United Kingdom
Eurazeo et al. in $180m round for $1bn-valued PPro
Funding will go towards PPro's global expansion and support the development of its technology
Connection sells Carter to trade for 4x return
In addition to the original investment, Connection participated in two further funding rounds
Carlyle-backed Hurst Point acquires Hawksmoor
Hurst Point Group was established in 2019 to facilitate investment by Carlyle in UK wealth management
Livingbridge sells Broadstone to ICG
Broadstone generated EBITDA of ТЃ646,000 from revenues of ТЃ9.5m in the year ending on 30 June 2019
Star Capital acquires Rail Operations
Neil Bennett, previously of Beacon Rail Leasing, will be appointed executive chairman of the company
Mobeus invests in Northern Bloc
Paul Keen, previously CFO of ETC Venues, will join the board as a non-executive director
Dawn hires Kainz as vice-president
During 2020, Dawn Capital welcomed nine new joiners to its team and raised its fourth flagship fund
CBPE hires Arma to sell Xceptor
Xceptor recorded group revenues of ТЃ27m and EBITDA of ТЃ10.8m for the year ending on 31 July 2020
Spectrum invests $51m in Quantile
Spectrum's managing director, Mike Farrell, will join the company's board of directors
G-Square acquires Diagnostic Healthcare
Vendors were looking to achieve a 10x EBITDA multiple; Diagnostic Healthcare's projected EBITDA is ТЃ3m
Total acquires PCML for EV of £20m
KPMG acted as financial adviser on the sale of the precision engineering business
Foresight invests £5m in PlantExpand
Debt funding for the transaction was provided by Santander Growth Capital
Nordic Capital promotes two to partner
Pär Norberg heads the investor relations team while Philippe Neuschäfer focuses on lower-mid-market healthcare investments in DACH
NorthEdge invests in Helios
Following the transaction, the company plans to expand in both the UK and internationally
Maven appoints Brighty as investment manager
Brighty will be responsible for identifying and backing new local businesses via Maven's MEIF Debt Funds
THI acquires road markings specialist WJ Group
WJ has a joint venture in Belgium, which it plans to grow, in addition to the firm's UK footprint
Volpi II closes on €323m
Founder Crevan O'Grady discusses the process and strategy with Katharine Hidalgo
IK sells minority stake in Third Bridge to Astorg
IK Investment Partners has entered into an agreement to sell its minority stake in Third Bridge to French private equity firm Astorg.
SilverTree acquires Orbus
Headquartered in London with offices in New York and Sydney, Orbus will make several new board appointments
BGF invests in Cirrus
NatWest Growth Capital will provide a loan to support the contact centre company
Investec holds first close for PDF I on €165m
Investec has originated more than тЌ5bn in loans across 200 transactions in the last decade
Mobeus sells Bourn Hall to Canadian investor Triangle Healthcare
Fertility clinic Bourn Hall generated revenues of ТЃ10.9m in 2019, down from ТЃ12m in 2018
Inflexion exits Bollington Wilson to trade
GP formed the company by merging two insurance brokers in 2017, investing via Inflexion Buyout IV
Magenta invests in Maker&Son
Magenta Partners Fund II, the firm's latest fund, held a final close on ТЃ60m in August 2017