Pinsent Masons
Number of UK club deals reaches three year high – Pinsent Masons
Club deals allow GPs to share risk, buy larger businesses, and reduce the need for high leverage, the law firm said
NorthEdge invests in Helios
Following the transaction, the company plans to expand in both the UK and internationally
NorthEdge invests in Altia-ABM
Fresh investment from NorthEdge backs Altia-ABM's newly promoted CEO Rob Sinclair
Livingbridge sells Giacom to trade
Bidders for the company included Hg among a number of other trade and private equity bidders
Palatine invests in Back2Work
Deal is GP's sixth investment from its ТЃ100m Impact Fund, which targets profitable businesses making a positive impact
Baird, Beechbrook complete Nigel Wright restructuring
Both institutional investors will retain minority positions in the recruitment business
Limerston-backed Arch Sciences acquires Apex Scientific
Formerly called Crawford Scientific, Limerston acquired the company in October 2017 from Maven
Clean Growth Fund to close in 2021 on £150m hard-cap
Typical equity cheques will start at ТЃ500,000-3m for any initial investments
Piper invests £11.5m in Wattbike
Investment is intended to help the business grow in the UK, and expand in the US and Asia
ESO backs facilities service Churchill
Current executive directors Joel Briggs and Phil Moxom will continue to lead the company
MML sells Altius to Avanade
Avanade recently acquired Germany-based Alnamic, a provider of business transformation services
Huntsworth board accepts £524m offer from CD&R
Takeover offer implies an entry multiple of 10.8x adjusted EBITDA of ТЃ48.4m
LDC acquires Commsworld
Mark Kerr, head of LDC in Scotland, and investment director Colin Bennett will join the board
Horizon acquires EES For Schools
Deal is the second platform investment for the GP's ТЃ200m 2018-vintage vehicle
Ardenton acquires Food Innovations Baking Group
Buyout of the baking product company is the GP's fifth UK deal since opening a Manchester office
Livingbridge backs management buyout of ECS Security
IT security consultancy will spin out from parent business ECS Group and rebrand as Adarma
Bowmark's Node4 acquires Secura
Deal comes two years after the IT and communications group bolted on database services provider Onomi
BGF exits The Good Care Group in trade sale to Sodexo UK
Divestment from the UK home care provider comes three years after the GP's initial investment
Horizon acquires ResearchBods, Bonamy Finch
GP will merge the data companies under the Strat7 brand and pursue further bolt-ons
TPA Capital acquires Pallet-Track
TPA Capital seeks to invest less then ТЃ25m in businesses with an enterprise value of less than ТЃ50m
Synova backs Chatsworth Schools platform
Initial deal comprises five schools in south-east England, with plans to expand internationally
NVM sells Lanner in trade sale to Royal HaskoningDHV
Sale of simulation software business brings to an end a nine-year holding period
Apposite invests in Riverdale
Deal will support the newly formed group's acquisition of dental practice operator Alpha Vitality
Ardenton invests in Shaftec Automotive
Deal for the automotive spare parts supplier is the Canadian GP's third UK investment