United Kingdom
Caledonia-backed Liberation acquires Wadworth pub portfolio
LGV Capital sold UK pub operator Liberation Group to Caledonia Investments for ТЃ118m in 2016
Redcentric ends sale process following discussions with Macquarie
Redcentric is currently trading at ТЃ123.32 per share, while it was trading at ТЃ147 on 2 September 2020
Electra hires Stifel for Hotter Shoes sale
Skelmersdale-based Hotter had revenues of ТЃ89.3m in the year ending on 31 January 2020
Capiton's Euro Vital Pharma buys Principle Healthcare
Capiton acquired the health products manufacturer in 2018; the company continues to seek bolt-ons
360 Capital, Fuel Ventures lead $65m round for Heroes
Angel investors include Matt Robinson and Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas, former GoCardless executives
Literacy invests in Tyrefix
Literacy Capital generally invests in companies with EBITDA of ТЃ1-5m and is sector-agnostic
Altitude exits Mortec Semiconductor for 12.6x return
Altitude acquired the company in July 2016 in a deal that valued the company at around ТЃ1m
Livingbridge invests in Visualsoft
Livingbridge invests through its Enterprise 3 fund, which closed on ТЃ334m in October 2019
KCP invests £7m in Darts Corner
Key Capital Partners had been tracking the company for two years prior to investment
EQT Growth's bet on maturing European startups
New growth investor plans to announce at least one deal by the end of the year, says partner Carolina Brochado
PAI acquires LDC's Addo Food and Equistone's Winterbotham Darby
Both management teams have reinvested and operations will continue to be run separately
LDC sells Babble to Graphite for £90m
LDC retains a minority stake in Babble, while the management team is reinvesting some of its proceeds
Agilitas sells Exemplar to Ares Management
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Agilitas, which backed the company via its Agilitas 2015 Private Equity Fund
Apiary invests in Radiant
Radiant's management team will be led by Peter Mann as chairman and CEO Simon Cogman-Hellier
ECI sells MPM to 3i for £170m
Other sponsors involved in the process included Livingbridge and Graphite Capital
Apse buys TerraQuest for £72m
Apse Capital typically backs European tech-enabled SMEs with an enterprise value of тЌ50-200m
Aleph, Crestview back Framestore's acquisition of C3M
The two GPs in 2014 formed a тЌ1.2bn strategic alliance to invest in companies based in the UK and Europe
Endless buys Hovis from Gores, Premier Foods
Endless invests in the business via its Endless Fund IV, which closed on ТЃ525m in December 2014
Chiltern backs Inciner8 buyout
Chiltern is an evergreen investor that provides equity cheques of ТЃ3-15m
LionRock rescues Clarks in £100m deal
Asian GP will acquire a majority stake in Clarks as it enters a company voluntary agreement
Maven, Par Equity sell Symphonic stakes to trade
US-based Ping Identity acquires the Edinburgh-headquartered identity and authorisation software
Eurazeo exits Farfetch with €90.4m proceeds
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Eurazeo, which led a $110m series-F funding round for the company
Inflexion buys minority stake in Phenna
GP deploys capital from its dedicated minority investment fund, Partnership Capital II, which closed on ТЃ1bn in 2018
BGF, Perwyn et al. in £25m round for unicorn Gousto
Latest funding will be used for the development of Gousto's two new fulfilment centres and accelerate investment in automation