UK unquote
Preservation and BCI acquire BMS Group in £500m deal
Insurance brokerage group's management and staff will retain a significant minority stake
Exponent sells Loch Lomond to Hillhouse Capital
Sale ends a holding of five years for Exponent, which acquired the company using its second fund
Penta invests £11m in Cellpoint Mobile
Fresh capital will be used to expand Cellpoint’s team globally and develop the platform
Westbridge raises £140m for sophomore fund
Figure exceeds the vehicle's £100m hard-cap, though it includes commitments for co-investments
Investec, SVB provide £50m NAV facility to Draper Esprit
Loan has a three-year term and carries an interest rate at the Bank of England base rate +6.75%
Horizon's DMC Canotec acquires United Carlton
Deal is the first acquisition for the printing and document management firm under the GP's tenure
Battery leads $35m round for Matillion
Existing backers Sapphire, YFM and Scale also invest in the round for the cloud-based data software firm
Unquote British Private Equity Awards 2019: final call for entries
Entries for the 2019 Unquote British Private Equity Awards are due by 28 June at 5pm
Elaghmore acquires display screen provider Gardners
Deal is the sixth transaction made by the GP's debut fund, which typically writes cheques of £5-10m
BGF injects £10m into Extentia
Property services group is anticipating EBITDA of £16m for the year ending in June 2019
TCV et al. invest $175m in WorldRemit series-D
TCV, Accel and Leapfrog reinvest in London-based payment technology company WorldRemit
Duke Street backs MBO of Kent and Athlone from DCC
UK and Irish businesses will form the basis for a buy-and-build growth strategy
BC- and KKR-backed United Group bolts on Tele2 Croatia
Deal is the Dutch telecommunications group's first acquisition under BC's tenure
Warburg Pincus, TA invest in Oakley-backed Inspired
Oakley Capital Private Equity Fund II sells down part of its stake in the company
Värde Partners invests in LDC-backed Equiom
Värde says it will support the company's diversification and expansion into new markets
BC-backed VetPartners buys Abbey Veterinary Centres
VetPartners has acquired four surgeries from Abbey while Emma and Ben Hynes retain ownership of one
LDC invests in Texthelp
Texthelp operates in Australia and the US, and has launched in the Middle East and in South America
Carlyle Cardinal Ireland Invests in The City Bin Co
The City Bin Co is the 11th investment from the Carlyle Cardinal Ireland fund
Silverfleet buys MFS for £51m
Trust and fiduciary services sector is well known to London-based Silverfleet Capital
Index Ventures leads $4m series-A for legal platform SeedLegals
Kima Ventures, The Family and previous backer Seedcamp also take part in the investment
Apposite promotes Cunynghame and hires Harper
UK-based healthcare-focused PE firm promotes Alex Cunynghame to investment manager
UK exits on hold in Q1
Exit activity reached its lowest quarterly level since the height of the financial crisis in Q1, according to Unquote Data
Livingbridge exits Create Fertility in management buy-back
Sale ends a six-year holding period for the GP, which invested £5m in the company for a minority
Quantum acquires Stadlbauer
Quantum Capital Partners typically invests up to €15m for majority stakes in companies