UK / Ireland
HGGC-backed Davies acquires ASC
AIMC recently co-invested in operations management company Davies, which is headquartered in the UK
Cathay acquires Rhys Davies Logistics
GP draws equity from Cathay Investments 2, which held its first close on €600m in July 2018
CastleMill makes debut investment in Manor Energy
Manor Energy provides power and engineering services to the offshore windfarm industry
Endless's Enact acquires Bawtry Carbon
Enact II makes its third investment with the carbon-based products manufacturer
Livingbridge closes Enterprise 3 on £334m
Livingbridge Enterprise 2, the fund's predecessor, closed on £220m in 2015 and made 14 investments
Listed Private Capital Report 2019
Listed PE is yet to see the boom that listed infrastructure has in recent years, but several trends suggest the gap may shrink
YFM invests £4.5m in SharpCloud
YFM invests via its VCTs as well as YFM Equity Partners Growth II
Atomico leads $56m round for Healx
New investors Global Brain, B-to-V and Intel Capital have invested in the biotechnology company
Permira hits €11bn hard-cap for seventh fund
Permira VII was launched in January 2019 with a €10bn target, which was reached in September
Westbridge exits LinkFresh
Westbridge SME Fund portfolio company LinkFresh has been sold to a US-based trade buyer
Synova inks first deal from latest fund with Preventx
Preventx is a provider of online-led sexual health testing and diagnostic services
Looking for the digital health tonic
Massive recent uptick in investment means 2019 is expected to reach an all-time high for digital health
Ahren et al. in $16m round for Mogrify
Biotech's series-A is supported by a consortium of investors led by existing backer Ahren
Tenzing invests in Eikon
YFM Private Equity made a growth investment in the digital post-production company last year
Hiro holds first close for debut fund
Hiro Capital I is a fund focused on the games and digital sports technology sectors
Thoma Bravo acquires Sophos in $3.9bn deal
Apax Partners, which holds a 10.15% stake in the cybersecurity firm, will sell its holding
Cairngorm acquired Chandlers
Cairngorm Capital will merge this latest acquisition with three other portfolio companies
Treasure hunt: striking the right origination mix
Unquote explores technology-led advances and the evolution of the more traditional models
Reed Smith appoints Baker as partner
Colin Baker was previously Counsel at Goodwin Procter and an associate at SJ Berwin
AnaCap hires NN's Verret
Verret will be a managing director at the European financial services-focused firm
NVM invests £3.2m Tutorful
NVM Private Equity has made its eighth growth capital investment of 2019 in the tutoring platform
CVC Credit appoints Haaijman as head of client services
Haaijman previously worked at Alcentra as global head of product management and at JP Morgan
Marlin invests in SmartSearch
US-based firm Marlin Equity Partners closed its most recent vehicle on $2.5bn in 2017
Alcuin takes minority stake in Gravitas
Alcuin Capital Partners has invested for a minority stake in recruitment company Gravitas
