United Kingdom
BGF invests in Chesney's
Fireplace and wood-buring stove manufacturer will look to expand across China and the US
Altitude appoints Syvret as partner ahead of fund launch
New recruit joins from Santander and will oversee the raising of the GP's ТЃ20m second fund
Connection invests £5.4m in Clamason MBO
Precision metal pressing company will look to capitalise on its Slovakian manufacturing facility post-Brexit
BGF invests in Ultra Finishing
Deal marks the GP's second investment in north-of-England-based bathroom suppliers in six months
Cinven promotes three to partner
Promotions of Europe-based team members come six months after the GP closed its sixth fund
Goodwin Procter appoints two partners to Paris office
Hires announced alongside firm's appointment of 26 London-based KWM lawyers
Exponent sells Immediate Media to Hubert Burda in £270m deal
Sale of the UK media company values the business at around 7.3x its 2015 EBITDA
Goodwin Procter lands six partners from KWM
Law firm also hires a further 20 investment funds team members from embattled KWM
ECI acquires minority stake in Edenhouse
Deal marks the GP's second investment in the tech consultancy segment in the space of six months
MML sells Optionis to Sovereign-backed Arkarius
Deal for professional services business is primarily funded by the refinancing of Arkarius's existing debt
KWM's PE practice founder Jonathan Blake joins O'Melveny
Departure marks the latest in a series of partners to leave the embattled law firm
Maven Capital Partners leads £2.7m QikServe funding round
The deal marks Maven's sixth venture capital investment in the past year
LDC backs MBO of Enterprise Ventures-backed ChargePoint
Deal for valve manufacturer marks the fourth investment by LDC's Manchester office in nine months
Mercia et al. sell Allinea to ARM in £18.1m deal
Sale comes eight years after a group of VCs supported the spinout from University of Warwick
G&H sells MTI Europe to turnaround player Endless
Acquisition of the data storage and IT infrastructure business marks the eighth investment from Endless's fourth fund
LDC sells Ministry of Cake to Equistone's Mademoiselle Desserts
Sale of UK cake and desserts provider represents a 2.3x return for the vendor after a three-year tenure
LocalGlobe invests £2.4m in Show My Homework
Deal follows a number of tech investments made by LocalGlobe in 2016
BGF sells Molecular Products Group to Arlington
Sale of UK-based manufacturer of breathable gas generators follows a two-year tenure
Foresight promotes Nottingham-based Saywood to director
Appointment follows a year in which the GP ramped up its recruitment and opened a new Manchester office
Stephenson Harwood poaches PE trio in KWM fallout
London corporate practice of law firm is latest to benefit from KWM administration
Bowmark, Rothschild sell Autodata to Solera for £340m
Sale of the automotive technical data provider to the US trade buyer marks a return for Bowmark's fifth fund
Forbion, Fountain et al. in £23m series-B for Nerre Therapeutics
Round also saw participation from existing investors Advent Life Sciences and Novo
Graphite reaps 3.7x on £215m sale of MTS to Sumitomo
Trade sale is the latest in a series of high profile PE divestments of UK assets to international buyers
Lonsdale buys majority stake in P2 Consulting
Deal marks the third investment for the GPтs maiden vehicle, Fund 1