Dealmaking

FFL eyes proprietary opportunities in healthcare; plus healthcare deals led by HGGC and others

PE makes a bet on the mental health space.

Equistone sells majority stake in Bulgin to Infinite Electronics

Equistone first invested in the company in 2019.

Kartesia-backed Babcock Wanson comes to the boil with Parat and PBS

The deals are aimed at cementing the firm’s standing in Europe’s energy transition.

Mayfair to take Seraphine private; Falfurrias-backed Crosslake picks up Intechnica

Seraphine has a market value of £4.8m, having seen its shares collapse by 95 percent in the last 12 months.

HGGC invests in dentists; LMP sells NAC; franchise investor GSP raises fourth fund

Dentive secures investment from HGGC.

Aquiline-backed ClearCourse snaps up Clear

This transaction is Clearcourse’s first in 2023.

Falfurrias-backed Crosslake plugs into Intechnica

The acquisition was priced at £14.5m.

Popularity of RVs during covid helped fuel National Auto Care's growth

After making 21 acquisitions over four years, LMP sold NAC to APCO Holdings earlier in January.

FFL's Karen Winterhof: slow, banker-driven dealflow makes proprietary opportunities more important

'Demonstrated ability to improve patient outcomes while helping to take costs out of the system will be key for us.'

Fragmentation, tailwinds in dental space spurred HGGC's investment in Dentive

'Somewhere around 70% of the industry is still independent dental practices and we think there's just a lot of opportunity for many years to continue to grow and build an M&A platform in dentistry,' said HGGC's Dugoni.