United Kingdom
TPA appoints Williams as investment associate
UK-based TPA Capital is an equity investor that provides equity cheques of £5-50m
Limerston supports AdviserPlus in acquisition of Halborns
Limerston acquired HR consultancy AdviserPlus in November 2016, drawing equity from its debut fund
Gilde Healthcare V close on $450m hard-cap
Legal advice was provided by a team from Jones Day led by partner Quirine Eenhorst
Arbor's Steelite acquires Homer Laughlin food subsidiaries
Arbor acquired Steelite International drawing from Arbor Investments IV in December
BGF invests £8m in Emma Bridgewater
Funding will go towards the company's expansion in the UK, as well as in international markets
Tenzing hires Elliott
Elliott will continue to lead Tenzing's Entrepreneurs Panel, which he has been doing since 2017
UK Covid-19 liquidity support snubs leveraged and mid-market companies
CCFF initiative seems designed with traditional corporate issuers in mind instead of leveraged finance issuers
Investors participate in $34m series-B for SoftIron
Founded in 2012, SoftIron designs and builds purpose-built data-centre appliances
Accel in $20m series-B for Humio
US-based Accel is currently investing from its London VI vehicle, which closed on $575m
Preservation Capital Partners Fund I holds first close
To date, PCP I has mainly institutional investors from both North America and Europe
BC, Vista-backed Advanced buys Tikit from BT Group
Advanced plans to consolidate its market position in the UK, while expanding its global footprint
PE-backed BMS acquires Jurado Mata
BMS's backers invested in the company in June 2019, in a deal that gave it an EV of £500m
August-backed Amtivo acquires Certification Europe for €6m
Based in Dublin and founded in 1999, Certification Europe has offices in the UK, Japan and Italy
Consortium backs £100m round for Cazoo
Online car buying marketplace was backed by investors including DMG Ventures and Eight Roads
Ardian-backed Celli buys T&J Installations
Celli plans to consolidate its market position in the UK and further expand internationally
Dunedin exits Kingsbridge
Kingsbridge was a Dunedin Buyout Fund III portfolio company, which closed on £300m in June 2013
UK holiday parks advised to close: Portfolios affected
British Holiday and Home Parks Association has advised its members to close all holiday parks
ECI Partners boosts investment team with two hires
Ip becomes a member of the firm's commercial team, while Evans is appointed as head of marketing
KKR buys Viridor from Pennon in £4.2bn deal
Enterprise value of the company equates to 18.5x its adjusted 2018/19 EBITDA of £225.4m
UK industry welcomes rescue package, but concerns remain
Package includes £330bn in loans, £20bn in other aid and a postponement of business rates
Baird Capital backs Aura Futures
Baird is currently investing from its maiden globally focused private equity fund, which closed on $310m
BGF leads £9m investment in Localised Group, Retail Services
As part of the deal, John Davison joins both companies as non-executive director
Axia buys insurance business Direct Gap
Gordons provides legal advice and Naylor Wintersgill provides financial due diligence services
CBPE sells SpaMedica to Nordic Capital-backed Ober Scharrer
Nordic Capital is currently investing from its ninth fund, Nordic Capital IX, which closed on €4.3bn
