UK / Ireland
Advent International agrees £4bn take-private for Cobham
Proposed share price represents a 50.3% premium on the average value across the last three months
Sovereign backs Premier Park
GP is supporting the parking operator's founders and is investing from its ТЃ395m fourth fund
VCs invest $10m in Cambridge Touch series-B
Funding round for the touch screen technology company was led by Japan-based Kureha Corporation
Toscafund et al. in £50m round for Atom Bank
PE and VC advisory firm Perscitus also took part in the round for the UK-based online bank
Hilco-backed Homebase acquires Bathstore
DIY company has acquired 44 of the bathroom retailer's stores from administrators BDO
Cairngorm acquires Millbrook Healthcare
Mobility equipment company will form the basis for a buy-and-build programme in the assisted living space
Agilitas-backed Hydro International buys M&N
Hydro International is a UK-based wastewater treatment company that Agilitas acquired in 2018
LDC in £100m round for OneCom
Telecommunications firm's founder will remain a significant shareholder and take on a non-exec role
Fund managers turn to steady and reliable Ireland
Buyouts in Ireland have been steadily rising in recent years, with 12 deals in each of 2017 and 2018
NVM hires PwC's Wildig as investment manager
New recruit joins the GP eight months after it closed its ТЃ142m maiden institutionally backed fund
ECI-backed MIC bolts on Smart Utility Management
Transaction is the third bolt-on for the energy intermediary since it first got ECI's backing
Inflexion sells Cawood Scientific to Waterland
Acquirer typical makes initial investments in deals with enterprise values of up to тЌ100m
Alcentra closes European direct lending fund on €5.5bn
Predecessor held a final close on тЌ4.3bn in 2017 and had an average ticket size of around тЌ100m
Graphite announces four promotions
Graphite Capital has promoted Mark Hall, who has been with the firm since 2008, to senior partner
Rewriting the rulebook: how technology is disrupting PE
A round-up of key takeaways from speakers at Unquote's Allocate conference in June
Permira acquires Quotient from GHO for a reported £600m
Outsourced drug development company has expanded into the US and tripled its revenues under GHO
Inflexion to merge Bridgepoint-backed Estera with Ocorian
Transaction ends a four-year holding period and reportedly values Estera at ТЃ500-600m
CVC closes second long-term fund
CVC is the first of the multi-product managers to raise a second-generation long-term capital fund
Medicxi closes third fund on €400m
Vehicle will invest across the full spectrum of healthcare companies from early to late stages
BC hires three IR professionals
All three executives will work alongside partners and co-heads of IR, de RosiУЈre and Kunzer
3i announces eight hires and three promotions
3i has promoted and hired 11 people in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris, London and New York
Ventiga buys Retail Insight from Navis
Ventiga is currently raising its debut fund and has been operating on a deal-by-deal basis
Insight leads $55m series-B round for ContractPodAI
Legal software developer will invest in product development, marketing and recruitment
Paul Hastings hires two partners from Hogan Lovells
Harris currently leads the private equity practice at Hogan Lovells and Moezi is counsel