Deals
TA Associates-backed ITRS acquires OP5
ITRS acquires OP5 from previous investors Pod Investment, Industrifonden and SEB Venture Capital
EmergeVest backs Atheon Analytics in MBO
Atheon’s founder and CEO Guy Cuthbert and commercial director Ian Hall will stay on with the firm
C Ventures and Highland lead $20m series-A for Threads
Online personalised shopping service will open new offices in New York and Hong Kong
Penta-backed GRP buys Digney Grant
GRP’s Irish division Abbey Bond Lovis, a retail broking specialist, buys a majority stake
IK-backed TeleComputing acquires Excanto
TeleComputing plans on strengthening its position among Norwegian and Swedish customers
Connection Capital invests £3.6m in 23.5 Degrees
The Starbucks UK franchised company plans to open its 150th store within four years
Mobeus leads £4m funding round for Rotageek
Enterprise software company will recruit development and customer services specialists
Magnetar and DST inject £60m into Bulb
Transaction reportedly values the UK-headquartered renewable energy provider at £400m
ADV leads £3m series-A for Healthera
Previous backer Cambridge Enterprise and newcomer Future Care Capital also take part in the funding
Kieger buys legal service Perconex
Founder Olaf Schmitt and his management team retain a significant stake alongside Kieger
BC-backed Keter buys Adams Manufacturing
Adams Manufacturing's shareholders will reinvest a portion of the proceeds into a stake in Keter
VC-backed Monzo seeks $1.5bn valuation in new funding round
Reported transaction would value the fintech business at more than four times its 2017 valuation
WCAS takes Abzena private for £34.4m
Biotechnology and pharmaceutical company has previously received backing from a number of VCs
Main buys Enovation from Vanad
Vanad Group is a family owned industrial holding company with a portfolio of 11 companies
Abry's Link Mobility take-private crosses finish line
Bidder secures acceptance for 97.5% of the shares following the extension of the offer period
HTGF sells Veodin to VC-backed Templafy
Templafy acquires Veodin for its SlideProof application, an add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint
Kinnevik invests NOK 300m in Kolonial.no
Firm invests NOK 200m in primary capital and a further NOK 100m in secondary shares
Kinnevik leads $12m series-A for Karma
VC firms Bessemer and EVentures, and appliance manufacturer Electrolux, also take part in the round
Catapult, Mercia in funding round for Rinicare
NPIF - Mercia Equity Finance is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund
Vitruvian leads $100m round for Deposit Solutions
Investment is made at a $500m valuation with participation from VC firm Kinnevik
European secondaries up 50% year-on-year – report
Western Europe deals saw the largest increase in H1 compared with other geographies, says Setter
Inverleith invests in Braham and Murray Good Hemp
GP plans on developing the company by drawing on its experience to reach new customers
H2 buys Healthcare 21
GP plans to merge the two companies and create a combined group with operations across Europe
De Hoge Dennen sells Mybrand to Conclusion
Sale ends a three-year holding period for the investor, which acquired a majority stake in 2015