Expansion
Blackstone et al. buy stake in Rothesay Life from Goldman Sachs
Deal comes four years after the consortium of investors acquired a majority stake
Livingbridge leads £3.5m series-A for Symphony Ventures
GP injected capital into the robotic automation business from its Baronsmead Venture Trust
BPI, Idia and Sofipaca invest in Keep Cool
Keep Cool's founder will retain a majority stake in the company following the transaction
Beringea leads £1.75m series-A for DeepCrawl
Funding will be used primarily to scale up the operations of the data analytics firm
Calculus invests £2m in Origin Broadband
Deal comes just seven months after the firm invested £3m in the fibre-optic broadband provider
Sentica backs Konevuori
Konevuori will operate as a subsidiary of Finnish infrastructure construction group TerraWise
Calculus leads £3.5m funding round for Cornerstone
Online shaving products supplier has secured £8m to date since its launch in 2014
CDP Equity buys 46% stake in Hotelturist for €20.4m
CDP's holding company acquired a minority stake as part of a capital increase transaction
Northzone in €10.5m series-A for Personio
Previous investors Global Founders and Picus Capital also participated in the round
Raise Investissement buys stake in La Maison du Whisky
Deal sees the founding family retain a majority stake alongside high-net-worth individuals
SHS invests in heart implant developer CoreMedic
German private equity firm broadens its portfolio in the medical equipment sector
BGF's Adept bolts on Atomwide
Extra investment comes in the form of a £7.3m convertible loan note with some additional debt
BDC's Cruise.co.uk acquires Kreuzfahrtberater for €25m
Existing shareholders and Permira provided additional funding to finance the bolt-on
Project A in $8.5m round for Wonderbly
Google Ventures, Greycroft, The Chernin Group and Allen & Company also participate in the round
Innogest injects further $3m into Cornerjob
Injection adds to the $19m raised to date for the company's series-C round
Cherry Ventures leads funding round for Wunder
Funding will be used to expand into large cities in emerging markets where air pollution is worst
Connection Capital invests £3.7m in Kit for Kids
New funding will enable the company to meet increasing demand from its existing retail customers
Vitruvian leads $39m series-C for Carwow
Online car purchasing platform will expand internationally and invest in marketing activity
Accel and PTB lead $35m series-A for Callsign
UK cyber security business will open new offices in the US and expand into the Far East
Eight Roads and Kennet back $25m Rimilia fundraising
Rimilia plans on doubling its headcount as it ramps up product development
Baird Capital buys stake in Prescient
GP invested via its Baird Capital Global Fund I, which closed on $310m in June 2017
Abraaj Group secures minority stake in Netlog
Abraaj Group invests via its Abraaj Turkey Fund, which closed on $526m in July last year
Yabeo leads €3m seed round for Dentolo
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Atlantic Labs and Axel Springer also take part in the round
Kompass Digital backs Reparando
Extra funding will be used to expand B2B sales and marketing efforts, as well as technical development