United Kingdom
YFM exits Gill Marine
Exit delivers a 2x return on YFM Equity Partners' original ТЃ9m investment, made in September 2013
Felix and Fertitta in $145m series-A for Moonbug
Children's media production group will look to make acquisitions following the deal
Aurelius-backed Bertram bolts on Education Umbrella
First bolt-on made by Bertram Group following its acquisition by Aurelius in 2017
LDC exits Prism Medical UK in SBO
Sale ends a four-year holding period for LDC, which acquired Prism from Toronto-based Prism Medical
LDC invests in British Waterways Marinas
Marina operator will expand the leisure facilities at its existing sites and seek new locations
Draper Esprit in $200m series-D for Graphcore
Round values the business at $1.7bn and includes commitments from strategic investors
TPG to sell TES Global to Providence
Transaction for digital education resources platform was reportedly based on EBITDA of ТЃ6.5m
SEP backs TotallyMoney in further £29m round
SEP previously invested in TotallyMoney in 2011 and is now joined by Elliott Advisors
Aurelius appoints Daneshpay as operations manager
In his new role, Daneshpay will provide operational support to the firmтs UK portfolio companies
Puma injects £3.6m into Dymag
Carbon wheel manufacturer will pursue international expansion following the deal
Balderton appoints B Capital's Yang as head of IR
Yang will work closely with the firm's investment team to support investor relations and fundraising
Vostok leads $17.6m series-B for TransferGo
Revo Capital and Practica Capital also take part in the round for the money transfer platform
Inflexion promotes Long to partner
Long focuses on the lower mid-market with a specialisation in the healthcare sector
Horizons Ventures et al. in $25.6m round for Synthace
Series-B led by Horizons with additional investment from Luminous Ventures, SOSV and others
YFM makes 2.7x on sale of Mangar Health to PE-backed Winncare Group
Sale ends a holding period of four years for YFMтs British Smaller Companies VCTs
Buckthorn Partners invests in Coretrax
Buckthorn becomes majority shareholder, while Coretrax MD Kenny Murray takes over as CEO
3i reaps £52m from Aspen Pumps refinancing
Sum returned from the pump manufacturer equates to 0.8x 3i's initial investment in the business
UK Fundraising Report 2018
Latest edition of the UK Fundraising Report is now available to download for Unquote subscribers
Ardenton invests in Shaftec Automotive
Deal for the automotive spare parts supplier is the Canadian GP's third UK investment
Bridgepoint hires Huët
HuУЋt, former CFO of Unilever and Bristol-Myers Squibb, joins Bridgepoint's advisory board
Key Capital Partners sells Alliance in Partnership
GP sells the Birmingham-based specialist catering group to multinational catering company Sodexo
Bain's Italmatch bolts on BWA Water Additives
Acquisition is financed by a combination of Italmatch debt and a fresh equity injection
AMP acquires Care Management Group – reports
Deal reportedly values the south-of-England- and Wales-focused social care provider at around ТЃ200m
Lonsdale invests in Cross Rental Services
Deal marks Lonsdale's seventh investment from its ТЃ110m debut institutional fund