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Melior Equity Partners holds EUR 160m final close for debut fund
Irish SME-focused GP is led by former Carlyle managing directors Jonathan Cosgrave and Peter Garvey
Briar Chemicals owner Aurelius launches sale process
Aurelius had previously gauged interest for the chemicals producer in 2019, Mergermarket reported
Carlyle acquires life sciences investor Abingworth
Deal follows EQT's acquisition of LSP in November 2021 as asset managers look for greater specialisation
Novo-backed ReViral acquired by Pfizer
The British biotech company is also backed by CR-CP, New Leaf, Andera Partners, and OrbiMed, among others
Phoenix exits Forest Holidays for 3x money
Buyer is Sykes Holiday Cottages, a portfolio company of Vitruvian Partners and Livingbridge
H2 Equity exits premium logistics group Cadogan Tate to TSG
US sponsor plans to use acquisitions to expand the London-headquartered company abroad; management will retain minority stake
Inflexion sells Marley for 3.5x, 58% IRR
Sale to listed construction firm Marshalls values the roofing tile specialist at GBP 535m
Dental Directory sees Exponent, Equistone bare teeth in sale second round
DC Advisory is expected to review final bids for the carve-out from Palamon-backed IDH Group in about a month
JamJar closes second fund on GBP 100m
JamJar Fund II is the consumer technology-focused first fund with institutional investor backing
Pemberton launches NAV financing strategy with new hire
Thomas Doyle joins alternative credit specialist from 17Capital
Aztec appoints new head of ESG
Caroline Mantoura joins the fund services provider after 12 years at Accenture
General Atlantic appoints head of ESG from PAI
Cornelia Gomez joins with an aim to bolster the sponsorтs ESG efforts and will be based in London
Reckitt Benckiser baby nutrition carve-out likely to attract sponsors
Goldman Sachs is advising on the process for the infant formula maker, which could be valued at GBP 6bn
NorthEdge appoints two new partners amid several senior promotions
UK GP bolsters teams in Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham with 80% of Fund III to invest and over 50% of its SME vehicle deployed
Epiris acquires Inchcape Shipping Services in SBO
Deal for London-based maritime services provider marks the 10th investment by Epiris Fund II
Soho Square explores Alpine Fire Engineers sale
Clearwater is advising on the upcoming auction for the Manchester-based provider of active fire sprinkling systems
KSL Capital acquires Pig Hotels
Travel and leisure-focused GP plans to expand the boutique hotel chain across the UK with acquisitions and development
Summit buys 18 Week Support
Deal for UK-based NHS insourcer confirmed by March 25 Companies House filing; buyout follows Houlihan Lokey-led auction launched last year
Growth Capital Partners V holds GBP 260m final close
UK-based GP aims to provide flexible capital for UK-based technology, services and industrials SMEs
Equistone sells FirstPort to sponsor-backed Emeria
Deal for UK property management group marks first exit from Equistone Partners Europe Fund VI
Connection Capital exits Tempcover to RVU for 5x money
London-based RVU owns Uswitch, Confused.com, and Money.co.uk
Hg eyes exit from software and services group IRIS
Company could be marketed off annual EBITDA of more than GBP 110m; unclear whether co-owner ICG would seek an exit
Glendower eyes new secondaries fund
London and New York-based secondaries firm was acquired by CVC Capital Partners in 2021
CVC sells Theramex to Carlyle, PAI for GBP 1.2bn
CVC acquired the women's health pharmaceutical business in a USD 703m carve-out in 2017