UK / Ireland
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
Mobeus backs Arc Specialist Engineering MBO
Mobeus deploys equity via its first institutional fund, with RBS supplying invoice finance
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
Eight Roads and Kennet back $25m Rimilia fundraising
Rimilia plans on doubling its headcount as it ramps up product development
Montagu acquires Oasis from Housatonic and Sverica
RIM business made numerous bolt-ons and expanded internationally under the vendors' tenure
Baird Capital buys stake in Prescient
GP invested via its Baird Capital Global Fund I, which closed on $310m in June 2017
GCP-backed Arrow acquires Worksmart
Acquisition of healthcare- and finance-focused firm is the second bolt-on under GCP's tenure
Lyceum invests in Churchesfire
Fire safety company will look to expand via acquisitions following the transaction
TA invests in Oakley-backed Inspired
Private schools group previously acquired International School of Europe Group from HIG Europe
Mobeus invests £5m in Wetsuit Outlet
New funding will be used to expand into the US and enter the equestrian and field sports markets
LDC sells Antler to Endless
Luggage manufacturer and retailer will come under PE ownership for the fourth consecutive time
PAI Partners mulls €4bn fund launch by year-end
GP plans a quick return to the fundraising trail, following a busy 24 months in the wake of its previous close
LDC backs Amberon MBO
GP invests as part of £25m package to support the buyout of the provider of temporary traffic lights
Maven opens Durham office
Maven will manage the £20m Finance Durham Fund from its new office in the city
KCP backs YorkTest MBO
YorkTest was a bolt-on for CBPE Capital's porftolio company Ingemino
Bridgepoint in talks to acquire Miller Homes
Company generated an operating profit of £103m from £565m in sales in 2016
McGuireWoods hires Vaz as partner
Ex-King & Wood Mallesons partner Lorraine Vaz joins McGuireWoods' London office