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Deal in Focus: TSG invests in BrewDog
Scottish brewer's owners have been critical of craft breweries selling to trade buyers, raising questions surrounding the GP's exit strategy
SEP leads £26m funding round for LoveCrafts
Online crafts platform will look to expand its presence across Europe and Australasia
Battery Ventures leads $17.5m round for Hibob
Eight Roads Ventures also took part in the funding round, alongside existing backers
Maven backs £6m MBO of ProspectSoft
Investment in CRM and e-commerce software provider is Maven's second MBO of 2017
Terra Firma, CPPIB sell Awas to Dubai Aerospace
Earlier media reports suggested the vendors were seeking $7bn for the aircraft leasing company
Lone Star sells 53% of Forterra for £206m
Transaction sees the GP make a final exit from the UK brick manufacturing business
Cairngorm hires Thaper as investment director
Amit Thaper leaves the position of vice-president at HIG Capital to join UK-based Cairngorm
Lynx buys Label Express
Deal for printing business is the second UK investment made by the Canadian GP since the Brexit vote
August hires Mike Biddulph as partner
Biddulph had already been part of August's predecessor, Kleinwort Capital, between 1998-2005
Macquarie acquires Green Investment Bank for £2.3bn
Transaction will see the firm take control of ТЃ4bn of funds and launch three new vehicles
Bridgepoint's EMT to acquire Exova for £620m
Deal values the company at 12.5x its adjusted EBITDA for the 12 months ending in December 2016
Rutland invests in Omar Group
Deal for holiday lodge and park home manufacturer is the fourth investment from the GP's third fund
Lonsdale's P2 bolts on FS 101
Lonsdale bought management consultancy P2 Consulting in January 2017
LDC backs SBO of Addo from Vision Capital
Private investment fund Fullbrook Thorpe Investments has also invested in the UK pastry business
Phoenix hires Neale as partner
Chris Neale leaves his position as investment director at LDC to join Phoenix Equity Partners
Epiris sells Cala and Retirement Bridge to Patron
Acquirer had originally invested alongside Epiris in the acquisitions of both companies
Sovereign hires Hay as partner
Alex Hay leaves a similar position at RJD Partners to join Sovereign Capital
Baring exits Weetabix in £1.4bn trade sale to Post Holdings
Sale of cereal company comes just a year and a half after the GP acquired a 40% stake in the business
Accel-KKR's ESG buys Utiligroup from NorthEdge
Accel-KKR portfolio company Energy Services Group (ESG) has bought UK-based software and IT services company Utiligroup from NorthEdge Capital.
BC's Elysium acquires Badby from Patron
BC Partners bought 22 mental health facilities in the UK, formerly part of Priory Group, in November
Phoenix sells Key Retirement to Partners Group for £200m
New funding will be used to expand the companyтs distribution capacity and drive product innovation
LDC backs Hill Biscuits MBO
Deal with the Manchester-based biscuit business is the third investment in as many months for LDC
NorthEdge completes Fine Industries trade sale, scores 2.5x return
NorthEdge secures a 2.5x return on the chemicals business after a three-year holding period
Vespa invests in Lumi MBO
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which makes invests in companies with EVs of тЌ15-75m