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Permira sells entire SVG stake
Pair intend to maintain close relationship following sale
Q&A with Meketa's McCourt on branching out into Europe
Meketa recently set up shop in London to increase European activity
Buyout trio buys Demica
JRJ Group teams up with TomsCapital and 76 West
Travel sector investments taking off
The digital revolution is creating exciting opportunties in the travel sector
JP Morgan sells half of One Equity portfolio to Lexington, AlpInvest
One Equity will become OEP Capital following secondary transfer
BVCA creates standardised buyout documentation
New document to satisfy both buyers and sellers
Direct lending moves into mainstream but confusion persists
Will corporate borrowers come to terms with direct lenders?
Viking’s Safetel merges with GMT’s Multicom Security
The companies will look to legally merge in the new year.
Graphite Trust transfers out of Vision
Graphite Enterprise is no longer an investor in Vision
Walgreens to buy remaining Alliance Boots stake
Deal sees KKR fully exiting Europe's biggest ever buyout
RCapital supports City Motor bolt-on
Deal brings City Motor's dealership sites up to 12
LDC’s Ocean Outdoor buys Signature
Bolt-on increases Ocean's outdoor media sites
Alcentra supports Ardian’s acquisition of Groupe Bio 7
Alcentra, Bank of Ireland and Hayfin provided unitranche package
HIG offloads Engine to Lake Capital for £100m
Deal highlights US private equity's continued appetite for European assets
Secondaries: A balancing act
Transfers are becoming more complex as cash continues to flood secondaries market
Grant Thornton’s Mainoo joins Lowendalmasaï
Mainoo spent more than five years with Grant Thornton
Q2 Barometer: European buyouts hit 10-quarter high
Q2 sees uptick in buyout deal volume and value across Europe
Palamon’s QualitySolicitors acquires Simplify
Transaction is part of Palamon's strategy to build up UK-wide legal network
PAI's DomusVi buyout financed with €355m in senior notes
Cash raised will be used to pay down DomusVi debt
UK activity remains subdued while concerns over debt levels grow
UK Q2 activity did not increase dramatically despite market's upbeat sentiment
Crestview exits Martin Currie
Exit follows regulatory troubles at Martin Currie
Dunedin’s EV re-banks with RBS
Dunedin has re-banked EV's initial bridging loan
Next Wave promotes three
Dean MacKenzie promoted to partner, while Ed Crossman and Jonathan Redman become investment managers
Mobeus inks Tharsten deal
Mobeus provides debt & equity to support transaction