For enquiries relating to BPE's European buy-out operations, please contact Vanessa Maydon at Merlin on: +44 (0)20 7726 8400 or by e-mail at vmaydon@merlinpr.com
If your enquiry is specific to our buy-out team in Birmingham, please contact David Clarke at Clarke Associates on: +44 (0)121 702 2525 or by e-mail at david-c@clarke-associates.co.uk
If your enquiry is specific to our buy-out team in Manchester, please contact Lauren Jones at MC2 on: +44 (0)161 236 1352 or by e-mail at laurenj@mcmc.co.uk
For enquiries relating to BPE's infrastructure operations, please contact Barclays Capital Corporate Communications on: +44 (0)20 7773 6123
2010
August
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Barclays Private Equity backs Secondary MBO of Allied Glass
18 Aug 10Barclays Private Equity ('BPE'), one of Europe’s leading mid-market private equity firms, has taken a majority share in UK glass container manufacturer, Allied Glass ('Allied' or 'the company'), in a £75 million secondary management buyout from CBPE Capital ('CBPE').
June
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Barclays Private Equity Takes Stake in Wilton Group in All-Equity Deal
02 Jun 10The Manchester office of Barclays Private Equity (“BPE”), one of Europe’s leading mid-market private equity firms, has taken a significant minority stake in the Wilton Group (“Wilton” or “the Group”) – a leading full-service provider of project management, design, fabrication, installation and testing services for the energy sector – through a management buyout of the business.
March
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Barclays Private Equity Sells Deb Group for £325m
03 Mar 10Barclays Private Equity, one of Europe’s leading mid-market private equity investors, today announces the sale of Deb Group (“Deb” or “the Group”), the ‘away from home’ skincare system company, to Charterhouse Capital Partners for £325m. This represents a money multiple of 5.7 times on BPE’s original investment of £32m.
2009
July
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BPE, AtriA & Pragma join Marc Ettienne and team at FPEE in a new development project
16 Jul 09After a very confidential process during which four offers were received, Barclays Private Equity (BPE), and Pragma join AtriA Capital Partenaires which reinvested in this new transaction, offering liquidity to the management team of FPEE and to the investors of the first transaction in 2003 (AtriA, Ul Gestion, AGF and Euromezzanine).
May
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ATP International Group Acquires Instone International Holding AG
15 May 09Barclays Private Equity Manchester has backed ATP International Group (“ATP”), the multi-national corporate travel specialist, in its £37 million (€39.4 million) purchase of 100 per cent of the share capital of Instone International Group (“Instone”), one of the world’s leading suppliers of business travel services to the marine and off-shore markets.
2008
November
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Barclays Private Equity & Investcorp Acquire N&W Global Vending
24 Nov 08Barclays Private Equity and Investcorp, the asset management firm specializing in alternative investments, announced today that they have completed the acquisition of N&W Global Vending, the leading pan-European manufacturer of food and beverage vending machines from Argan Capital and Merril Lynch Global Private Equity.
October
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Barclays Private Equity Expands Manchester Team with Investment Manager Appointment
13 Oct 08Barclays Private Equity has announced the appointment of Steven Whitehead as Investment Manager to its Manchester team
September
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Barclays Private Equity Acquires 84.61% Stake in Computerlinks
01 Sep 08The company CSS Computer Security Solutions Erwerbs GmbH, an acquisition company in which currently one fund (in the future, several funds) managed by Barclays Private Equity has an indirect stake, has successfully completed its voluntary public tender offer to the shareholders of Computerlinks AG.
April
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Hydrasun No. 6 in Sunday Times Profit Track 100 Awards 2008
21 Apr 08Aberdeen-based Hydrasun designs, manufactures and inspects hoses, connectors and other components used in the oil, gas, defence and energy industries.
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AFI-Uplift No. 1 in Sunday Times Profit Track 100 Awards 2008
21 Apr 08Stringent new European health and safety regulations and a boom in litigation have driven demand for this West Yorkshire firm’s powered access machines. From its 17 depots around the country, the company hires out its range of 4,300 lifts – primarily boom and scissor lifts – to the construction industry, shopfitters and maintenance firms.
February
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Barclays Private Equity Sells Kurt Geiger in £95m Buy-Out Backed By Graphite Capital
25 Feb 08Barclays Private Equity has sold Kurt Geiger, Europe's foremost luxury branded shoe retailer, in a £95m Buy-Out backed by Graphite Capital
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Barclays Private Equity France Invests in Martek Power as part of a New Growth Phase
05 Feb 08Barclays Private Equity France has become a majority shareholder in the Martek Power Group, one of the world’s leaders in the field of power converters, along with its manager and founder.
2007
December
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Barclays Private Equity Goes Green with £85m Investment in Gardman Holdings Limited
19 Dec 07Barclays Private Equity - the pan-European mid-market private equity house - has acquired a major stake in Gardman Holdings Limited, the UK’s leading supplier of wild bird care and garden products, in a deal valued at £85 million.