UK Unquote
Grant Thornton appoints new head of UK corporate finance
Woodley has been with Grant Thornton for 15 years in the M&A practice, having joined from 3i in 2005
Epidarex sells Sirakoss to VC-backed OssDsign
Epidarex Capital initially backed the ТЃ3.1m series-A for the bone graft substitutes developer in 2014
Maven, Par Equity sell Symphonic stakes to trade
US-based Ping Identity acquires the Edinburgh-headquartered identity and authorisation software
Eurazeo exits Farfetch with €90.4m proceeds
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Eurazeo, which led a $110m series-F funding round for the company
RCapital carves out TPG Engineering from TP Group
Acquisition complements other investments in the GP's portfolio
Inflexion buys minority stake in Phenna
GP deploys capital from its dedicated minority investment fund, Partnership Capital II, which closed on ТЃ1bn in 2018
BGF, Perwyn et al. in £25m round for unicorn Gousto
Latest funding will be used for the development of Gousto's two new fulfilment centres and accelerate investment in automation
LDC backs Rhino Products MBO
Deal is led by the firm's Manchester team, and values the business at ТЃ36m
Key Capital Partners exits Hallam Medical
Sale ends a six-year holding period for KCP, which backed the company with a ТЃ3.3m investment
G4S rejects offer from BC's Gardaworld
Company says Gardaworld's offer is "nowhere near a full and fair price"
LDC exits Ellis Whittam to Marlowe in £59m deal
Sale ends a four-year holding period for LDC, which owned a minority stake in the company
Grafton Capital secures majority stake in Third Financial
VC firm has so far invested ТЃ7m in Third Financial, which will use the latest funding to accelerate the growth of its platform
Investindustrial exits Aston Martin
Investindustrial sells its remaining stake of 4.12% in the company, fully exiting the investment
Rutland exits Armitage in £140m deal
Exit from Rutland Fund III realises a return of 5.7x on the original cost of the investment
Palatine invests in Back2Work
Deal is GP's sixth investment from its ТЃ100m Impact Fund, which targets profitable businesses making a positive impact
BGF sells stake in Chase Distillery
BGF bought a minority stake in the gin and vodka producer in 2017
Tenzing backs MBO of VIPR
Deal is the ninth investment from Tenzing's debut fund, with its successor yet to deploy
Bowmark acquires Totalmobile from Horizon
Bowmark will provide additional funding of ТЃ100m to fund the company's add-ons acquisitions
Carlyle buys Calastone from Accel, Octopus
Exit represents an 18x return on Octopus's initial investment and a 9x return on its total investment
Evolution Technology Fund II eyes $250m final close
British Patient Capital commits $35m, while the European Investment Fund also contributes
BGF appoints Dornan in central Scotland and Northern Ireland team
A chartered accountant, Fiona Dornan has previousy held positions at PwC and Standard Life
Vista-backed Finastra acquires Doorr
Vista formed Finastra through the merger of its portfolio company Misys with D+H, a Canadian fintech group
Five Arrows, TA-backed RLDatix acquires Verge Health
Verge Health's Mt Pleasant-based management team will stay on following the transaction
Livingbridge sells Ten10 to Graphite Capital
Management team is led by Chris Shaw who was appointed as chief executive in September 2017