UK / Ireland
Index leads $11m series-A for Flatfair
Revolt Ventures, Adevinta and several business angels have invested in rental platform Flatfair
Praetura and NVM in £15m series-A for Sorted
Latest round brings the total amount raised by the delivery-related software developer to £35m
NorthEdge agrees to acquire Catalis at £89.8m valuation
Catalis investors include Axxion, Vespa Capital and its largest shareholder, Leo Capital
Graphite backs management buyout of Hanson Wade
Deal reportedly values the UK-based pharma and biotech events producer at £96m
Rutland sells AFI after six years
GP sells the powered access equipment business back to the management team
Phoenix-backed Nineteen buys Broden Media
Broden Media's managing directors, David Holden and David Brown, will hold a stake
Tenzing sells FMP to Hg's Iris in maiden exit
Tenzing's sale of FMP Global generated a money multiple of 5.4x and an IRR of 72% for the firm
LDC buys minority stake in Plimsoll
LDC has acquired a minority stake in UK television production company Plimsoll Productions
Duke Street-backed Great Rail Journeys buys Vacations By Rail
Founder and management team of VBR will both acquire a minority stake in the enlarged group
PE-backed AskBio buys Synpromics
Transaction comes four months after TPG and Vida took part in a $225m growth capital funding
H1 Review: UK transactions hit by Brexit impact
Total of 96 buyouts recorded by Unquote Data during the period marks the lowest volume seen in the country since H1 2016
Primary Capital backs Foster + Freeman MBO
Primary Capital typically invests £10-45m in companies with enterprise values of £20-100m
PAI-backed M Group buys KHES
Deal takes the total number of acquisitions made by M Group Services to 10 since 2016
BC invests in Vista-backed Advanced Computer Software
Deal for the enterprise software business is reportedly valued at £2bn including debt
Rutland buys Hereford Contract Canning
HCC is the eighth investment from Rutland Fund III, which closed on £263m in 2015
EQT-backed IVC bolts on Scarsdale Vets
Acquisition of the vet group comes four months after EQT sold a minority stake in IVC to Nestlé
Palatine supports Lucion's acquisition of Askams
Bolt-on of the asbestos specialist comes less than three months after the GP first backed Lucion
Q2 Barometer: small-cap boom offsets mid-market lull
Europe records 533 buyout, expansion and early-stage investments over Q2, a nine-quarter low
Bridgepoint-backed BigHand bolts on Iphelion
Deal comes nine years after the GP initially backed the legal-sector-focused software group
Granite Creek injects $15m into Morrow Sodali
Corporate advisory firm has recently expanded internationally and made a number of senior hires
Accelerated Ventures invests £3.5m in Biosignatures
Fresh capital will be used to analyse blood samples with the goal of developing 20 new tests
Bridges acquires low-cost gym franchiser Énergie Fitness
GP has previously invested in the sector by backing Viva Gym Group, Impact Fitness and The Gym Group
Exponent-backed Dennis Publishing bolts on Car Throttle
Deal is intended to increase the company's online presence in the automotive publishing space
Sovereign sells Outcomes First to Stirling Square's NFA
Deal for the specialist care provider brings to an end a six-year holding period for the vendor
