United Kingdom
LDC backs SBO of Addo from Vision Capital
Private investment fund Fullbrook Thorpe Investments has also invested in the UK pastry business
Epiris sells Cala and Retirement Bridge to Patron
Acquirer had originally invested alongside Epiris in the acquisitions of both companies
Baring exits Weetabix in £1.4bn trade sale to Post Holdings
Sale of cereal company comes just a year and a half after the GP acquired a 40% stake in the business
Accel-KKR's ESG buys Utiligroup from NorthEdge
Accel-KKR portfolio company Energy Services Group (ESG) has bought UK-based software and IT services company Utiligroup from NorthEdge Capital.
Phoenix sells Key Retirement to Partners Group for £200m
New funding will be used to expand the companyтs distribution capacity and drive product innovation
LDC backs Hill Biscuits MBO
Deal with the Manchester-based biscuit business is the third investment in as many months for LDC
NorthEdge completes Fine Industries trade sale, scores 2.5x return
NorthEdge secures a 2.5x return on the chemicals business after a three-year holding period
CBPE's JTC Group bolts on New Amsterdam Cititrust
UK-based corporate and fund service provider JTC Group expands in the Benelux region
Vespa invests in Lumi MBO
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which makes invests in companies with EVs of тЌ15-75m
H2 Equity Partners sells Hancocks to Innovative Bites for £100m
Sale of confectionary wholesaler follows a holding period of four and a half years
Maven appoints Vassallo and Dickens to north-east team
Appointments come weeks after the GP was awarded the mandate to manage the ТЃ20m Finance Durham Fund
Better Capital-backed Jaeger enters administration
Development comes a week after the GP reportedly sold the retailer's debt to Edinburgh Woollen Mill
Ardenton acquires Corbetts the Galvanizers
Deal for steel galvanising business is the Canadian GP's first investment in the UK
NVM makes 3.1x on Optilan exit to Blue Water Energy
British oil, gas and energy focused private equity firm is acquiring the Coventry-based telecoms business
Epiris sells remaining 17.8% stake in Hollywood Bowl
Final exit from tenpin bowling company generated a 3.9x multiple and a 92% IRR for the GP
Equistone's Chartco bolts on Docmap
Norwegian company is the first add-on for Docmap since it was carved out from ECI's Kelvin Hughes Group
Foresight backs Fresh Relevance with £2.15m
Marketing platform developer Fresh Relevance expands in the online commercial sector
TSG invests £213m in Brewdog
Deal reportedly values the Aberdeenshire-based brewing company at around the ТЃ1bn mark
Metric Capital Partners acquires Hibu Connect
The UK-based fund manager has recently held a final close for its third vehicle on тЌ850m
BlueGem acquires Sirdar to create DMC Group
Sirdar will be merged with GP's portfolio companies DMC and Wool and the Gang to create the new group
Industrifonden leads €7.5m funding round for Meniga
The funding round also saw participation from Velocity Capital and Frumtak Ventures
Kennet and Eight Roads sell Rivo to Genstar's Sphera
Sale of risk management software provider follows a four-year holding period for the VCs
LDC hires two investment directors
Duo will oversee ТЃ1.2bn of equity investments in British companies over the next three years
BGF leads $9m series-B for Triptease
Hotel booking platform will expand its Asian presence with a new Singapore office