United Kingdom
Core invests in Alpine Fire Engineers
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which typically invests ТЃ5-15m per transaction
Spice PE in $300m deal for The Craftory
GP is funding the launch of a new UK-based, consumer-goods-focused investment group
Edge backs Airbeem
Fresh capital will be used to roll out the platform through more sales and marketing activity
Livingbridge acquires insurance group CISG
GP will support further growth by expanding the franchise operations and through acquisitions
Hg to invest in Financial Express
GP invested in the financial services software and data company with capital drawn from Mercury 2
Hg reaps 4.9x on sale of JLA to Cinven
Deal brings to an end an eight-year tenure and generates a gross IRR of 26% for the vendor
Strategic Value acquires remainder of Vita Group
Debt package to support the transaction was provided by Barclays and NatWest Markets
DH Private Equity completes restructuring of Fund IV
Goldman Sachs is the largest LP in the new vehicle, which has two companies remaining
ESO acquires Core Capital
Consolidated group will provide a range of equity, debt and hybrid products of up to тЌ40m
EMK's Reconomy in £70.7m refinancing
Company negotiates a more flexible financing structure to provide headroom for acquisitions
JC Flowers sells 8% stake in OneSavings for £80m
Partial divestment comes four months after the GP sold a 10% stake in the specialist lender for ТЃ95m
Silver Lake agrees to de-list Zoopla parent ZPG for £2.2bn
Proposed de-listing has unanimous backing from ZPG's board and comes four years after its ТЃ920m IPO
Bowmark promotes Masters and Mastrodonato, hires Lyceum's Keen
GP is currently deploying capital from its ТЃ375m fifth fund, which closed in January 2014
New Mountain sells Alexander Mann to Omers for £820m
Company's management team, led by Rosaleen Blair, is also participating in the buyout
Ardian's Solina bolts on Essential Cuisine
Deal is the second UK bolt-on acquisition for the France-based food products company
CVC-backed Avast to list in £2.4bn IPO
Offering, valued at ТЃ602m, represents 25.3% of the company's total shares
BGF invests £5.5m in NWC and High Access merger
Deal will create a facilities management group with a combined turnover of ТЃ30m
Eight Roads Ventures invests $20m in Fuse Universal
Transaction is Eight Roads Ventures' third investment so far this year
Primary Capital backs SBO of ICS Learn from Par
Deal is the sixth investment made from the GP's fourth growth capital fund, which invests ТЃ10-45m
Permira acquires Corin from DeA et al.
GP draws capital from its тЌ7.5bn global fund to acquire the orthopaedic implants firm
Elaghmore acquires McPhee Mixers
Deal for the concrete mixer manufacturer is the fourth investment from the GP's ТЃ60m maiden fund
Mayfair acquires BGF-backed GCI
Deal for the UK telecoms and IT group brings to an end a six-year holding period for the vendor
Inflexion invests in management buyout of ITM
GP supports the buyout from the founder-owners of the financial services IT and software firm
Livingbridge appoints Kahn as vice-president in Boston
New recruit leaves his role as VP of corporate development at Summit- and Bain-backed Ability