UK Unquote
Investcorp, LDC exit Kee Safety
Exit sees the UK-based building safety business acquired by management, backed by ICG
GCP invests in Hippo Digital for minority stake
Deal is the second investment for GCP's fifth fund, which was registered in Q3 last year
NorthEdge acquires Correla
Acquisition of the energy data company is the first platform investment from the GP's ТЃ250m Fund III
TDR Capital to take Arrow private in £563m deal
Offer price represents a premium of 33.4% to the closing price of 230.5 pence per share on 5 February 2021
Aurelius acquires AutoRestore
Acquisition is intended to complement Aurelius's other portfolio companies in the vehicle fleet services sector
Endless exits Carpet & Flooring in trade sale
GP acquired the carpet and flooring division of listed building products company SIG in early 2017
Parsley Box floats in £84m IPO, Mobeus reaps 4.2x return
Mobeus sells one third of its holding, while remaining as the largest institutional shareholder in the business with a 14% stake
Astorg buys majority stake in Five Arrows-backed Opus 2
Five Arrows bought a minority stake in the legal technology company in 2017 and will now reinvest
CapVest sells Eight Fifty to Sofina Foods
Combined group is expected to employ 13,000 staff across 44 sites and generate $6bn in annual revenues
Gyroscope Therapeutics raises $148m in Forbion-led series C
Series-C round for the gene therapy company is led by Forbionтs Growth Opportunities Fund
Lonsdale backs Horseware Ireland
This is the ninth investment made by the GP via Lonsdale Capital Partners Fund I, which closed on ТЃ110m in 2016
Cairngorm eyes £200m final close in July
Fund's predecessor, Cairngorm Capital Partners II, reached a final close on ТЃ107.5m in April 2017
TDR Capital acquires BPP from Apollo's Vanta Education
Vocational course provider BPP was acquired by Vanta Education in 2009, prior to Apollo's investment
Graphite Capital invests in Higher Ed International
GP is acquiring a minority stake in the online education provider via Graphite Capital Partners IX
GCP secures minority stake in Bridewell Consulting
Deal is the first investment for Growth Capital Partners Fund V, which was registered in Q3 last year
UK & Ireland Fundraising Pipeline - Q1 2021
Unquote rounds up the most notable fundraises currently ongoing in the UK & Ireland market across the buyout, venture and debt spaces
Carlyle Group to acquire End Clothing
Company founders will retain minority stakes while Index Ventures will exit
SEP sells Dotmatics to Insight Partners' Insightful Science
Scottish Equity Partners invested in the scientific informatics software in 2017
Inflexion sells Kynetec to Paine Schwartz Partners
Fourth exit in four months sees the GP net returns of more than 3x money and a 25% IRR
Cairngorm Capital buys majority stake in Bromborough
GP plans to support geographical expansion and add-ons for the paint and wall coverings distributor
Palamon, Corsair in £165m dividend recap for Currencies Direct
GPs reportedly mandated William Blair in December 2020 to explore strategic options
LDC hires new origination director
Craig Hinde joins the firm's Midlands team from Inspired Thinking Group
Queen's Park Equity backs MBO of Encore Group
Founding partners Stephen Chard and Neil Robinson will also retain a stake in the business
Albion exits Berkley Care for 2.5x return
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Albion, which initially invested ТЃ16m in the business