United Kingdom
Charterhouse takes majority stake in Serb
Deal will be the first ever buyout for the Belgian speciality pharmaceuticals group
TA invests in Biocomposites
GP is currently investing from its $5.3bn 12th fund, which held a final close in 2015
Shawbrook to reject BC, Pollen Street's £868m take-private bid
Independent directors tell shareholders the 340 pence per share offer undervalues the company
Endless sells Imtech UK & Ireland to EDF
Sale of technical services business comes less than two years after its acquisition by the GP
Nordic Capital and Avista in partial exit for ConvaTec
Sale is understood to have generated ТЃ805m in gross proceeds for the private equity owners
LDC reaps 3.3x in sale of A-Gas to KKR
Refrigeration gas business has undertaken an acquisitive growth strategy under the vendor's tenure
Baird acquires aircraft components company CAV
Baird partners James Benfield and Dennis Hall will take a seat on the CAV board as part of the deal
HgCapital exits The Parts Alliance in £205m trade sale
Sale delivers a 2x investment multiple and 19% gross IRR after five years of ownership
HgCapital's A-Plan in £170m refinancing
Refinancing consists mainly of two term loan B facilities worth ТЃ98.8m and ТЃ66.2m
Endless in £25m Capita recruitment arm carve-out
Affinity Workforce will be the 11th buyout for Endless's fourth fund, closed on ТЃ525m
Stirling Square hires ex-Segulah partner Henrik Lif
Lif will join the firm's origination team in London and target the European market
Hamilton Lane, Scala Fund Advisory close club fund on $70m
Idea was originated by Scala Fund Advisory, while the vehicle will be managed by Hamilton Lane
FPE to merge newly acquired SGL and Masstech
New company will be run by Masstech's management and will be headquartered in the UK
Maven invests £1.5m in data and graphics startup Ebb3
Funding for the deal will come from Maven Capital Partners's venture capital trusts
What the UK's general election could mean for private equity
Britain's looming snap general election on 8 June presents investors with two very different potential outlooks
NVM divests Kirton to NorthEdge's Direct Healthcare
Acquisition of the medical seating company is the second bolt-on made by Direct Healthcare under NorthEdge
LDC exits UK2 Group to The Hut Group
Sale of server and hosting business to the trade buyer follows a six-year holding period
Primary acquires Metamark in £62m MBO
Deal for the sign vinyl and digital printing business is the fifth investment from the GP's fourth fund
Epiris returns £1.5bn to Electra over eight-month period
Recent exits bring to an end Epiris's remit as investment portfolio manager for the listed LP
BGF injects £3m into Prezola
Wedding gift-list platform will invest in its mobile platform following the deal
YFM hires Thomas as investment director
Andy Thomas leaves Maven Capital after four years to join the VC firm's Manchester office
Park Square promotes three to partner, hires two as VP
Sharp, Dennison and Haywood become partner, Wehtje and Bozuwa are appointed vice-presidents
Pollen Street Capital to merge with MW Eaglewood
GP will become a majority shareholder in the group, with the deal expected to complete later this year
BlueGem takes 80% stake in Big Fernand
Deal should be sealed by June 2017, with BlueGem aquiring shares from the founders and family office SEP