UK / Ireland
Watermill Group acquires UK-based Cooper & Turner
Acquisition of the high-strength fasteners manufacturer adds to the US-based GP's presence in the UK
Bregal Sagemount invests in Options
Deal worth almost $100m will see the cloud-focused financial IT company invest in product development
Maven Capital appoints Hopwood as investment director
Craig Hopwood joins the GP's northern team from HSBC, where he was a director
Lexington, BC Partners agree $1bn stapled secondary deal
Lexington was previously reported to be considering acquiring up to тЌ1.2bn in secondary commitments
Investec appoints James Goût as originator
GoУЛt joins to help boost Investec's presence in the UK mid-market
Calculus injects £2.5m into Axol Bioscience
Investment will be used to attract clients and grow the business organically
BGF's Solid Solutions acquires New Technology CadCam
3D design software reseller, backed by BGF since 2016, expands in the UK market
Onex raises $5.72bn for fifth fund after four months
Canadian-based GP is targeting $6.5bn for the vehicle, which launched in April 2017
Endless backs Sewtec Automation MBO
Endless is currently investing from Endless Fund IV, which closed on ТЃ525m in 2014
Core Capital invests in Avonside Group Services
Deal will support the roofing company's acquisition of competitor Bracknell Roofing
Oak Hill-backed Pulsant bolts on LayerV
Development comes a year after the UK-based IT business bolted on competitor Onyx Group
Bray Capital leads funding round for Glint
Funding will be used to complete development of Glintтs currency and app-based technology
Active sells Rapha to RZC Investments
Deal reportedly values the UK-based cycling clothing and accessories business at ТЃ200m
Blackstone et al. buy stake in Rothesay Life from Goldman Sachs
Deal comes four years after the consortium of investors acquired a majority stake
Livingbridge leads £3.5m series-A for Symphony Ventures
GP injected capital into the robotic automation business from its Baronsmead Venture Trust
MML invests £36m in CSI
Buyout is the eighth deal completed by MML Capital Partners Fund VI
Terra Firma looking to raise $3.4bn fund
Vehicle will be the first institutionally-backed fund raised by the GP in 10 years
Sovereign's Arachas to acquire Capital Cover
Deal is the first bolt-on for the insurance brokerage firm since the GP backed its MBO in February
Mobeus promotes three
Trio of promotions follows the closing of Mobeus's first institutional fund
Core Capital sells AlliedPRA to CI Capital
Deals brings to an end an eight-year holding period in which the company sold its European arm
Beringea leads £1.75m series-A for DeepCrawl
Funding will be used primarily to scale up the operations of the data analytics firm
Livingbridge appoints Stanford as associate director
Susie Stanford leaves her position of investment manager at Lewis Trust Group to join the GP
Calculus invests £2m in Origin Broadband
Deal comes just seven months after the firm invested ТЃ3m in the fibre-optic broadband provider
AAC fully exits Strix via £190m IPO
Listing of kettle component manufacturer brings to an end a 12-year holding period for the GP