Livingbridge
Livingbridge appoints Wathen
Following a raft of hires, the investment team at Livingbridge now stands at 90 people
Livingbridge sells Portman stake in SBO to Core Equity
GP sells its minority stake in the dentistry business after a four-year holding period
Livingbridge backs investment platform Munnypot
Munnypot uses a chatbot to select investments for customers and helps manage their accounts
Elysian acquires Key Travel from Livingbridge
Deal for the UK travel-related support service generates a 3.2x return for the vendor
Livingbridge acquires Love Holidays
GP invests in the online travel agent with equity drawn from its ТЃ660m sixth flagship fund
Livingbridge to acquire Love Holidays
Proposed deal will reportedly value the UK-based online travel agent at around ТЃ180m
Livingbridge acquires insurance group CISG
GP will support further growth by expanding the franchise operations and through acquisitions
Livingbridge appoints Kahn as vice-president in Boston
New recruit leaves his role as VP of corporate development at Summit- and Bain-backed Ability
Mid-market leverage continues upward creep
High price tags, limited assets and cheap debt are helping to push up leverage boundaries in the European mid-market once again
Livingbridge invests in Disguise MBO
Live events visual software company will invest in international expansion and product development
Livingbridge partner Paul Morris joins BDO
In his new role, Morris will be advising businesses looking for private equity investment
Catalyst acquires investment management consultancy Knadel
Five months after Livingbridge's investment, market consultancy Catalyst acquires Knadel
Livingbridge appoints Jones
Jones joins the firm's value strategy group and will focus on insight and analytics
Shielding PE from political risk
Once a niche advisory sub-sector, political due diligence has now become an integral part of deal-making in Europe
Livingbridge sells Crew Clothing to Exquisite Apparel
Sale of the clothing retailer brings an end to an 11-year holding period for the GP
Livingbridge opens US office
New Boston location will support portfolio companies' expansion plans in the US market
Livingbridge acquires LDC-backed Giacom
Vendor has reinvested for a minority stake in the cloud-based IT marketplace
LDC supports £16m SBO of Eque2 from Livingbridge
Construction admin software firm will acquire Miracle Dynamics Payroll and HR Solution
Livingbridge's Broadstone makes double bolt-on
Benefits and pensions consultancy acquires Mitchell Consulting and 2020 Trustees
Graphite backs £72m MBO of YSC from Livingbridge
Deal for the management consultancy brings to an end a four-year tenure for Livingbridge
Livingbridge exits IP Solutions in LDC deal
Communications technology business will look to make bolt-on acquisitions following the deal
Livingbridge backs Mobysoft
Social housing administration business will invest in HR, recruitment and product development
Livingbridge invests in Catalyst Development
GP draws capital from its Enterprise 2 fund, which typically writes equity cheques of ТЃ5-15m
More alpha, less male: The gender diversity conundrum
Higher echelons of PE remain bereft of female talent, though signs of progress are appearing