UK / Ireland
Squire Patton Boggs hires Dublin corporate partner from Philip Lee
George Kennedy will join the law firmтs new Dublin office ahead of its opening later this week
CVC Credit targets EUR 7bn for new European direct lending fund
Fresh fundraise follows the EUR 6.3bn final close for the strategy's predecessor vehicle in December 2022
Women in VC: MMV's Brunet on tech opportunities and navigating volatile markets
Alix Brunet speaks to Unquote about the VC firmтs deal pipeline and how it is engaging with portfolio companies and new founders
DAC Beachcroft hands exclusivity to Limerston for Claims Solution Group carve-out
UK-based sponsor Limerston Capital could close a deal in the coming weeks following a formal auction
GP Profile: Opera Investment Partners doubles fund size with EUR 200m target for next vehicle
Fund I тalmost fully committedт with one exit completed and two-three more realisations expected in the next 18 months
Exponent reaps more than 3x on Enva exit to I Squared Capital
GP sells Irish recycling group to infrastructure sponsor for over GBP 600m
A&M Capital Europe to acquire majority stake in World of Sweets and Bobby's
Investment in UK-based wholesaler of confectionary products marks London-headquartered sponsorтs first investment in the food sector
Women in PE: Foresight's Alvarez on SME deployment plans, regional expansion drive
Partner Claire Alvarez speaks to Unquote about opportunities in the current market and the UK-based sponsorтs diversity ambitions
Podcast: Q1 2023 - Bank runs, fund home runs and markets come undone
Unquoteтs reporting team discuss themes that have arisen in Q1 2023, ranging from liquidity management to venture and growth activity
Tenzing to buy Willis Towers Watson's Saville Assessment
Talent assessment firm marks eighth investment out of the firm's near-fully deployed second fund
GP Profile: Aurelius goes global with US expansion as it eyes new EUR 800m fund
German carve-out specialist is 18-24 months away from fundraising for its Fund V with EUR 750-EUR 800m target
Squire Patton Boggs hires funds partner from MJ Hudson
Rob Ekeтs move follows Apex Groupтs acquisition of several business divisions of asset management service provider
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 17 April 2023
Unquoteтs selection of the latest add-ons with Triton's BFC Group, Seven2's Groupe Crystal, Palatine's FourNet and more
Vitruvian pivots to unstructured talks for OAG amid valuation pressures
Airline data provider drew early interest from sponsors when sale process kicked off earlier in 2023
Montagu-backed intel provider Janes attracts takeover interest amid defence spending boom
Formal auction for the security and defence intelligence specialist unlikely to start before early 2024
VC fundraising sinks further with lowest Q1 in a decade
Eight European firms secured just over EUR 2bn in commitments in Q1 2023 as continuing uncertainty suppresses LPsт risk appetite, but fundraising pipeline looks promising
Houlihan Lokey hires new capital markets MD from Numis
David Kelnar told Unquote that the firm is seeing a growing pipeline of companies looking to fundraise
Hunter Point buys minority stake in Coller Capital
Proceeds from the deal will be invested into secondaries investor Coller Capitalтs funds
Spending bottom dollar: Valuation gaps take Q1 buyout levels back to 2009
Sponsors make just 95 buyouts in Europe in the first quarter - a figure not seen since Sony sold 12m floppy discs in one year
LDC appoints Houlihan Lokey for Kerv sale
LDC backed IT managed services firm's formation via a two-company merger in 2020 with a GBP 30m investment
PE roll-up strategies face regulatory heat with focus on consumer industries
With longer holding periods facilitating more bolt-ons, regulators including the UK's CMA are intervening
MJ Hudson business divisions acquired by Apex Group
Sale follows suspension of listed UK-headquartered asset management service providerтs shares in December 2022
DC adds to secondaries practice with former Mercury Global hire
Sabina Sammartino joins the investment bank around six months after its GP-leds team was launched
Alcentra revives direct lending push with multi-billion fundraising drive
Direct lender registered its fourth European fund in Luxembourg in January 2021