United Kingdom
Bowmark sells LBR to Levine Leichtman
Secondary buyout of the legal publishing company brings to an end a five-year holding period
Foresight appoints Haywood as investment manager
New recruit previously co-founded biotech company Puridify, which was sold to GE Healthcare
Aurelius buys Connect Books
Division comprises six brands and has projected combined revenues of тЌ250m for 2017
UK buyout activity reaches post-crisis peak in 2017
Small-cap and lower-mid-market invested strongly during the course of the year, while fundraising activity continued apace
BGF, Blue Water Energy inject £56m into Rovop
Subsea vehicle services company will expand its fleet by 50% following the transaction
AnaCap sells First Names to Astorg's SGG
Transaction sees AnaCap generate a 2.6x money multiple on its investment in the administration business
BGF invests in APS Group
Tomato producer will invest in a new glasshouse, site expansion and automation technology
Ontario Teachers' partially divests Busy Bees to Temasek
Nursery school business has undertaken an acquisitive growth strategy under the LP's tenure
Global Founders leads $14.75m series-A for DigitalGenius
Fresh funding will enable the company to invest in product development and marketing activity
Atami Capital leads £40m series-B for Simba Sleep
Saracens chair Nigel Wray also takes part in the round alongside Wharton Asset Management
Apera Capital backs refinancing of LDC's Seabrook
LDC mandates Apera to provide facilities worth ТЃ23.5m to support Seabrook's growth
Rise of the UK's private markets
Average values of British PE buyouts have soared over the last 20 years, as increasingly fewer businesses are trading on the London stock exchange
Perwyn-backed Sumo floats with £145m market cap
Listing of the video games developer will generate ТЃ39.7m returns for Perwyn and company management
Maven appoints directors for MEIF Debt Fund teams
Steve Lewis and Jonathan Lowe join Maven in Birmingham and Nottingham, respectively
August Equity acquires dental practices for £5.75m
Second acquisition in the strategy after the GP acquired Genesis Dental Care in May
Terra Firma's Four Seasons agrees interest payment standstill
Major creditor H/2 has agreed to the measure in order to facilitate a consensual restructuring
Rubicon, Grovepoint's Goodridge bolts on Gieffe Racing
Rubicon provided fresh capital to support the acquisition of the automotive fluids business
Eight Road leads $20m round for OTA Insight
Hospitality-focused data analytics company will invest in product development and make new hires
Phoenix sells Riviera to Silverfleet
Sale of holiday provider brings to an end a three-year holding period for the vendor
Riverside invests in LeftShift
Investment in the delivery automation business was made via the GP's acceleration capital division
Shard holds first close on £90m for private debt fund
Fund targeting ТЃ250m with ТЃ300m hard-cap, expects to hold a final close by the end of 2018
PE-backed Mirriad to list in £63.2m IPO
Company raised ТЃ26.2m in gross proceeds through a conditional placing of shares
Crescent-, Viridian-backed Fusion Antibodies to list on AIM
Northern Irish biotech company will use the capital to invest in its laboratories and manufacturing
Mercia invests £2.5m in Medherant
Investment is part of a ТЃ3.8m funding round from other private investors and existing shareholders