Santander
Santander's Tresmares launches in UK with GBP 725m fund
GP has hired ICG's Philippe Arbour to lead evergreen fund that offers products including direct lending
Platinum Equity buys Urbaser for €3.5bn
GP intends to support the company in accelerating its expansion both organically and through targeted M&A
BGF-backed TIG bolts on ThirdSpace
Acquisition of the cybersecurity and identity firm is backed by BGF and Santander Growth Capital
Foresight invests £5m in PlantExpand
Debt funding for the transaction was provided by Santander Growth Capital
Mouro leads $26m round for Uncapped
Iron Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Seedcamp and White Star Capital participate in the round
Mosaic, Santander in funding round for Bonify
Experian Ventures and the founders of fintech company Raisin also take part in the investment
Dunedin's FRA secures £100m refinancing
FRA recently opened offices in the Nordic region, as well as in New York, Dallas and Philadelphia
ProA Capital buys Solitium
Third deal made by ProA Capital Iberian Buyout Fund III, which closed on €475m in February 2019
Wells Fargo in $28m series-B for Elliptic
WFSC joins a group of existing investors that committed to the round in September 2019
Portobello Capital backs USA Group
GP invests via Portobello Capital Fondo IV, which closed on €600m in December 2017
BlackRock, Sofina in £66m round for THG
THG has taken out a new five-year ТЃ150m revolving credit facility provided by Barclays and HSBC
LDC-backed Linley & Simpson acquires Beercocks
Financing for the acquisition was provided by Santander Corporate and Commercial Banking
Acon Investments backs Germaine de Capuccini
GPs plan to boost the company’s product innovation and expand its growth organically and via add-ons
Alantra backs Frías Nutrición
GP is investing from Alantra Private Equity Fund III, which held a €450m final close in 2017
BGF in £16m round for Seasalt
Deal for womenswear brand comes amid a wave of challenges facing the UK high street
BGF and Santander back Clearway
Santander provides a ТЃ13m debt facility while BGF injects ТЃ10m in equity
Banks and VC firms in $10m series-A for Curve
Santander Innoventures, Investec, Speedinvest, Oxford Capital and Breega Capital also backed the round
Hellman & Friedman buys Allfunds for €1.8bn
Deal sees Santander, Warburg Pincus, General Atlantic and Intesa Sanpaolo fully exit their investments
Resource Partners acquires majority stake in makeup maker Torf
Torf's CEO and director general will remain as managers of the business post-buyout
Warburg, General Atlantic sell 50% stake in Santander AM
Buyout firms Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic exit the asset after a three-year holding period
LDC in £12m Vital Ingredient deal
Fresh funding will be used to double the company's retail outlets within the next three years
TPG's Poundworld secures £50m debt package
Debt financing comes six months after TPG's all-equity acquisition
Lonsdale takes majority stake in Ocean Media
Buyout comes 12 years after Ocean split from Trinity Mirror
Percipient backs Cooper Callas MBI
Percipent backs management buy-in of bathroom distributor