Minority investing
Hg invests $1.5bn in Hyperion at $5bn valuation
Hyperion's management team and employees will remain the largest shareholder group in the company
Anima Alternative launches €200m direct lending fund
Fund will deploy financing to support the recovery and expansion of Italian SMEs operating in a wide range of sectors
Whitehelm in £80m funding round for Connexin
Whitehelm has taken a large minority stake, with the management team retaining the majority
Volery takes minority stake in SDC
For the year ending on 30 April 2019, Sustainable Development Capital generated turnover of £12.6m
Marlin invests in Pentalog
Marlin is currently investing from its Marlin Equity V vehicle, which closed on €2.5bn in March 2017
GCP invests in GTS
GCP makes hybrid debt and equity investments of £5-30m across a variety of sectors
Siparex acquires French consultancy firm Fixage
GP acquires a minority while the company's founders retain their majority ownership
GCP takes minority in CubeLogic
CubeLogic's management team completed a buy back from parent company OpenLink in 2016
ICG acquires Workhuman minority at $1.2bn valuation
Balderton Cpaital, Atlas Venture and Benchmark are early investors in the HR platform
Tikehau to buy stake in Euro Group
Tikehau is investing in the energy transformation sector via its T2 Energy Transition Fund
LDC takes minority stake in Connect Health
For the year ending on 30 June 2019, Connect Health reported revenue of £31.2m, up from £25.4m
FII launches €400m minority investing fund
FIMIC acquires minority stakes in Italian companies generating annual revenues in the €20-250m range
WGAM buys minority stake in Validus
Validus is a financial risk management firm with offices in the UK in London and Eton
Onex acquires ICS, Towerbrook reinvests
Towerbrook appointed Bank of America Merrill Lynch to run the process in September 2019
FVS launches €75m second fund
Fund targets minority stakes in companies based across the north-east of Italy, with revenues of €10-200m
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
Activa Capital, Arkéa invest in Ingeliance
Activa deploys capital from its €206m third fund, Activa Capital III, to finance the deal
BGF invests £11m in And Digital
Alex Snodgrass, an investor at BGF, will take a seat on the board of the digital consultancy
KCP invest £5m in Commhoist
Commhoist is a specialist mobile telecoms logistics provider based in Warrington and founded in 1996
Essling invests in VC-backed SPVIE Assurances
GP invests from Essling Expansion Fund, which held a first close on €100m in February 2019
Temasek takes minority stake in FNZ
FNZ expects to benefit from the LP's presence in Asia, as it plans to grow its business there
CBPE exits ABI Holiday Homes
For the year ending in August 2018, ABI reported operating profit of £15.5m from revenues of £117.8m
BCI invests in ClearMacro
BCI, a Canada-based LP direct investor, has made investments in several European companies