United Kingdom
Limerston Capital buys Largo Leisure in first Fund II deal
Deal also marks the new fundтs first closing; GP to seek bolt-ons for the Scotland-based holiday park operator
GP Profile: 17Capital eyes buoyant NAV financing market
Unquote speaks to managing partner Pierre-Antoine de Selancy about the GP's strategy and market view
Palatine buys significant minority stake in Cura Terrae
GP becomes the single largest shareholder in the newly created UK-based environmental services group
Apax leads GBP 175m round for ClearBank
Clearing and embedded banking platform is the first deal from the GPтs USD 1.75bn Apax Digital II
Clearlake, Motive to acquire BETA+ from LSEG for USD 1.1bn
GPs will use wealth management processing solutions provider as a buy-and-build platform and enter new high growth markets
GHO to explore Sterling Pharma exit this year
UK pharma manufacturing services asset could be marketed off GBP 50m EBITDA in a sale process in H2 2022
One Peak gears up for fund III
European growth technology firm held a final close for One Peak Growth II in 2020 on EUR 443m
Bowmark explores Lawyers On Demand exit
GP appointed Rothschild to advise on the sale process, which is still in its early stages
WestBridge acquires Smart Capital Technology in MBO
GP invests GBP 17m following competitive auctions for IT services organisation company
Boots sale stumbles against limited financing availability
Asda and sponsors Apollo and Sycamore are said to be circling the auction of the Walgreens Boots Alliance-owned business
Dawn Capital eyes two new funds
Software-focused VC makes early-stage deals; its Opportunities funds back its later-stage portfolio
Oaktree and 17Capital announce strategic partnership
Oaktree is to take a majority stake in the London-headquartered specialised NAV financing provider
Pamplona Capital announces process to redeem LetterOne investments
Following redemption GP says it will have no direct or indirect exposure to Russian capital
Pollen Street to expand investment strategies in public market foray
UK alternative asset manager will seek to carve out a niche for itself with existing and new strategies after merger with Honeycomb
Palatine acquires housing provider Jessup
GP competed against other sponsors in Clearwater-led auction; founder Clive Jessup to retain minority stake
Bowmark, MML to exit The Instant Group in deal with IWG
IWG to invest GBP 270m to buy sponsorsт stake and provide growth capital; new group expected to list in 2023
Inflexion buys Astrak Group
Inflexion has now announced two deals from its recently closed GBP 2.5bn Inflexion Buyout VI fund
Gresham House announces five senior promotions
Growth equity investor Gresham House Ventures has made five senior promotions within its investment team.
Rubicon sells John Lawrie Metals to ArcelorMittal
The London-based GP invested in parent company John Lawrie Group in 2017
Sure Valley's new VC fund holds first close on GBP 85m
British Business Bank has committed GBP 50m for the UK software-focused vehicle
Montagu bolsters senior leadership team with two hires
Louise Denning and Tim Cochrane join the GP's London office
Hiro Capital launches new gaming and metaverse fund
More than double the size of its predecessor, the EUR 300m vehicle will make its first deals in April
Lincoln hires three for financial services team
London-based Antoine Dupont-Madinier and Max Cornu-Thenard have joined from Panmure Gordon
PSG eyes second European fund
PSG Europe II has a EUR 2.5bn target; its predecessor closed on its EUR 1.25bn hard-cap in 2021