UK / Ireland
Q2 Barometer: Aggregate PE deal value reaches 10-year peak
Deal numbers climbed for the second consecutive quarter, boosted by buyouts and growth capital deals
Dunedin reaps 2.8x multiple on Blackrock PM sale
GP has fully exited the business after a holding period of two years and four months
Disruptive Capital sells Gentoo for an expected 15x return
Sale is expected to complete in Q4 2017, following regulatory approval
BGF invests £7m in Netcall for MatsSoft acquisition
BGF's investment is in the form of a loan note with annual interest of 8.5%
Blackstone and CVC to buy PaySafe in £2.96bn deal
Transaction would value equity in the digital payments company at around 13x its 2016 EBITDA
Calculus leads £3.5m funding round for Cornerstone
Online shaving products supplier has secured ТЃ8m to date since its launch in 2014
Goodwin promotes Luxembourg specialist in London funds practice
Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine joins Goodwinтs PE and funds practice as a partner in London
Equistone-backed TOM Vehicle Rental acquires Transflex
Deal is the first bolt-on by TOM since Equistone invested in the company in December last year
Mobeus holds £166m final close for maiden LP-backed fund
Buyout vehicle is already 20% deployed across four transactions, with another deal in due diligence
Blackstone-backed Cloudreach bolts on Cloudamize
Deal is the first acquisition by the cloud service provider under the GP's tenure
Vitruvian sells Jac Travel in £200m trade sale
GP backed the hotel accommodation wholesaler's SBO from Bowmark Capital in June 2014
Bridgepoint acquires Miller Homes from GSO in £655m deal
Under the vendor's tenure, the business disposed of its heavy construction and mining divisions
BGF's Adept bolts on Atomwide
Extra investment comes in the form of a ТЃ7.3m convertible loan note with some additional debt
MMC-backed Love Home Swap sold to Wyndham for £40m
Sale of home-swapping platform brings to an end a five-and-a-half-year holding period
Riverside's Fadata bolts-on Impeo
UK-based software developer sets foot in the DACH region with IT consulting business purchase
Limerston closes debut fund above £200m target
GP was founded in 2014 by former TDR, Nomura and UBS executives, and has made two deals to date
Alchemy sells Noonan to Bidvest in €175m EV deal
Deal brings to an end a nine-year tenure, during which the company more than doubled its headcount
NorthEdge sells Help-Link to HomeServe for up to £22.7m
Boiler installation company faced challenges related to a drop in subsidised boiler installations
Investcorp acquires Impero from Connection Capital for £27.5m
Connection Capital scores a 3.1x return after its three-year holding period
Connection Capital invests £3.7m in Kit for Kids
New funding will enable the company to meet increasing demand from its existing retail customers
Vitruvian leads $39m series-C for Carwow
Online car purchasing platform will expand internationally and invest in marketing activity
Sumeru acquires MDSL
Expenses management software provider will merge with US-based Telesoft following the deal
Inflexion's Kynetec undergoes refinancing
Inflexion carved out Kynetec from Frankfurt-listed GFK in November 2015
Accel and PTB lead $35m series-A for Callsign
UK cyber security business will open new offices in the US and expand into the Far East