Pinsent Masons
Ardenton invests in Shaftec Automotive
Deal for the automotive spare parts supplier is the Canadian GP's third UK investment
Palatine acquires CET UK from Dunedin
Acquirer draws capital from its third flagship fund, which typically writes cheques of £10-30m
Sovereign Capital backs MBO of Asset Control
GP will support Asset Control's existing management team led by CEO Mark Hepsworth
LDC invests £25m in Love Energy Savings SBO from NVM
Deal for the energy price comparison company is a partial exit for the vendor after three years
WCAS takes Abzena private for £34.4m
Biotechnology and pharmaceutical company has previously received backing from a number of VCs
NVM invests £3m in The Climbing Hangar
Indoor climbing centre operator will look to open new sites and invest in new facilities
Equistone sells Travel Counsellors to Vitruvian
Sale follows a three-and-a-half-year tenure and brings to an end proposals to list the travel agent
Elysian acquires Key Travel from Livingbridge
Deal for the UK travel-related support service generates a 3.2x return for the vendor
Sovereign reaps 8x on sale of Kindertons to ExamWorks
Sale of the UK-based accident management business was based on EBITDA of around £20m
Synova generates 8x return on Mandata sale to LDC
Deal for logistics software company brings to an end a five-year holding period for the vendor
Grovepoint and Rubicon acquire Aquamain
Deal for the water utility services company is the GPs' second joint investment in three months
Core Capital exits Ark Home to three trade buyers
Domiciliary healthcare provider made eight bolt-ons during the GP's seven-year tenure
BGF injects £10m into DB Food
Funding will be directed towards the group's low-fat meat and protein division Muscle Food
LDC backs Lakelovers MBO
UK holiday cottages letting agent will undertake an acquisitive growth strategy following the deal
Portobello acquires gym group Supera
Deal marks second investment from the GP's latest fund, Portobello Capital Fondo IV
Livingbridge acquires LDC-backed Giacom
Vendor has reinvested for a minority stake in the cloud-based IT marketplace
Phoenix sells Porthaven to Fremont
Care home operator has increased its number of locations fivefold under the GP's tenure
NVM invests £4m in Hello Soda
Deal sees the VCT manager acquire a minority stake in the data analytics software company
RCapital backs SciChem MBO
Special situations GP acquired the laboratory equipment and supplies business from its family owners
NorthEdge backs £16m MBO of Future Industrial Services
Deal gives the waste management and decontamination company an equity valuation of £16m
Bridgepoint sells Nordic Cinema Group in SEK 8.25bn trade sale
GP exits alongside Swedish media group Bonnier after hold of less than two years
Eversheds appoints Phillips as head of UK north-west PE
Phillips joins from his partner role at UK and Asia-focused law firm Pinsent Masons
Livingbridge backs Southern Communications
Deal for the UK-based telecoms business includes a loan facility from HSBC and Santander
Total Capital sells Arthouse to NorthEdge
Exit marks full realisation of Total Capital fund, which returns 1.9x