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Macquarie acquires Green Investment Bank for £2.3bn
Transaction will see the firm take control of ТЃ4bn of funds and launch three new vehicles
Schroders acquires Adveq
Deal is the latest in a series of consolidation plays within the European LP landscape
Bridgepoint's EMT to acquire Exova for £620m
Deal values the company at 12.5x its adjusted EBITDA for the 12 months ending in December 2016
Rutland invests in Omar Group
Deal for holiday lodge and park home manufacturer is the fourth investment from the GP's third fund
Eaton launches direct investment team
Placement agent will work alongside GPs and management to raise capital for investments of $50m and above
LDC backs SBO of Addo from Vision Capital
Private investment fund Fullbrook Thorpe Investments has also invested in the UK pastry business
Epiris sells Cala and Retirement Bridge to Patron
Acquirer had originally invested alongside Epiris in the acquisitions of both companies
Baring exits Weetabix in £1.4bn trade sale to Post Holdings
Sale of cereal company comes just a year and a half after the GP acquired a 40% stake in the business
Vespa invests in Lumi MBO
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which makes invests in companies with EVs of тЌ15-75m
H2 Equity Partners sells Hancocks to Innovative Bites for £100m
Sale of confectionary wholesaler follows a holding period of four and a half years
Maven appoints Vassallo and Dickens to north-east team
Appointments come weeks after the GP was awarded the mandate to manage the ТЃ20m Finance Durham Fund
Better Capital-backed Jaeger enters administration
Development comes a week after the GP reportedly sold the retailer's debt to Edinburgh Woollen Mill
Ardenton acquires Corbetts the Galvanizers
Deal for steel galvanising business is the Canadian GP's first investment in the UK
Epiris sells remaining 17.8% stake in Hollywood Bowl
Final exit from tenpin bowling company generated a 3.9x multiple and a 92% IRR for the GP
TSG invests £213m in Brewdog
Deal reportedly values the Aberdeenshire-based brewing company at around the ТЃ1bn mark
Kennet and Eight Roads sell Rivo to Genstar's Sphera
Sale of risk management software provider follows a four-year holding period for the VCs
BGF leads $9m series-B for Triptease
Hotel booking platform will expand its Asian presence with a new Singapore office
Exponent acquires DCC Environmental in £219m deal
GP will take control of the William Tracey Group, Oakwood Fuels, Wastecycle and Enva brands
Cairngorm closes second fund on £107.5m hard-cap
GP's maiden vehicle has also received a 40% increase in committed capital, bringing it to ТЃ73.5m
Apposite's MIP bolts on Nuada's diagnostic imaging division
Acquisition will give the MRI, ultrasound and x-ray business a presence in central London
Local Pensions Partnership launches new PE vehicle
Newly formed LLP Investments will also be able to act as investment manager for other funds
Forward Partners closes second fund on £60m with single LP
Tech-focused vehicle will look to make more than 30 investments across a four-year period
HGGC's Davies Group merges with Cynergie
Deal is the first bolt-on investment for the claims management group under the GP's tenure
NorthEdge invests in Clearly Drinks
Deal is the fourth investment made with capital drawn from NorthEdge's second fund