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Secondaries GPs expect record 2022 – Investec
Fifth Secondaries Market Report also reveals that 97% of secondaries investors are participating in GP-leds
VC Profile: Octopus backs pre-seed ecocystem with fresh fund
Fund is headed by Kirsten Connell and Maria Rotilu and has extended its hard cap to GBP 15m following a first close
Bowmark backs Cornwall Insight buyout
BGF exits energy markets consultancy following minority stake investment in 2017
FirstAvenue appoints Chronias as capital solutions group head
Nick Chronias will lead the firm’s focus on private credit and private infrastructure secondaries
Astorg, Epiris could turn to private debt for Euromoney takeover
Suitors expected to consider bringing in direct lenders for proposed GBP 1.6bn buyout
EQT to take SPT Labtech on ‘growth journey’ after secondary buyout
UK lab automation group to double down on APAC region following GBP 650m exit by Battery Ventures
Palatine hires investment director from Mobeus Equity
Danielle Garland joins the mid-market sponsor's London buyout team
Kiko Ventures launches GBP 375m cleantech investment platform
New evergreen VC investment platform is backed by London-listed investment firm IP Group
Riverside Europe exits Brookson to PE-backed People2.0
Sale to TPG-backed staffing platform marks the fifth exit for Riverside Europe this year
Phoenix Court Group raises USD 500m for four VC strategies
London-headquartered VC is raising for its LocalGlobe, Latitude, Solar and Basecamp funds
Beech Tree nets 5.3x return on BCN sale to ECI
Buyer ECI nears full deployment on latest buyout vehicle ECI 11
YFM exits Ferrabyrne in trade sale
Sale to Sweden-based Dellner Group’s subsidiary marks fourth exit from sponsor’s buyout fund
Equistone to exit OneOcean in sale to Lloyd’s Register
The deal, expected by the end of summer, is the GP’s third exit in 2022
Charterhouse reaps 4x in SLR Consulting sale to Ares Management
UK environmental advisory group to receive investment from Ares' private equity fund to support growth amid trends towards sustainability
Unquote British Private Equity Awards 2022: submissions open
Submit your entry for the 2022 Unquote British Private Equity Awards before 15 July 2022 at 5pm
3i, Volpi invest in Digital Barriers
Volpi reinvests in British video compression technology provider alongside 3i and management
Shard Credit holds first close for GBP 75m debut venture debt fund
GP has so far raised GBP 16.5m; hopes to hold final close by June 2023 on hard cap of GBP 100m
LDC hires ESG director from Deloitte
Alex Bexon will help the firm pursue sustainability commitments, such as net-zero operations, by 2030
LDC exits Plimsoll Productions in GBP 131m sale to ITV
Sponsor held a minority stake in the TV production company after a deal that valued it at GBP 80m in 2019
Gresham House reaps 2.3x on exit of MBI to trade
GP sold the publishing and events asset in an off-market deal to AIM-listed GlobalData
HIG Bayside promotes Malezieux to managing director
Mathilde Malezieux has more than 16 years of investment banking and distressed investment experience
Inflexion to exit Global Reach in trade sale
UK foreign exchange company to be acquired by US-listed business payments specialist Fleetcor
Schroders Capital hires head of private credit from Federated Hermes
Mark Bruen joins the private asset manager's office in London
EY to bolster PE offering with USD 1bn investment
EMEIA tax managing partner Bridget Walsh has been appointed as EY's Global Private Equity Leader
