WFEL, the world leader in mobile bridging systems, backed by Dunedin the UK mid-market private equity house, has won ‘Best International Impact title for the North West, at the inaugural British Venture Capital Association’s (BVCA) ‘CEO of the Year Awards’ in association with Private Equity News. A panel of private equity industry experts and representatives from the BVCA met to assess the achievements of CEOs of private equity and venture capital-backed companies in the North West.

Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust PLC, the private equity investment trust which specialises in investing in mid-market buyouts, announces its results for the half year ended 30 June 2009.

Dunedin, the UK mid-market private equity house, which focuses on companies with a value of £10 million to £75 million, is bridging the debt on its deals, enabling it to deliver the entire transaction without senior bank debt.

Dunedin, the UK mid-market private equity house, won the “Growth Capital and Buyout Deal of the Year” award for its investment in Gardner Group, at the UK Private Equity Awards at London's Grosvenor House Hotel, hosted by the BVCA and Real Deals.

Dunedin, the UK mid-market private equity house, has sold Fernau Avionics (Fernau), a world-leading designer and manufacturer of navigational aids to the global aviation market, to Moog Controls Limited, a subsidiary of Moog Inc of the USA, for £32 million.