United Kingdom
Downing invests £2m in Anglian Country Inns
Fresh capital will enable the pub chain to redevelop property at a recently acquired site
Advent to acquire Williams Lea Tag from Deutsche Post
Deal reportedly values the marketing and public relations business at ТЃ350-400m
TDR-backed Stonegate inches towards £102m Revolution bolt-on
Board of the listed bar operator recommends shareholders approve the 203-pence-per-share offer
MMC injects further £1.2m into StoryStream
Content management platform will invest in product development following the deal
Lyceum acquires Wireless Innovation
Satellite and cellular communications business is the first investment in a buy-and-build strategy
BGF invests £2m in coffee chain Bob & Berts
Deal is BGF's third investment in Northern Ireland following Braidwater and RiverRidge
HgCapital sells Sequel for £250m
GP has fully exited its stake in the business after a three-year holding period
Exponent sells Pattonair stake to Platinum Equity
Sale of aerospace and defence components supplier brings to an end a six-year holding period
Index leads $40m series-C for Prodigy Finance
Postgraduate student loans company also secured a $200m debt facility as part of the deal
YFM divests Harvey Jones to AIB
Sale of stake in kitchen designer and retailer generates around 2x money multiple for the vendor
Five Arrows acquires minority stake in Opus 2
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which writes equity cheques of тЌ20-70m
TDR sells ICWG to Roark Capital
Deal for automated carwash business brings to an end a three-year holding period for the GP
Watermill Group acquires UK-based Cooper & Turner
Acquisition of the high-strength fasteners manufacturer adds to the US-based GP's presence in the UK
Bregal Sagemount invests in Options
Deal worth almost $100m will see the cloud-focused financial IT company invest in product development
Maven Capital appoints Hopwood as investment director
Craig Hopwood joins the GP's northern team from HSBC, where he was a director
Investec appoints James Goût as originator
GoУЛt joins to help boost Investec's presence in the UK mid-market
Calculus injects £2.5m into Axol Bioscience
Investment will be used to attract clients and grow the business organically
BGF's Solid Solutions acquires New Technology CadCam
3D design software reseller, backed by BGF since 2016, expands in the UK market
Endless backs Sewtec Automation MBO
Endless is currently investing from Endless Fund IV, which closed on ТЃ525m in 2014
Core Capital invests in Avonside Group Services
Deal will support the roofing company's acquisition of competitor Bracknell Roofing
Oak Hill-backed Pulsant bolts on LayerV
Development comes a year after the UK-based IT business bolted on competitor Onyx Group
Bray Capital leads funding round for Glint
Funding will be used to complete development of Glintтs currency and app-based technology
Active sells Rapha to RZC Investments
Deal reportedly values the UK-based cycling clothing and accessories business at ТЃ200m
Blackstone et al. buy stake in Rothesay Life from Goldman Sachs
Deal comes four years after the consortium of investors acquired a majority stake