Grant Thornton
CBPE in exclusivity to acquire Palatine-backed Veincentre
UK varicose vein treatment clinic was put up for sale in a Grant Thornton-led auction
Palatine backed-Veincentre stake for sale with Grant Thornton
Auction of UK-based clinic chain specialising in the treatment of varicose veins aims to attract a majority investor
Grant Thornton hires new head of corporate debt advisory
Fieldhouse brings with him 16 years of deals experience in consultancy firms
FAI, Invitalia back Frigomeccanica
FAI invests via Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano I, while Invitalia deploys capital from Fondo Cresci al Sud
FPE Capital backs Codestone
This is the ninth investment made by FPE Fund II, which held a ТЃ100m final close in October 2017
Palatine backs Anthesis
Company intends to further boost its growth both organically and via strategic acquisitions
August Equity hires Walsh, Stevens and Coates
UK-based PE firm August Equity hires Greg Walsh, Mark Stevens and Michael Coates
Rockpool invests in EA-RS
Andrew Aylwin, managing partner of MDW Capital and former partner at Lyceum Capital, joins the board of EA-RS
Total acquires PCML for EV of £20m
KPMG acted as financial adviser on the sale of the precision engineering business
Foresight invests £5m in PlantExpand
Debt funding for the transaction was provided by Santander Growth Capital
Mobeus backs £9.5m ABL1Touch buyout
Management team will be joined by Bill Duffy, previously of Nationwide Autocentres
YFM invests in Force24
Company plans to use the fresh capital to strengthen its sales and marketing operations and continue to develop its platform
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
LDC backs Rhino Products MBO
Deal is led by the firm's Manchester team, and values the business at ТЃ36m
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
Limerston-backed Arch Sciences acquires Apex Scientific
Formerly called Crawford Scientific, Limerston acquired the company in October 2017 from Maven
LDC invests in Aker
Tom Burnet, currently a non-executive director for BMO Private Equity Trust, will join Aker Systems
Plastic alternative producer Lactips raises €13m
Company has raised €20m so far over two funding rounds
DeA Capital backs Ingino with €8.5m investment
GP invests in the company via Idea Agro, which targets companies operating in the agricultural industry
Foresight sells Clubhouse Golf to Afinum-backed All4Golf
Clubhouse is the first exit for Foresight Regional Investment fund, which closed on ТЃ58m in 2016
Bridgepoint buys 28% stake in French asset manager Cyrus
GP invests via its lower-mid-cap fund Bridgepoint Development Capital III, which raised around £600m
ESO backs facilities service Churchill
Current executive directors Joel Briggs and Phil Moxom will continue to lead the company
LDC invests £11m in James and James Fulfilment
LDC's Chris Baker and Lawrence Dean will join the company board as non-executive directors
YFM invests in ISS
Founded in 2009 and based in Pershore, West Midlands, ISS currently employs 31 people