UK / Ireland
BGF injects £6m into BB7 to support Omega Fire acquisition
Bolt-on marks the first stage in an acquisitive strategy for the fire safety and security consultancy
Terra Firma partially exits Wyevale Garden Centres
Deal follows a series of divestments made by the GP, after it mandated Christie & Co on the sale
AlbionVC co-leads £5m series-A for Limitless Technology
Downing Ventures and corporate venturing arm Unilever Ventures co-lead the round
BPC wins £250m mandate from NLF
Development marks the first time the BBB-backed firm has raised third-party commitments
Bowmark-backed Aston Lark acquires Jobson James
Transaction is Aston Lark's third in 2019 following the acquisition of two other brokers
Leonard Green sells 25% Topshop stake to Arcadia
Sell-back comes as the acquirer pursues a restructuring deal that could involve a CVA
European VC catching up to US, says EIF's Grabenwarter
Panellists at the recent Invest Europe Investors' Forum in Geneva extolled the virtues of the European venture ecosystem
Gresham House invests in Rainbird
Automated enterprise software developer is currently exploring expansion into the US market
Trimountain et al. in SBO of Red from KPAM
Driving school operator was taken out of administration by Kelso Place Asset Management in 2010
G Square buys Dental Care Group
First investment made by G Square Capital III, which launched in 2018 with a €450m target
Fraser-Allen succeeds Reeve as Albion head
Fraser-Allen will take over the day-to-day running of the business, including investment oversight
BGF exits The Good Care Group in trade sale to Sodexo UK
Divestment from the UK home care provider comes three years after the GP's initial investment
EQT sells stake in IVC to Nestlé
Second partial exit the GP has made from IVC this year, after selling a 20% stake to pension funds
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Sotheby's to PEbay
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses the evolution in the secondary market
Livingbridge's Catalyst merges with Sionic
Deal for the US-based financial services consultancy will create a group with revenues of $60m
LDC invests £17.6m in Amberjack MBO
Deal for the recruitment software developer and consultancy includes capital for bolt-ons
Nordic hires co-head for DACH, promotes three
Nordic promotes Christian Gylling, Christof Ratjen and Thomas Vetander to partner
Livingbridge and Gresham House sell Kirona to Advanced
Sale of the software company comes five months after Livingbridge sold its VCTs to Gresham House
GCP acquires minority stake in Infinity Works
Deal is the seventh transaction made by GCP's fourth fund, which makes investments of £5-30m
ICG hires Carlyle's Bain
New recruit leaves her role as managing director at Carlyle after 18 years with the firm
Origin invests £15m in Plexus Law
GP acquires a minority stake in the law firm, which generated EBITDA of £10m in 2018
Quilam acquires home improvement loan provider Propensio
Deal is the seventh transaction completed by Quilam, which makes investments of up to £25m
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Training a PE heavyweight
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team looks at what it takes to bulk up a brand ahead of fundraising
VCs in $50m round for Onfido
Deal for the automated background check provider was led by the venture arms of SBI and Salesforce
