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Bridgepoint acquires Burger King franchise
GP also secures a 20-year master franchise agreement for the Burger King brand in the UK
GP commitments: are pension pots a viable option?
Pension pots can help private equity professionals get 'skin in the game', says Apollo Private Wealth managing partner Nauman Gondal
3i reports 8% NAV per share increase in H1 results
GP generated gross investment return of ТЃ715m, with ТЃ374m generated from divestments
Bridges invests £10m in Shaw Healthcare
GP drew its investment for the elderly care provider from its permanenent capital fund
BGF injects £9.5m into Medigold
Fresh capital will enable the healthcare consultancy to bolt on Imass Group and Hampton Knight
LDC reaps 3x return from sale of Atcore to Inflexion
Sale of reservation software developer brings to an end a three-and-a-half-year tenure for LDC
Oxford leads £3m round for Wrisk
Insurance aggregation and administration platform will launch its mobile offering in 2018
Synova sells Clearwater to Salutem
Divestment of care provider brings to an end an eight-year holding for the vendor
BC-backed Sabre to raise £213m from IPO
Motor insurance underwriter announces its intention to float following a four-year holding
European SBOs reach record levels in first three quarters
Europe sees 202 secondary buyout deals between January and September, surpassing the peak of 200 seen in Q1-Q3 2007
LDC supports £16m SBO of Eque2 from Livingbridge
Construction admin software firm will acquire Miracle Dynamics Payroll and HR Solution
3i cancels sale of £182m ACR stake
$1bn deal for the Singaporean reinsurance business was shelved due to regulatory delays
UK tech dealflow resilient despite spectre of Brexit
UK investments accounted for 28% of European tech dealflow in the first three quarters of 2017, with a flurry of fintech deals already seen in Q4
Livingbridge's Broadstone makes double bolt-on
Benefits and pensions consultancy acquires Mitchell Consulting and 2020 Trustees
Terra Firma to walk away from Four Seasons
Creditor H/2 Capital had originally proposed that the GP retain an 11% stake in the business
3i sells Hobbs to Foschini after 13-year holding
GP originally acquired the womenswear retailer from Equistone in a ТЃ111m EV deal in 2004
Phoenix sells Porthaven to Fremont
Care home operator has increased its number of locations fivefold under the GP's tenure
Rutland reaps 2.6x on £69m sale of Brandon Hire to VP
GP was invested in the UK-based tool and equipment rental company via its second fund
Synova opens US office, appoints Summit's Usher
GP is opening a New York office to support portfolio companies' expansion into the US market
Calculus invests £2.2m in Every1Mobile
Mobile-enabled social impact organisation will use the funding to expand its geographic remit
Vector injects $77m into CloudSense
Commerce software business will expand its North American presence following the deal
Palatine invests in E-Days
Deal for the employee absence software developer is the second investment from the GP's impact fund
Debut funds flourish in UK market
First-time fundraisings are increasingly frequent in the UK, with 2017 seeing the most final closes of maiden funds for five years
NVM invests £4m in Hello Soda
Deal sees the VCT manager acquire a minority stake in the data analytics software company