UK Unquote
H2 Equity Partners sells Hancocks to Innovative Bites for £100m
Sale of confectionary wholesaler follows a holding period of four and a half years
Maven appoints Vassallo and Dickens to north-east team
Appointments come weeks after the GP was awarded the mandate to manage the ТЃ20m Finance Durham Fund
Better Capital-backed Jaeger enters administration
Development comes a week after the GP reportedly sold the retailer's debt to Edinburgh Woollen Mill
Ardenton acquires Corbetts the Galvanizers
Deal for steel galvanising business is the Canadian GP's first investment in the UK
NVM makes 3.1x on Optilan exit to Blue Water Energy
British oil, gas and energy focused private equity firm is acquiring the Coventry-based telecoms business
Epiris sells remaining 17.8% stake in Hollywood Bowl
Final exit from tenpin bowling company generated a 3.9x multiple and a 92% IRR for the GP
Foresight backs Fresh Relevance with £2.15m
Marketing platform developer Fresh Relevance expands in the online commercial sector
TSG invests £213m in Brewdog
Deal reportedly values the Aberdeenshire-based brewing company at around the ТЃ1bn mark
Metric Capital Partners acquires Hibu Connect
The UK-based fund manager has recently held a final close for its third vehicle on тЌ850m
BlueGem acquires Sirdar to create DMC Group
Sirdar will be merged with GP's portfolio companies DMC and Wool and the Gang to create the new group
Kennet and Eight Roads sell Rivo to Genstar's Sphera
Sale of risk management software provider follows a four-year holding period for the VCs
LDC hires two investment directors
Duo will oversee ТЃ1.2bn of equity investments in British companies over the next three years
BGF leads $9m series-B for Triptease
Hotel booking platform will expand its Asian presence with a new Singapore office
Exponent acquires DCC Environmental in £219m deal
GP will take control of the William Tracey Group, Oakwood Fuels, Wastecycle and Enva brands
Cairngorm closes second fund on £107.5m hard-cap
GP's maiden vehicle has also received a 40% increase in committed capital, bringing it to ТЃ73.5m
Apposite's MIP bolts on Nuada's diagnostic imaging division
Acquisition will give the MRI, ultrasound and x-ray business a presence in central London
Local Pensions Partnership launches new PE vehicle
Newly formed LLP Investments will also be able to act as investment manager for other funds
Forward Partners closes second fund on £60m with single LP
Tech-focused vehicle will look to make more than 30 investments across a four-year period
HGGC's Davies Group merges with Cynergie
Deal is the first bolt-on investment for the claims management group under the GP's tenure
Ananda leads £2.5m series-A round for Repositive
Other investors include Amadeus Capital Partners and Force Over Mass Capital
NorthEdge invests in Clearly Drinks
Deal is the fourth investment made with capital drawn from NorthEdge's second fund
NVM appoints Howarth and Warren as associates
Victoria Howarth and Jason Warren have joined the UK-based VC's investment team
Vector in $400m BIMBO for Experian's CCM division
GP and ExactTarget co-founder will take a combined 75% stake in the cross-channel marketing firm
Volpi invests €90m in Version 1 SBO
Existing backer BDO Development Capital exits IT company after a three-year holding period