THE £955m sale of Cheshire retailer Pets at Home to KKR boosted the value of North West buyouts to £1.25bn in the first three months of this year, research has revealed.The total was up from just £`16.7m in the previous quarter and £423m recorded during the whole of 2009, the data from the Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR), revealed.After a tough two years for the sector as a result of the credit crunch, the total for Quarter 1 2010 was actually the highest since the second quarter of 2005.Montag......for the full story register now for free or login below...