By Rob Toms
Rob Toms shares his insights on how growth investor Smedvig Capital backs companies, and tells the story of portfolio company Tusker – from investment to exit.
Having outlined plans at the beginning of 2014 to list on the London Stock Exchange, Trainline has changed track and found itself a new private equity owner.
Online ticket sales platform Trainline has outlined plans to join the London Stock Exchange and raise £75m in the process.
On Christmas Eve, City Link went into administration, with private equity firm Better Capital founder John Moulton stating: “We chased every possible way to save this company.” And although he seems to regret the timing of the announcement, he explained that “trading while insolvent was a criminal offence”.
BizEquity has created the first and leading online business valuation platform. With Miles Frost, MD of boutique private equity firm Frost Brooks, having invested in the company earlier this year, we decided to take a closer look at what made them different to their offline competitors.
By Jason Hesse
Subsea robotics manufacturer SMD has more than tripled its turnover in only four years, so how has its chief executive, Andrew Hodgson, made this north-east business a world market leader?
By Alice Murray
Private equity beats public equities and offers a more attractive risk profile, new research shows.
By Kate Bassett
Research released this week reveals the most competitive locations for private equity firms.
By Rod Flavell
Rod Flavell delisted FDM Group from AIM last year in a £39.4m deal backed by Inflexion. The process took two gruelling years and cost £4.5m in advisory fees. Here ?’s how the management team did it (and made it out alive).
