United Kingdom
Sun European to sell mattress retailer Dreams for $475m
Exit comes eight years after the GP acquired the company from its administrators at an estimated price of ТЃ35m
Palamon takes over Carlyle's IDH stake
Carlyle acquired IDH in 2011; the firm merged with Palamon's ADP and Palamon rolled over its stake
One Peak leads $125m series-B round for Paysend
Fintech company will use the proceeds to expand internationally and speed up product innovation
Mobeus invests £8.2m in architectural visualisation studio The Boundary
Deal is GP's 12th investment from Mobeus Equity Partners Fund IV, which is now 70% invested
Raymond James buys Cebile Capital
With the addition of Cebile to its investment banking division, Raymond James expects to further expand its service offering
LDC sells Magicard to trade for £42m
Sale comes five years after LDC backed a ТЃ22m management buyout of the compan
HIG buys Travis Perkins' P&H in £325m deal
GP plans to use its experience in specialised distributors to support the plumbing and heating firm
Castik transfers Waterlogic to €700m single-asset fund
Vehicle acquires a majority stake in Waterlogic from Castik's тЌ1bn first fund Epic I
Macquarie buys Wavenet from Beech Tree
Macquarie intends to boost the company's growth and provide a renewed focus on strategic acquisitions
Palatine sells TTC Group to management
TTC had reportedly been affected by the lockdowns caused by the pandemic
Creandum expands investment team in Stockholm and London
Sabina Wizander returns to Creandum as partner after spending four years at portfolio company Kry
Endless's Enact carves out Jost's Edbro
Hydraulic cylinder producer is the third deal of 2021 from the GP's Enact strategy
Warburg Pincus, Macquarie invest in Premier Technical Services
Macquarie Capital acquired PTSG in a take-private in 2019 and is reinvesting in the new buyout
KKR buys majority stake in ERM from Omers, AIMCo
Omers Private Equity backed the sustainability consultancy in 2015; the exit is valued at $2.85bn
Livingbridge reaches £1.2bn mark for seventh fund
Partner Fiona Dane recaps the fundraising effort, which is double the size of its predecessor, with Harriet Matthews
Apposite Capital announces new appointments
Talent and human capital director and investment manager are among the new appointments at the UK-based GP
Neo Investment exits restaurant chain Obicà
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for Neo Investments, which acquired a 52% stake in Obicà from the company's founders
Abingworth Clinical Co-Development Fund 2 closes on $582m
ACCD 2 finances the development of late-stage clinical programmes of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
Investec provides ESG-linked NAV facility for Bluewater
Facility is related to the portfolio of Bluewater Energy Fund I, which closed in 2013 on $861m
IK sells Hansen Protection to PE-backed Survitec
IK acquired the protective clothing and equipment producer from Montagu in 2013 via IK Fund VII
Sovereign invests in AquaQ Analytics
GP is currently on the road for Sovereign Capital V with a ТЃ450-500m target, as reported by Unquote
Park Square Capital Partners IV closes on €1.8bn
Fund invests in primary and secondary subordinated debt in both performing credit and dislocated debt
NeoGenomics buys VC-backed Inivata for $390m
Inivata will become a separate business division alongside NeoGenomics' clinical, pharma and informatics units
Inflexion sells Reed & Mackay to trade
Sale of the corporate travel business to US-based TripActions is the GP's fifth exit in six months