UK / Ireland
Sovereign exits BIMM to ICG
Sovereign Capital Partners backed the buyout of BIMM with a £10m investment in April 2010
LDC invests in Ross Trustees
Banking facilities for LDC's management buyout of the trustee company are provided by HSBC
CVC provides £37.5m financing for Sovereign-backed Nurse Plus
Sovereign Capital purchased Nurse Plus from previous sponsor Key Capital Partners in 2015
Mercia-backed Abingdon Health files for IPO
Abingdon Health was in discussions with potential investors for an IPO to raise around £100m
GSK spinout SR One closes $500m debut fund
Biotechnology-focused vehicle will invest in Europe and the US, with GSK as cornerstone investor
Multiples Heatmap: average entry multiple hits 10.5x as dealflow recovers
The UK and Ireland was the hottest region for multiples in Q3, also seeing the largest increase in valuations of any region
Searchlight closes third fund on $3.4bn
LPs in the fund include the California State Teachers Retirement System and CPPIB
Livingbridge sells Giacom to trade
Bidders for the company included Hg among a number of other trade and private equity bidders
C5 to hold double close in December 2020
Launched in February 2020, the firm's impact fund has made two investments, including Enveil
NorthEdge invests in Lights4fun
In a competitive process run by Sentio, NorthEdge was chosen as the preferred partner due to cultural fit
BGF invests £8m in UK Flooring Direct
Keith Pacey is currently chair at UK Flooring Direct and will continue in this role
Onex, GIC lead investment in $1bn Convex
GIC has made several investments in 2020, including in Klarna and Thyssenkrupp Elevator
Aberdeen secondaries fund on track for early 2021 final close
Secondary Opportunities Fund IV has raised more than half of its $500m target
Covid-19, oversubscribed funds fuel interest in early secondaries
Early secondaries are tipped to become more plentiful in the coming months, but market observers urge caution to mitigate potential pitfalls
Omers considers sale of ERM for £2.5bn – report
Omers Private Equity acquired ERM from Charterhouse for an enterprise value of $1.7bn in June 2015
Permira hires Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley for Dr Martens' IPO – report
Permira acquired the brand in 2013 for £300m, with debt provided by Barclays
Level 20 appoints Potter as chair
Launched in 2015, Level 20 is a not-for-profit organisation promoting gender diversity in the PE industry
LDC mandates Rothschild to sell Adey - report
LDC acquired the company in June 2016, using a €60m unitranche provided by Alcentra
Dawn, Tiger Global lead $38.5m series-A in Harbr
Tiger Global is investing from its 12th-generation fund, which closed on $3.75bn in January 2020
Montagu to acquire ISI from Citic
Completion of the sale is expected next month, subject to customary closing requirements
BC to acquire Keesing from Ergon Capital, Mediahuis
Ergon invested through the €350m buyout vehicle Ergon Capital III, which closed in 2010
Travers Smith selects new managing partner
Edmund Reed joined Travers Smith in 1994 and became a partner in 2005
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Aliter invests in Skill Pill
Aliter acquired Bolt Learning in May 2019 and later acquired Sponge in November 2019