United Kingdom
LDC exits Microlease to US competitor Electro Rent
Electro Rent is a portfolio company of American private equity firm Platinum Equity
Better Capital in exclusivity over £326m Gardner sale
Sale price would be above the figure sought for the aerospace company when it was first put up for sale
Bridgepoint sells Oasis to Bupa for £835m
Sale of British private dental healthcare provider follows three-year holding period
Exponent acquires Livingbridge-backed Enra
Deal for specialist finance company comes three years after Livingbridge's initial investment
BGF and Beringea invest £4.5m in Firefly Learning
Education software business will look to double its headcount across its London and Sydney offices
EOS holds €55m first close for maiden fund
GP has recently closed its first transaction acquiring an 86.5% stake in packaging producer Poplast
Foresight injects £3m into Med Imaging
Investment in medical device maintenance firm marks the third deal from the GP's regional fund
Baird sells Watkins Hire to Carrier Rental Systems
Deal marks the GP's second UK divestment of 2016, following the sale of Alpha FMC
Inflexion invests in Outdoor Plus
Advertising billboard company will invest in upgrading its traditional sites to digital
Catalyst bolsters London and Midlands teams
William Cooke, Matthew Lee and Jonathan Toh join the corporate finance house's deal-making team
Mobeus invests £9m in Factor 21 MBO
UK invoice financing company will look to increase its national footprint and ramp up recruitment
BGF injects £11m into Coppergreen Developments
Investment in the UK holiday park operator will enable it to acquire a new resort in Dundee
Balderton-backed Nutmeg raises £30m
Asset management startup Nutmeg claims to manage ТЃ500m for 20,000 customers in the UK
In Profile: Graphite Capital
Having been active for more than three decades, the GP's senior partners reflect on retail, restaurants and recent changes to the industry
Foresight injects £3m into UDP
Investment in the civil engineering business marks the second deal made by the GP's regional fund
Foresight invests in S4RB
Retail data and communications company will undertake a recruitment drive and seek international growth
Bridgepoint sells 1st Credit to Intrum Justitia for £130m
Deal comes after a 12-year holding period and falls below the ТЃ350m valuation previously sought
Inflexion-backed Kynetec acquires Ipsos division
Transaction marks the first acquisition by the UK agricultural research firm under the GP's tenure
High valuations and market volatility put brakes on Benelux deals
unquote" reports from the Mergermarket Benelux M&A and Private Equity Forum 2016, held on Tuesday in Amsterdam
3i generates £654m from PE realisations in H1
Listed firm saw its net asset value increase 19% during the six-month period, to 551 pence per share
Blackstone-backed Siccar Point bolts on OMV in $1bn deal
Deal marks the second bolt-on by the Blackstone- and Blue Water-backed oil company
HgCapital invests in Evaluate
Deal for the life sciences software firm marks the 11th transaction made by tech-focused Mercury Fund
Equistone's Apogee acquires Hibernian
Deal marks the second acquisition by the UK-based printing company since the GP's initial investment
Investcorp injects $20m into Calligo
Data hosting company will undertake an acquisitive international expansion plan in the UK and US