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Endless starts Enact III deployment with SEA Transport acquisition
Primary deal is first investment from new SME-focused, GBP 100m fund close in July
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Endless holds GBP 100m final close for third SME Fund
Enact III is more than three times the size of its predecessor fund, which closed on GBP 30m in 2019
Endless's Enact carves out Jost's Edbro
Hydraulic cylinder producer is the third deal of 2021 from the GP's Enact strategy
Endless buys school and nursery supplier Findel Education
GP's £30m investment is the first platform deal from its £400m Endless V vehicle
Endless exits Carpet & Flooring in trade sale
GP acquired the carpet and flooring division of listed building products company SIG in early 2017
August Equity hires Walsh, Stevens and Coates
UK-based PE firm August Equity hires Greg Walsh, Mark Stevens and Michael Coates
Endless acquires Evolutions TV
Evolutions CEO Simon Kanjee will continue to lead the business, alongside Darren Musgrove and Owen Tyler
Endless acquires Party City's international assets for $59m
Amscan, the UK business being sold, will have its management team continue in place
Endless buys Hovis from Gores, Premier Foods
Endless invests in the business via its Endless Fund IV, which closed on £525m in December 2014
RCapital to acquire Archant through CVA
Archant's board says several options including a sale had been explored but a CVA was the best outcome
Endless buys Golfino
Deal marks the GP's first investment in a Germany-based company, according to Unquote Data
Endless acquires forestry business BSW
Endless is currently investing from its Endless Fund IV, which held a final close on £525m
Endless-backed The Book People goes into administration
Book retailer The Book People will continue to trade and no redundancies are planned
Endless acquires Victoria Plum from TPG
Bathroom products online retailer Victoria Plum was acquired by TPG Capital in 2014
Endless's Enact acquires Bawtry Carbon
Enact II makes its third investment with the carbon-based products manufacturer
Endless exits James Briggs to trade
Endless acquired the chemicals company in 2013 and provided a capital injection in 2016
Endless exits O&H in management buy-back
Special situations investor acquired the company in 2016 using its Endless Fund IV vehicle
Endless backs Qualter Hall MBO from Waagner-Biro
GP invested from Enact Fund II, which invests up to £5m in challenged UK-based companies
Endless's Enact buys Redhall Networks from administration
First investment made by the GP via its Enact Fund II, which closed on £30m this week
Endless holds £30m final close for Enact Fund II
Development comes 14 months after Fund I made its final exit with the sale of Stirling Dynamics
Endless appoints two to Enact
Firm appoints associate director Adam Milner and investment executive Luke Wolf to its Enact teams
Endless's Antler secures £8m refinancing
Development comes 19 months after the GP acquired the luggage manufacturer from LDC
Endless adds new associate director to Manchester team
James Warburton spent eight years in the Manchester restructuring team at Deloitte