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Charterhouse invests in Phastar
Phastar operates across an international network of 12 offices and employs 250 people
CD&R carves out Wolseley UK plumbing merchant business for £308m
Ferguson engaged NM Rothschild to approach potential buyers in October 2020
THI invests in Corndel
Corndel, an education provider, will focus on developing its training offering with the new investment
Livingbridge sells Up Group to Omers-backed Alexander Mann
Livingbridge has invested in several recruitment businesses, including Armstrong Craven and Staffline
All Iron, Alma Mundi, FJ in $21m series-B for Jeff
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further boost its expansion across Europe and the US
Progressio buys minority stake in Assist Digital
GP deploys capital from Progressio Investimenti III, which held a final close on its €250m hard-cap in 2019
ProFounders leads €4.1m series-A for Nodalview
Company intends to use the fresh capital to scale up its team, while boosting its growth and expansion
Axcel buys three staffing agencies
Combined group generates revenues of DKK 850m and employs 150 staff across 11 offices in Denmark
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
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
LDC mandates Rothschild to sell Adey - report
LDC acquired the company in June 2016, using a €60m unitranche provided by Alcentra
Montagu to acquire ISI from Citic
Completion of the sale is expected next month, subject to customary closing requirements
Aliter invests in Skill Pill
Aliter acquired Bolt Learning in May 2019 and later acquired Sponge in November 2019
Apse buys TerraQuest for £72m
Apse Capital typically backs European tech-enabled SMEs with an enterprise value of €50-200m
Hg exits Eucon to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Hg, which backed the company via its Mercury Fund
Andera, Capza reinvest in Octime in minority SBO
Andera (then EdRip) acquired a majority stake in the business along with management in 2016
Inflexion buys minority stake in Phenna
GP deploys capital from its dedicated minority investment fund, Partnership Capital II, which closed on £1bn in 2018
Eurazeo, IK invest €400m in Questel
Eurazeo, IK and Raise intend to further boost Questel's growth and international expansion in Europe, Asia and the US
Key Capital Partners exits Hallam Medical
Sale ends a six-year holding period for KCP, which backed the company with a £3.3m investment
AnaCap carves out Market Pay from Carrefour in €300m deal
Deal sees Carrefour retain a minority stake, alongside the company's founders, Frédéric Mazurier and Isabelle Clairac
G4S rejects offer from BC's Gardaworld
Company says Gardaworld's offer is "nowhere near a full and fair price"
Kartesia injects €75m into HeadFirst
Kartesia backs the recruitment company via its KCO IV and KCO V funds
