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GP Profile: Bregal Freshstream
GP closed its maiden fund on тЌ600m and makes minority and majority investments in businesses across the UK and Benelux regions
Shawbrook to accept BC and Pollen Street's £868m take-private
Listed bank's board changes advice to shareholders after private equity duo secure 75.6% stake
Cairngorm-backed Stevenswood bolts on Sameday
Cairngorm Capital's door and window distributor completes its fourth acquisition
CVC Capital Partners acquires QA from EMK and Bregal
Transaction reportedly values the IT training business at ТЃ700m and follows a 10-year holding period
Penta- and Maven-backed GRP acquires Greens
Deal is the third bolt-on acquisition made by the insurance broker since the beginning of 2016
HgCapital buys messaging service Esendex from Darwin
Following the deal, the GP aims to combine the asset with two portfolio companies
83North appoints Tucci as special adviser
Tucci leaves EMC Corporation after 16 years to join 83North following the close of its recent fund
Endless acquires PRAC Financial
Debt purchasing business will acquire two consumer debt portfolios and pursue other investments
Graphite hires five, promotes three
Graphite Capital makes a number of additions to its investment team and promotes a new IR director
Blackstone acquires The Office Group in £500m deal
Flexible and shared work space provider will look to expand across London and continental Europe
Equistone acquires Willerby from Caird
Deal comes a year after the holiday home manufacturer partially refinanced its debt
AAC sells Dunlop Aircraft Tyres to Liberty Hall in $135m deal
Valuation was understood to be based on EBITDA of ТЃ12m, a figure adjusted based on future US growth
Deal in Focus: Terra Firma sells Infinis wind assets to JP Morgan
Sale of onshore wind assets follows a protracted 14-year holding period punctuated by numerous partial exits, an IPO and subsequent delisting
Medicxi launches £300m late-stage fund
New vehicle will invest тЌ10-25m in private or public European biotechnology businesses
Vista merges Misys and D+H
Financial software companies will merge to create a group with revenues of $2.1bn
Catalyst hires Wiseman as partner
Matthew Wiseman joins to strengthen the firm's services in the consumer sector
Maven backs ITS with £2.25m venture funding
Maven deploys capital for the internet provider via its venture capital trust funds
Lyceum appoints Chris Rixon as head of digital
Rixon will join the development team and work closely with portfolio companies on digital marketing
Albion invests £4.7m in G Network
Fibre broadband company is aiming to connect 70 streets in central London to attract new SME clients
Better Capital reaps 7x on £326m Gardner sale to SLMR
Aerospace components manufacturer was the GP's maiden investment and generated ТЃ254.1m in net proceeds
DH Private Equity Partners registers new fund
One of the oldest sponsors is back in the market after a two-year hiatus
Lonsdale hires Lock as investment associate
Michael Lock leaves Kingsley Capital Partners after two years to join Lonsdale in London
LDC invests £11m for minority stake in Lucid
Deal for medical communications agency is the fifth investment by the GP's London team in 12 months
UK general election: private equity and advisory reactions
Lack of an overall majority in parliament creates uncertainty for PE but calls into question Tory threats of a "no-deal" Brexit