Epiris

Atwal joins from Bain & Company, prior to which he spent four years at Morgan Stanley

First-time fundraisings are increasingly frequent in the UK, with 2017 seeing the most final closes of maiden funds for five years

Owen Wilson and Ian Wood become investment partners, while Nicola Gray is promoted to investment director

Recent exits bring to an end Epiris's remit as investment portfolio manager for the listed LP

Final "major realisation" from data and analytics group represents 5x multiple overall and 76% IRR

Acquirer had originally invested alongside Epiris in the acquisitions of both companies

Final exit from tenpin bowling company generated a 3.9x multiple and a 92% IRR for the GP

Sale of nursery school operator generated proceeds of £93m for the vendor after a five-year tenure

GP held an 11% stake in the animal identification and monitoring business prior to the deal

Sale of the forestry products intelligence business marks the sixth realisation from the group

Deal brings the total returns generated by the GP's investment in the data and analysis group to 3.9x

Sale of the audio mixing console business will generate a return of 4.8x and IRR of 51% for the vendor

US-based private equity firm becomes third PE owner of UK claims management specialist

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