UK / Ireland
BGF and Santander back Clearway
Santander provides a £13m debt facility while BGF injects £10m in equity
Livingbridge invests in Disguise MBO
Live events visual software company will invest in international expansion and product development
Verdane-backed Lingit buys Claro Software
GP acquired Lingit in April 2017, drawing equity from the SEK 3bn buyout fund Verdane Capital IX
Ardian sells 49% stake in Luton Airport to AMP Capital
Previous media reports valued Ardian's stake in the international airport at more than $400m
LDC acquires Precision Micro in £22.5m MBO
Deal sees the GP invest £13m in the Erdington-based photochemical etching company
Synova's Stackhouse Poland bolts on Honour Point
Acquisition of corporate insurance broker and risk management firm is Stackhouse's ninth bolt-on
UK and Ireland small-cap soars amid general buyout lag
Overall UK buyout activity in Q1 is down by almost a third year-on-year, though dealflow in the small-cap space remains near record levels
Index leads $5m series-A for ClauseMatch
Talis Capital joins the round alongside existing investors including Speedinvest
Hg sells Allocate Software to Vista
Healthcare workforce management software company has expanded internationally under Hg's tenure
Mobeus backs Hemmels
Fresh capital will be used to scale up the company's engineering and research and development teams
Inflexion acquires EHL, UKWM, creates Comparison Technologies
New multi-channel price comparison company is likely to pursue bolt-on acquisitions
Bowmark, Abry reportedly in second round for LDC's PEI Media
Initial bids for the company, submitted last month, came in at more than 10x EBITDA
CVC sells Sky Betting & Gaming in $4.7bn deal
CVC acquired SBG in 2014, in a deal valuing the online betting and gaming company at £800m
GTCR sells CallCredit to TransUnion for £1bn
Sale comes four years after the GP acquired the credit reference bureau for around £480m
Rutland divests Pizza Hut in management buy-back
GP will retain a minority stake in the UK pizza restaurant chain following the deal
LDC's LearnDirect divests e-assessment division to PSI
Sale comes eight months after the company lost an appeal against an "inadequate" Ofsted rating
CVC, EQT Credit in second refinancing round for Paymentsense
Debt package follows a first refinancing deal in November 2016 by the debt providers
Maven appointed to manage £27m fund for north-east England
GP has secured a number of mandates to manage publicly funded regional vehicles in recent months
Project A et al. in $4.2m round for Aula
Funding will enable the education-focused online communication company to pursue product development
Mercia invests in £3m round for ITL
Automotive components supplier will undertake recruitment in its commercial and operations teams
Turbo-charged: How leverage is powering up secondaries
The use of leverage in secondaries has soared, as funds are continually seeking new ways to boost spending power
Imaginary Ventures holds final close on $75m
VC was launched by Natalie Massenet, who founded online fashion retailer Net-A-Porter
Volpi hits €185m hard-cap for debut fund
Fund will target Northern European companies that take advantage of software and data innovation
Dawn Capital holds £165m first and final close for third fund
VC firm's latest vehicle is nearly three times the size of its predecessor, Dawn II
