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Wahida Ahmed covers the European Private Equity market for Unquote. Prior to joining Unquote, Wahida worked as a senior researcher for Chambers & Partners.

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Hotel rooms
KSL Capital acquires Pig Hotels

Travel and leisure-focused GP plans to expand the boutique hotel chain across the UK with acquisitions and development

  • Buyouts
  • 01 April 2022
Cloud computing software and services
Hg invests in EQT, TA backed IFS and WorkWave

EQT VIII exits majority of its positions and reaps 3x money after two years invested in the cloud software companies

  • Buyouts
  • 31 March 2022
Property management and real estate
Equistone sells FirstPort to sponsor-backed Emeria

Deal for UK property management group marks first exit from Equistone Partners Europe Fund VI

  • Exits
  • 30 March 2022
Website design and hosting services
IK Partners invests in Sitevision

IK Small Cap III will hold minority stake while founders will reinvest and remain majority owners

  • Buyouts
  • 29 March 2022
Marketing software
Equistone sells Team ITG to Bridgepoint

GP to rejoin the marketing activation business as minority shareholder via its dedicated Reinvestment Fund

  • Buyouts
  • 28 March 2022
Olive trees
Investcorp exits Agromillora to Edify

GP invested EUR 30m in growth initiatives since entry in 2016; founders of the Spanish plant propagation services group are reinvesting

  • Southern Europe
  • 28 March 2022
Healthcare software developers
Livingbridge buys Nourish Care Systems

GP’s investment will aim to further develop the UK-based provider of digital care planning software to the social care sector

  • Buyouts
  • 25 March 2022
Lingerie designers
Carlyle to sell Hunkemöller to Parcom, Opportunity

GP will exit majority stake in the Dutch lingerie brand and reinvest as minority shareholder

  • Buyouts
  • 25 March 2022
Solar energy
Altor Equity acquires minority stake in Svea Solar

GP becomes lead investor in the Swedish cleantech with purchase of all shares owned by Axel Johnson-backed Axsol

  • Nordics
  • 24 March 2022
Deanna Zhang of Circularity Capital
Circularity Capital hires new investment director

Deanna Zhang joins the UK-based circular economy investor from L-Gam

  • People
  • 24 March 2022
Credit reports and financial advisers
Exponent sells Enra to Elliot Advisors

Exit reportedly values the UK-based specialist mortgage finance provider at more than GBP 350m

  • Exits
  • 23 March 2022
Largo Leisure is a Scotland-based luxury rental accommodation provider
Limerston Capital buys Largo Leisure in first Fund II deal

Deal also marks the new fund’s first closing; GP to seek bolt-ons for the Scotland-based holiday park operator

  • Buyouts
  • 23 March 2022
Kathryn Purves of Aztec Group
Aztec Group appoints new chair to board

Kathryn Purves to succeed Patrick Gale as new board chair from 1 April

  • People
  • 23 March 2022
Environmental services
Palatine buys significant minority stake in Cura Terrae

GP becomes the single largest shareholder in the newly created UK-based environmental services group

  • Buyouts
  • 21 March 2022
Online wealth management
Clearlake, Motive to acquire BETA+ from LSEG for USD 1.1bn

GPs will use wealth management processing solutions provider as a buy-and-build platform and enter new high growth markets

  • Financials
  • 21 March 2022
Corporate governance services and software
DiliTrust backed by Eurazeo, Cathay, Sagard Newgen in EUR 130m deal

Transaction will see Calcium Capital exit the French corporate governance services provider; Eurozeo to contribute with EUR 52m

  • Buyouts
  • 18 March 2022
Spend management software
Advent acquires minority stake in Medius

Marlin Equity is reinvesting with a majority stake in the Swedish spend management software company

  • Buyouts
  • 17 March 2022
Smart Capital Technology is an IT services organisation
WestBridge acquires Smart Capital Technology in MBO

GP invests GBP 17m following competitive auctions for IT services organisation company

  • Buyouts
  • 16 March 2022
Phrasee's AI-powered SaaS platform brings together natural language generation and machine learning
Capital D-led consortium acquires Phrasee

GP is joined by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, Keyhaven Capital, family offices in deal for AI-power copywriting group

  • Buyouts
  • 16 March 2022
Financial technology companies
Motive sells Global Shares to JP Morgan

Deal generates around 10x return on invested capital and values the Irish equity compensation software solutions at USD 750m EV

  • Exits
  • 16 March 2022
Lingerie and other undergarments
Gimv exits Wolf Lingerie in NextStage-led SBO

French GP is joined by BNP Développement and BPI in investment for lingerie maker

  • Buyouts
  • 10 March 2022
Homes construction
Palatine acquires housing provider Jessup

GP competed against other sponsors in Clearwater-led auction; founder Clive Jessup to retain minority stake

  • Buyouts
  • 09 March 2022
New office opened
Bowmark, MML to exit The Instant Group in deal with IWG

IWG to invest GBP 270m to buy sponsors’ stake and provide growth capital; new group expected to list in 2023

  • Exits
  • 08 March 2022
Ricardo Sommer of Tikehau
Tikehau hires Ricardo Sommer as head of PE Germany

Executive joins from Silverfleet to build Tikehau’s local franchise following the GP's first PE deal in DACH

  • People
  • 07 March 2022
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