Company: RAC
When: June 2011
Sector: Roadside services
Seller: Aviva
Buyer: US private equity house Carlyle with equity stake for CEO Angela Seymour-Jackson
Value: £1bn
Company: Priory Group
When: January 2011
Sector: Healthcare
Seller: Royal Bank of Scotland
Buyer: Advent International and management
Value £995m
Company: Open Bet
January 2011
Sector: Technology. (Supplier to the online gaming industry)
Seller: NDS
Buyer: Private Equity company Vitruvian backing bid by management team led by David Loveday
Value: £208m
Company: Phones 4 U
When: March 2011
Sector: Telecoms/Mobile Phones
Seller: Providence Equity Partners
Buyer: BC Partners and management
Value: £700m
Company: Peacock
October 2011
Sector: Clothing/Retail
Seller: Peacock
Buyer: Managers Richard Kirk, Keith Byrant and Neil Burns (43% stake) backed by Enchelon Och Ziff, Perry Capital and Goldman Sachs.
Value: £404m
Company: Red Commerce
When: July 2011
Sector: Recruitment
Seller: Ezra Chapman and Inflexion
Buyer: Dunedin and management
Value: £44m
Company: Krispy Kreme
When: October 2011
Sector: Food (Donut maker)/Retailer
Seller: Cheshire and Kent LLC
Buyer: Alcuin Capital Partners and managers Richard Cheshire, Rob Hunt and Mark Storey
Value £25m
Company: Menzies Hotels
July: 2011
Sector: Hotel
Seller: Piccadilly Hotels
Buyer: Majority owned by management, under restructuring deal backed by Lloyds Bank
Value: Undisclosed
Company: Evolution
When: August 2011
Sector: Broadcasting (post production)
Seller: Albion Ventures
Buyer: Simon Kamjee, Steve Luther, Owen Tyler and other members of staff
Value: Undisclosed
Company: Contract Natural Gas
When: November 2011
Sector: Energy (CNG is Britain’s independent natural gas company)
Seller: Family of founder Colin Gaines
Buyers/Managers: Jacqui Hall, Chris England and Tim Jones
Value: Undisclosed
