United Kingdom
LDC backs Adey MBO
GPтs investment director Alistair Pendleton will join Adeyтs board following the buyout
3i promotes Salmon to partner
Promotion comes alongside a series of European appointments for the GP
Bessemer leads $7.5m round for Hibob
Funding will enable the company to roll out its product in the UK
Electra exits Elian to Intertrust in £435m deal
Sale of the fund administration business generates a 2.6x return
AnaCap holds final close on €595m for third credit fund
Fund marks a 30% increase in commitments compared to its predecessor
LDC exits Synexus to PPD in £178m deal
Sale provides the GP with a 2.3x return after just a one-year tenure
Quadrivio's Somacis buys Graphic
Deal marks first acquisition afield for the Italian buyout house Quadrivio
Dunedin's CET bolts on Omega
Deal marks 13th acquisition by the testing and outsourcing business
Equistone buys ChartCo from ECI for £55m
SBO marks the 10th investment for Equistone Partners Europe Fund V
Electra's Axio group merges IP division with Chipworks
Deal comes eight months after group made its fourth divestment
Project A provides €4m series-A extension for Lost My Name
Children's publisher will invest in developing its tech infrastructure
Beringea leads £4m round for Balderton-backed Thread.com
Fresh capital will enable the company to undertake a recruitment drive
Phoenix reaps 4.3x on £163m Palletways sale to Imperial
Sale of the UK pallet delivery business ends a 12-year holding period
NVM reaps 2x on Silverwing sale to Eddyfi
Oil & gas testing business undertook an international expansion strategy
LDC backs £22m MBO of Magicard
ID card manufacturer will invest in marketing and international expansion
Menu Next Door gathers €1.75m in seed round
Belgian startup recently launched its activity in London, complementing Paris and Brussels
British investors hold fire as EU vote looms
Dealflow and aggregate value drops to 2009 levels as uncertainty puts private equity firms' plans for UK investments on hold
LDC lists Joules on AIM
LDC makes ТЃ53m and scores a multiple of 2.4x, reinvests for a 7% stake
Kirkland & Ellis names Stuart Boyd partner
Boyd joins from the London office of Linklaters, following in the footsteps of Holdsworth and Lowe
Electra Partners on termination notice following Bramson CEO appointment
Activist investor Bramson appointed unpaid interim CEO following campaign against fund manager
Albion Ventures et al. sell Haemostatix to Ergomed
Ergomed pays an initial consideration of ТЃ8m, with an extra contingent of ТЃ20m
LDC backs management buyout of CIPHR
HR software company will aim to expand through acquisitions and invest in marketing
Inflexion reaps 7x money on CP Electronics trade sale
GP has sold the business to French corporate Legrand after a two-year holding period
Vei's Rina acquires Phoenix-backed Edif for £118.5m
Sale of the technical inspection business is the third exit for Phoenix's 2010 fund