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Mergers & Acquisitions

August Equity closes second deal from its new fund by investing in dementia care market

Specialist investor August Equity has made a new acquisition from its Partners III fund and added a social care business to its portfolio.

Mergers & Acquisitions

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Virgin Wines closes £15.9 million management buy-out

The management team of Virgin Wines has led a buy-out of the business with equity support from Mobeus Equity Partners and Connection Capital.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Allied Glass picks CBPE Capital as private equity backer for second time

Equistone Partners Europe has sold its majority stake in Allied Glass to fellow private equity firm CBPE Capital.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mountain Warehouse ends private equity backing and takes full control

The management team of Mountain Warehouse is now in full ownership of the business after buying out a stake held by private equity firm LDC.

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CitySprint continues bolt-on buys with support from Dunedin

Private equity-backed CitySprint has closed its fifth acquisition of 2013 by snapping up courier firm Dash-it.

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American buyer found for LDC investment JCC Lighting

A trade sale for LDC has seen the private equity arm of Lloyds Bank close its eighth exit of 2013.

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Payday for Shutl as eBay agrees to acquire the UK start-up

Online delivery service Shutl is set to be acquired by eBay, after an agreement to sell was made a year after launching in America.

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Theatre group behind Ewan McGregor and Keira Knightley productions snapped up by US buyer

UK-based theatre production company The Ambassador Theatre Group has changed private equity owner through an undisclosed transaction.

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Payday for Shutl as eBay agrees to acquire the UK start-up

Online delivery service Shutl is set to be acquired by eBay, after an agreement to sell was made a year after launching in America.

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Theatre group behind Ewan McGregor and Keira Knightley productions snapped up by US buyer

UK-based theatre production company The Ambassador Theatre Group has changed private equity owner through an undisclosed transaction.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Byron Hamburgers acquired by Hutton Collins for £100 million

UK burger restaurant chain Byron Hamburgers has been bought by Hutton Collins Partners in a deal worth £100 million.

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Lord Young-backed KashFlow joins IRIS Software Solutions through acquisition 

Small business accounting software business KashFlow has been acquired by IRIS Software Solutions, eight years after starting out.

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Vodafone sale might trigger sustained revival in deal activity

Mergers and acquisitions are inherently linked to business confidence, so could a series of bigger deals kick-start activity in the rest of the market?

Mergers & Acquisitions

The strategic use of technology to control M&A costs

Alastair Molyneux, legal consultant at Kroll Ontrack, and Gustaf Duhs, head of competition and regulatory at Stevens & Bolton, look at how technology can reduce data volumes, target key data more quickly, and reduce the time and cost of reviewing it in M&A deals.