United Kingdom
General Atlantic hires Inditex's Isla as global senior advisor
Growth equity firm intends to enhance its portfolio company support and broaden its global network
HIG Capital hires Madsen from BC Partners
Stephan Madsen joins HIG's European Middle Market team, where he will focus on the Nordics
FPE holds GBP 185m final close for third fund
B2B software and services-focused GP plans to seize bolt-on opportunities amidst strong dealflow
Horizon Capital readies Digital Space for sale
Auction of the UK IT services company is expected to launch in the second half of the year
Schroders gears up for new VC fund-of-funds
Schroders Capital Private Equity Global Innovation Management XI has been registered in Luxembourg
17Capital promotes three to partner
David Wilson, Emad Shahin and Fokke Lucas join the firm's three existing managing partners
Permira exits Althea to F2i and DWS
Deal will see the Italian group broken into two, with DWS owning the UK arm and F2i the Italian assets
AIB, Foresight launch SME Impact Fund with EUR 75m target
Fund has a EUR 30m commitment from AIB and expects to back its first Irish SMEs in Q3 2022
Trilantic to buy Kantar Public in carve-out deal
UK public policy advisory business will operate as an independent company following the carve-out from Bain Capital-backed Kantar Group
ECI sells Imagesound to Livingbridge for 2.6x money
The sale is the eight from ECI's 2015 vintage fund and the third from ECI 10
Ermitage Partners announces five new partners
Placement agent has made two new hires, including Tesi's Jan Sasse, as well as three internal promotions
Force Over Mass gears up for Fund V
UK-based VC to start fundraising for new EUR 150m vehicle in the summer, following full deployment of its fourth vehicle
Nest mandates Schroders for PE strategy
Defined contribution workplace pension scheme is seeking exposure to growth and mid-market PE deals
Lonsdale acquires Todays Dental
Sponsor plans to add-on over 40 dental practices in England and Wales; CEO managed add-ons for two of Europe's largest dental groups
Bridgepoint sells HKA to PAI Partners
New owner plans to accelerate expansion of UK-based risk mitigation consultancy into adjacent areas via acquisitions
Phoenix sells 1000Heads to PE-backed Labelium
Phoenix Equity Partners has sold its stake in UK-based social media data and consultancy firm 1000Heads to France-headquartered Labelium, a portfolio company of Charterhouse Capital Partners.
Force Over Mass leads GBP 115m round for Outfund
UK revenue-based lender also supported by PostFinance, 1818 Venture Capital and Tribe Capital in the fundraise
Inflexion explores sale of Automotive Transformation Group
UK-based automotive software solutions provider is expected to be marketed off GBP 15m in a sale led by Houlihan Lokey
Houlihan Lokey announces promotion in Manchester office
Adviser intends to expand in the region having made nine local hires
Circularity Capital closes Fund II on extended EUR 215m hard-cap
New circular economy vehicle is 3x the size of predecessor with 80% of commitments from institutional investors
Stirling Square gears up for fifth fund
Fund registration comes just over two years after the EUR 950m final close of Stirling Square IV
EY hires new Midlands M&A lead from Houlihan Lokey
Jeremy Harrison joins Birmingham office as a partner to support the firmтs regional growth strategy
Soho Square launches auction for Technical Fire Safety Group
Sellside adviser Rothschild has distributed information memoranda to prospective buyers
Lonsdale buys infrastructure consultancy Infrata
Deal for London-based firm marks the second investment made outside the GPтs buyout fund, which closed investment period last year