Epiris
Epiris expands team with Atwal hire
Atwal joins from Bain & Company, prior to which he spent four years at Morgan Stanley
Debut funds flourish in UK market
First-time fundraisings are increasingly frequent in the UK, with 2017 seeing the most final closes of maiden funds for five years
Epiris promotes Wood, Wilson and Gray
Owen Wilson and Ian Wood become investment partners, while Nicola Gray is promoted to investment director
Epiris returns £1.5bn to Electra over eight-month period
Recent exits bring to an end Epiris's remit as investment portfolio manager for the listed LP
Epiris sells TechInsights to Oakley in final exit from Axio
Final "major realisation" from data and analytics group represents 5x multiple overall and 76% IRR
Epiris sells Cala and Retirement Bridge to Patron
Acquirer had originally invested alongside Epiris in the acquisitions of both companies
Epiris sells remaining 17.8% stake in Hollywood Bowl
Final exit from tenpin bowling company generated a 3.9x multiple and a 92% IRR for the GP
Epiris reaps 6.5x on Treetops sale to Busy Bees
Sale of nursery school operator generated proceeds of £93m for the vendor after a five-year tenure
Epiris sells remaining Allflex stake for £70.3m
GP held an 11% stake in the animal identification and monitoring business prior to the deal
Epiris's Axio sells Risi to Euromoney for $125m
Sale of the forestry products intelligence business marks the sixth realisation from the group
Epiris's Axio sells OAG to Vitruvian for $215m
Deal brings the total returns generated by the GP's investment in the data and analysis group to 3.9x
Deal in Focus: Epiris sells Audiotonix to Astorg
Sale of the audio mixing console business will generate a return of 4.8x and IRR of 51% for the vendor
Epiris in £90m exit of Davies Group to HGGC
US-based private equity firm becomes third PE owner of UK claims management specialist