United Kingdom
Inflexion-backed Ocorian acquires Allegro
Luxembourg-based Allegro is Ocorian's first acquisition since its merger with Estera
Aurelius hires three
Sharp, Kanga and Rajani will all report to Aurelius's UK managing director, Tristan Nagler
CVC delays £300m Six Nations investment – report
In February 2020, the Financial Times reported the firm was expected to acquire a 14% stake for ТЃ300m
LGC acquire 36% stake in Kensa
Truro-based Kensa is a ground source heat pump manufacturer and installation company
Perwyn, BGF, MMC in £33m round for Gousto
Round brings the total funds raised by Gousto in the last eight years to more than ТЃ130m
Marlin Equity-backed Puzzel acquires U-WFM
Deal allows Puzzel to speed up expansion into the UK market
Onex acquires ICS, Towerbrook reinvests
Towerbrook appointed Bank of America Merrill Lynch to run the process in September 2019
Terra Firma appoints Ahuja as CEO
Terra Firma is currently investing from its Special Opportunities Fund II, which closed on ТЃ500m
TPG leads $100m round for Onfido
TPG is currently investing from its $3.7bn TPG Growth Fund IV, which closed in December 2017
Wavecrest and Beringea lead $29m round for Edited
Wavecrest is currently investing from its debut fund, which closed on $190m in March 2019
Gresham House invests in Rezatec
Gresham's investment is intended to grow Rezatec and continue its international expansion
Capital Constellation enters partnership with Pollen Street
Capital Constellation will provide capital in a bid to support the continued growth of Pollen Street
Maven and GAM lead £10m funding round for Push
Founded in 2006 and based in London, Push operates offices in Silicon Valley and Dublin
Searchlight-backed GRP bolts on two insurance brokers
Company is seeking targets with ТЃ1-10m EBITDA for its insurance brokerage buy-and-build strategy
YFM hires BDO's Wrench
Wrench has taken the position of investment director in the firm's London office, investing in SMEs
Oakley exits Inspired Education
Oakley II held a final close on тЌ524m in December 2014 and has since made five realisations
Palatine invests in Acora
Acora was sold in an auction, which saw Inflexion Private Equity and LDC make bids
BVCA proposes £500m early-stage funding facility
Submission proposes a bridge funding facility in the form of a convertible loan of up to ТЃ5m per company
Inflexion donates £2.5m to support Coronavirus relief
GP launched its foundation in 2018 and donates 1% of its profits from funds to the organisation
YFM closes Buyout Fund II on £80m
GP plans to make investments this year and expects prices to drop "somewhat" in the current environment
Lakestar leads $13m series-A for Yapily
Lakestar is currently investing its third early-stage-dedicated fund and its first growth fund
Warburg Pincus leads $80m series-C for Privitar
Warburg Pincus is currently investing from its Global Growth Fund, which closed on $14.8bn
Elysian sells Wellbeing for 4.5x return
Wellbeing is a provider of radiology and maternity software that manages patient workflow and data
KKR invests up to $500m in Kilter
Kilter Finance makes investments from its own balance sheet and is funded by its management team