UK / Ireland
Mayfair-backed Ovo Energy in Corgi HomePlan bolt-on
Deal is Ovo's second acquisition of the year after the purchase of US firm VCharge
Ares sells Hillarys to Hunter Douglas in £300m deal
Vendor had previously taken part in a refinancing for the company and reportedly acquired it in 2016
Exponent's Photobox to bid for Cimpress's Albelli
Vendor is understood to have appointed Oakley to find a buyer, with three Dutch PE firms in the fray
PSP Investment launches London-based European office
Canadian firm's European PE operations will be overseen by managing director Simon Marc
Tikehau invests £80m in IT and web hosting firm Claranet
Company recently expanded into Italy, on top of acquiring Brazilian and Dutch competitors
YFM holds £45m final close for maiden buyout fund
GP launched the fund shortly after regulatory changes to the types of deals permissible to VCTs
Bestport invests in Nu-Heat MBO
Underfloor heating company's founding directors will retire following completion of the deal
UK clarifies permitted relationships between LPs and GPs
Changes to limited partnership act could render UK-domiciled funds more attractive to investors that have not previously invested in such funds
Marlborough hires Simpson-Orlebar as senior adviser
Aubrey Simpson-Orlebar joins debt advisory firm Marlborough Partners after leaving Lloyds
Highland and Grafton in $40m round for Starleaf
Cloud-based video conferencing company to expand its presence in the Asia Pacific region
YFM appoints Savage as portfolio director
New recruit joins the portfolio team of YFM's London office, leaving Barclays after 10 years
Livingbridge backs online fashion company In The Style
UK-based womenswear retailer will expand into the Australian and American markets
HIG sells Brand Addition to Elysian
Acquirer takes a majority stake in the merchandising company, with HSBC and Beechbrook providing debt
BGF et al. inject £7m into Pharmacy2u
Expansion deal marks Business Growth Fund's eighth investment for 2017 so far
Q1 Barometer: Fall in buyouts sees aggregate value drop 30%
Early-stage and expansion deals up, while buyout volumes and values drop
EMK closes maiden fund on £575m hard-cap
Fund was launched eight months ago by Bregal co-founder Edmund Lazarus and ex-Oakley Capital partner Mark Joseph
SGG appoints Partington as head of fund solutions
Justin Partington joins the Luxembourg office of the corporate and fund administration services business
RCapital invests in Cluttons
Chartered surveyor has suffered from difficult trading conditions and legacy issues
PHD Equity Partners invests in Olympic Fixings
Deal is the second investment for PHD Equity Partners' £20m second fund
Q&A: Rutland Partners' Andy Powell
Powell discusses his new role at the firm and the opportunities ahead for special situations investors
Albion and Grafton in £12m series-B for MPP Global
UK-based media, marketing and data analytics business to expand across the US and Asia Pacific region
GMT liquidates 2006 fund in direct secondary deal
Consortium of investors acquires portfolio, with LPs given the option to recommit to a new vehicle
Nova Capital sells DirectorBank in management buy-back
Sale of executive recruitment firm brings to an end an 11-year tenure for the GP
IK hires Steen as operating partner
Johan Van de Steen will lead IK's strategy, operations and business control team