UK / Ireland
LDC backs SBO of Pelsis from Wind Point
Deal for pest control business brings to an end a 12-year tenure for the US-based vendor
ETF and Frog Capital in $20m round for Vulog
French car-sharing technology firm had previously raised тЌ8.4m from fund managers in September 2015
Maven appointed to manage £90m MEIF debt funds
GP will oversee deployments of ТЃ100,000-1.5m for SMEs in West Midlands, East Midlands and the area to the immediate south
Palatine invests in Trade Skills 4U
Deal for the electrical training provider is the first investment from the GP's impact investment fund
Connection Capital backs £13.6m MBO of JCRA
GP invests ТЃ6.7m to support the MBO of the currency hedging and financial risk consultancy
Waterland holds €2bn final close
Dutch buyout private equity firm closes its seventh fund two months after launching in July 2017
Cinven to sell CPA Global to Leonard Green & Partners
Deal reportedly values the Jersey-based intellectual property company at ТЃ2.4bn
TDR Capital sells Retirement Advantage via trade sale
GP has fully exited its holding in the financial services group after a four-year holding period
Downing invests £2m in Anglian Country Inns
Fresh capital will enable the pub chain to redevelop property at a recently acquired site
Advent to acquire Williams Lea Tag from Deutsche Post
Deal reportedly values the marketing and public relations business at ТЃ350-400m
TDR-backed Stonegate inches towards £102m Revolution bolt-on
Board of the listed bar operator recommends shareholders approve the 203-pence-per-share offer
Politics and private equity – the revolving doors
FranУЇois Fillon is the latest in a long line of politicians to make the move to private equity
Aerospace investments taking off for PE
As evidenced by the recent VistaJet and Pattonair deals, PE is increasingly looking at the aviation and aerospace sectors for opportunities
AlpInvest hires Bagijn as primaries business head
New managing director is joining from her previous role at Axa Investment Managers
MMC injects further £1.2m into StoryStream
Content management platform will invest in product development following the deal
Lyceum acquires Wireless Innovation
Satellite and cellular communications business is the first investment in a buy-and-build strategy
BGF invests £2m in coffee chain Bob & Berts
Deal is BGF's third investment in Northern Ireland following Braidwater and RiverRidge
Maven hires Furlong as investment director
Dave Furlong joins the firm's Manchester office from Infinity Debt Capital Management
HgCapital sells Sequel for £250m
GP has fully exited its stake in the business after a three-year holding period
Exponent sells Pattonair stake to Platinum Equity
Sale of aerospace and defence components supplier brings to an end a six-year holding period
Index leads $40m series-C for Prodigy Finance
Postgraduate student loans company also secured a $200m debt facility as part of the deal
YFM divests Harvey Jones to AIB
Sale of stake in kitchen designer and retailer generates around 2x money multiple for the vendor
Five Arrows acquires minority stake in Opus 2
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which writes equity cheques of тЌ20-70m
TDR sells ICWG to Roark Capital
Deal for automated carwash business brings to an end a three-year holding period for the GP