UK / Ireland
NVM supports Thyson MBO
Industrial instrumentation business will look to grow internationally and expand into new market segments
TA Associates promotes Bahnsen to MD
Bahnsen will focus on investments in the European healthcare sector in the firm's London office
ECI promotes Pike and Roberts to director
Pike is promoted to origination director in the GP's London office, while Roberts will be investment director in Manchester
KWM's PE partner Steiner leaves troubled firm for Orrick
Appointment is expected to be followed by Orrick hiring the entire KWM PE and VC team
BGF injects £10m into Virtual1
Wholesale provider of cloud-based storage and ethernet connectivity will invest in new infrastructure
VSS divests Thomsons to Marsh & McLennan
Sale of the HR software company comes three years after the GP first invested in the business
Palatine-backed EPI Group secures £4.75m mezz deal
UK-headquartered oil and gas consultancy secures a mezzanine loan from Connection Capital
Equistone's Apogee bolts on Citydocs
Deal for the digital printing company marks the third acquisition by Apogee since the GP's initial investment
Amadeus divests Nomad to trade buyer Alstom
Sale of the commercial wifi supplier comes one year after the business undertook a £7m refinancing deal
Inflexion invests £41m in LCP
Deal will enable the financial consultancy firm to reacquire a stake owned by Alexander Forbes
Lyceum sells Clearswift via trade sale
GP has fully exited the business after five-year holding period
Exponent to sell Immediate Media to Hubert Burda
Deal would value the UK media company at £260-275m, according to media reports
Lion Capital acquires Loungers in deal worth £137m
Existing investor Piper exits after four years at the helm
Epiris sells Innovia to CCL in CAD 1.13bn deal
Sale of the banknote substrate supplier comes shortly after Epiris's £1.35bn exit from Parkdean
Maven injects £1.1m into Whiterock
Deal for Scottish 3D graphics and video business marks the GP's 11th investment of 2016
BGF invests £3.75m in Setfords Solicitors
UK law firm will look to make a number of appointments following the deal and invest in marketing
Caledonia sells Park Holidays to ICG in £362m deal
Vendor will generate a 2.9x return on the sale of the caravan park operator after a three-year tenure
Epiris and Alchemy sell Parkdean to Onex in £1.35bn deal
Sale of the UK holiday park operator to the Candian GP represents an IRR of 46% for Epiris
Maven injects £1.1m into GCV
Deal for crowdfunding platform marks the GP's fourth VCT investment and 10th PE deal of the year
Exponent acquires Leisure Pass from Primary Capital
Secondary buyout of the tourist pass business is understood to be valued at below £150m
Norvestor buys Read Cased Hole
Deal marks first investment outside Norway for GP’s Guernsey-based vehicle
BGF backs Woodall Nicholson
British investor’s capital will go towards developing the firms's environmentally friendly buses
Connection invests £4.6m in IconX
Manufacturer of semi-automated key cutting machines is anticipating fourfold growth in its orders
Vitruvian acquires Phlexglobal from BDC
BDC reaps 3x monet return after a two-year holding period