UK / Ireland
Elysian-backed Raymond Group sells RBWS
Raymond Brown Minerals & Recycling has sold one of its divisions to waste management company Collard
Maven leads £5.3m funding round for E Fundamentals
Existing investors Downing Ventures and Scottish Enterprise also invest in this round
Albion VC leads £6.35m series-A for Speechmatics
Company plans to use the funding to further boost its product development and geographical expansion
Hg invests in Argus
Hg has invested in the commodities reporting company through its listed vehicle and its Saturn fund
Ethos acquires Motocaddy stake for £22m
Beechbrook Capital provides a senior secured loan and an equity co-investment
Kester invests in YouGarden MBO
YouGarden sells horticultural products across a variety of channels such as Amazon and Groupon
LGPS Central searches for head of private markets
New head would take direct responsibility for the private equity assets
Beechbrook hires Whitehouse as investment director
Whitehouse joins the private debt firm from the corporate and leveraged finance team at Lloyds
UK late-stage venture boom offsets early-stage lull
Second quarter saw an average value per deal of ТЃ30.7m, significantly higher than the 10-year average of ТЃ11.8m
Cathay acquires Rhys Davies Logistics
GP draws equity from Cathay Investments 2, which held its first close on тЌ600m 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 ТЃ220m 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 тЌ10bn 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