BDO LLP
Less than half of UK GPs report in detail on ESG impact – survey
Advisory firm BDO reviewed the ESG policies of 100 private equity firms with UK operations
Levine Leichtman backs Prime Global
This is the fifth investment made by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Europe II, which closed on €463m in 2020
F&P4Biz buys fuel tanks specialist Farma
F&P4Biz intends to boost Farma's international expansion, while pursuing a buy-and-build strategy
Ethos invests in People Value
In addition to the equity deployed by Ethos, Harwood Private Capital provides senior debt to support the deal
WestBridge invests £10m in Channel 3 MBO
CEO John Howard leads the MBO alongside colleagues Eleanor Rollason and Lucy McLintock
NorthEdge invests in Helios
Following the transaction, the company plans to expand in both the UK and internationally
LDC invests in Omniplex
Following the transaction, the business will focus on organic and inorganic growth
Rockpool invests in Xiatech
Martin Moran joined Xiatech’s board at completion of the deal as chairman
LDC acquires minority stake in Foundation SP
LDC has backed the company's existing management team, led by Simon Grosse as CEO
Perwyn acquires Agilitas from NVM for 8.4x returns
Agilitas recorded revenues of £12m in the year to March 2019, up from £9m in the same preceding period
LDC invests in Ross Trustees
Banking facilities for LDC's management buyout of the trustee company are provided by HSBC
BGF invests £8m in UK Flooring Direct
Keith Pacey is currently chair at UK Flooring Direct and will continue in this role
LDC sells Babble to Graphite for £90m
LDC retains a minority stake in Babble, while the management team is reinvesting some of its proceeds
MVI acquires majority stake in PS Auction
Deal is MVI's first investment from its second fund, which is aiming to reach its SEK 1bn target by Q1 2021
YFM backs £17m GHG buyout
Senior debt and a working capital facility are being provided by Triplepoint
BDC invests in Matrix
Equity for the investment was drawn from Bridgepoint Development Capital III, which closed on £600m
Livingbridge invests in TitanHQ
Investment in the cloud security company is made through Livingbridge's Enterprise 3 fund
Spectrum appoints Patey
Patey was a director at BDO before taking this position as lead advisory director
YFM hires BDO's Wrench
Wrench has taken the position of investment director in the firm's London office, investing in SMEs
Palatine invests in Acora
Acora was sold in an auction, which saw Inflexion Private Equity and LDC make bids
Palatine-backed TTC acquires Licence Bureau
Licence Bureau is the second acquisition for TTC Group following the acquisition of Business Driver
Connection backs £24m MBO for Cargostore
Debt facilities of £14.5m for the transaction and for expansion capital were provided by DunPort
LDC takes minority stake in Solid Solutions, BGF exits
Banking facilities for the deal have been provided by Muzinich & Co and Santander
ESO takes minority stake in Arcus
Second transaction completed from ESO's seventh institutional special opportunities fund