UK Unquote
Stripes Group invests $40m in GlobalWebIndex
Deal will enable the UK-based digital market research company to pursue international expansion
Endless to carve out Menzies Distribution for £74.5m
Acquisition of the final-mile logistics company would mark the GP's first investment of 2018
Terra Firma partially exits Wyevale Garden Centres
Trade buyer Blue Diamond acquires eight garden centre sites, with a further two also sold
BGF invests £1.25m in Collision Management Systems
Funding will be used to accelerate the firmтs market expansion after closing licensing deals
MMC exits Invenias via trade sale to Bullhorn
Recruitment software company has undertaken a recruitment drive under the vendor's five-year tenure
Aurelius acquires Ideal Shopping Direct from Blackstone
Transaction ends a three-year holding for Blackstone, which invested via its seventh fund
Verdane invests €9.5m in Freespee
GP draws capital for the transaction from Verdane Capital IX, a SEK 3bn secondaries fund
Baird acquires majority stake in Collingwood
GP is currently investing via its $310m global fund, which was 50% deployed across six deals in May
Three Hills backs WPI
Deal is structured as a combination of debt and equity, with the GP taking a minority in the company
ECI backs Arkessa MBO
Deal for the IoT-focused company comes shortly after the GP backed insurance broker The Clear Group
Graphite holds £470m final close for ninth fund
Total amount committed is 4% more than the ТЃ450m raised by the vehicle's predecessor
True backs Frugi
Company intends to use the fresh capital to bolster its growth, and support its expansion plan
TDR's Stonegate bolts on Piper's Be At One
Deal reportedly values Be At One at ТЃ50m and also sees the pub group buy 15 bars from Novus Leisure
Elaghmore acquires Alucraft
Deal marks the fifth and largest acquisition to date made by Elaghmore from its debut fund
Apiary invests in The Appointment Group
Music-industry-focused travel management company will pursue bolt-ons and international expansion
BGF injects £10m into Mission Mars
Company is the north-west-based operator behind Albert's Schloss and Rudy's Neapolitan Pizza
Compass completes portfolio acquisition from Bridgepoint
Deal sees Compass acquiring Bridgepoint's remaining interests in Rodenstock and Infinitas
ECI acquires The Clear Group
GP is currently investing from its 10th fund, which invests in companies with EVs of ТЃ20-150m
BNP Paribas launches UK SME lending fund
Fund will provide senior loans to SMEs with an annual turnover of less than ТЃ50m
Pentech and Connect in $3m round for Lifebit
Beacon Capital and Tiny VC also took part in the round for the genomics data software company
Livingbridge appoints Wathen
Following a raft of hires, the investment team at Livingbridge now stands at 90 people
Campbell Lutyens appoints six new principals
In its London office, the firm appointed Annabelle Judd and James Sladden as principals
Cabot Square to launch sixth fund in 2019
Financial-services-focused GP's new vehicle is understood to have a target in the region of ТЃ300m
C5 Capital aiming to close second fund in Q1 next year
C5 owns six companies through its, now fully allocated, initial 2013-vintage $100m fund