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TDR Capital sells Retirement Advantage via trade sale
GP has fully exited its holding in the financial services group after a four-year holding period
Downing invests £2m in Anglian Country Inns
Fresh capital will enable the pub chain to redevelop property at a recently acquired site
Advent to acquire Williams Lea Tag from Deutsche Post
Deal reportedly values the marketing and public relations business at £350-400m
TDR-backed Stonegate inches towards £102m Revolution bolt-on
Board of the listed bar operator recommends shareholders approve the 203-pence-per-share offer
MMC injects further £1.2m into StoryStream
Content management platform will invest in product development following the deal
Lyceum acquires Wireless Innovation
Satellite and cellular communications business is the first investment in a buy-and-build strategy
BGF invests £2m in coffee chain Bob & Berts
Deal is BGF's third investment in Northern Ireland following Braidwater and RiverRidge
Maven hires Furlong as investment director
Dave Furlong joins the firm's Manchester office from Infinity Debt Capital Management
HgCapital sells Sequel for £250m
GP has fully exited its stake in the business after a three-year holding period
Exponent sells Pattonair stake to Platinum Equity
Sale of aerospace and defence components supplier brings to an end a six-year holding period
Index leads $40m series-C for Prodigy Finance
Postgraduate student loans company also secured a $200m debt facility as part of the deal
UK fundraising remains on the up despite Brexit jitters
Fundraising figures from unquote" data point towards a record year for UK-based managers, following the post-crisis peak reached in 2016
YFM divests Harvey Jones to AIB
Sale of stake in kitchen designer and retailer generates around 2x money multiple for the vendor
Five Arrows acquires minority stake in Opus 2
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which writes equity cheques of €20-70m
TDR sells ICWG to Roark Capital
Deal for automated carwash business brings to an end a three-year holding period for the GP
Watermill Group acquires UK-based Cooper & Turner
Acquisition of the high-strength fasteners manufacturer adds to the US-based GP's presence in the UK
Bregal Sagemount invests in Options
Deal worth almost $100m will see the cloud-focused financial IT company invest in product development
NorthEdge invests in Bridge Farm Nurseries MBO
Deal is the first investment for the GP's recently opened Midlands office
Maven Capital appoints Hopwood as investment director
Craig Hopwood joins the GP's northern team from HSBC, where he was a director
Investec appoints James Goût as originator
Goût joins to help boost Investec's presence in the UK mid-market
Calculus injects £2.5m into Axol Bioscience
Investment will be used to attract clients and grow the business organically
BGF's Solid Solutions acquires New Technology CadCam
3D design software reseller, backed by BGF since 2016, expands in the UK market
European holding periods continue return to five-year mark
Offloading of pre-crisis baggage and more quick flips are bringing investment periods down, according to unquote" statistics
Endless backs Sewtec Automation MBO
Endless is currently investing from Endless Fund IV, which closed on £525m in 2014