UK / Ireland
LGT closes Crown Co-investment Opportunities II on $1.3bn
Closed-ended vehicle that focuses on co-investments in Europe, the US and Asia, was oversubscribed
Greenoaks et al. in $575m round for Deliveroo
Food delivery company will add to its engineering team and develop delivery-only "super kitchens"
LP Profile: LGPS Central Limited
Local government pension schemes partnership recently launched its first PE fund, and is on its way to launching a second this summer
Bowmark's Node4 acquires Secura
Deal comes two years after the IT and communications group bolted on database services provider Onomi
ADV leads $10m series-B round for Urban
Existing backers Felix and Passion also take part in the round for the health treatment booking firm
NVM reaps 2.7x on £37.5m sale of MSQ Partners to LDC
UK-based marketing communications firm will pursue international expansion under its new owners
Aquiline-backed ClearCourse buys Instagiv
Instagiv is the eighth bolt-on for ClearCourse since its foundation in October 2018
Apposite's Swanton bolts on GRS and Values In Care
Deal comes four months after the group acquired residential childcare provider Courtyard Care
Mobeus invests £5m in Arkk
Mobeus typically invests ТЃ2-15m in UK-based businesses with operating profits of ТЃ1-3m
VC firms back €1.1m round for FintechOS
GapMinder VC, Launchub Ventures and Gecad Ventures take part alongside unnamed angel investors
All eyes on venture as corporates and PE swoop in
Up to 17% of venture investments in 2018 saw the backing of an investor based outside Europe
Rutland Partners: Catalyst for Change
An in-depth look at how Rutland works in partnership with management to turn complexity into opportunity
Oakley buys Videotel and Seagull, Herkules exits
Transaction, following which both businesses will merge, values Videotel at $90m
Dunedin acquires Acquis in MBO
Dunedin is currently investing from its Dunedin Buyout Fund III, which closed on ТЃ300m in 2013
Capdesia acquires minority stake in Wasabi
Deal marks the inaugural European investment for the recently launched fund manager
Q1 Barometer: Price mismatch knocks dealflow
European buyout activity fell to its lowest point since Q1 2016 in the first quarter of 2019, but a large-cap rebound bolstered aggregate value
Tikehau Capital backs Medtrade
GP backs Medtrade, a developer of medical device products, via Growth Equity II fund
PAI-backed Froneri buys Tip Top in $380m deal
PAI and NestlУЉ acquired stakes in Froneri in a deal valuing the business at тЌ850m in 2016
Softbank invests $800m in Greensill
Transaction reportedly values the UK-based supply chain finance company at around ТЃ3bn
BC sells Acuris to Ion
Sale of Unquote's parent group brings to an end a six-year holding period for BC
ICG hires Cerberus's Ross as managing director
GP says it is positioning itself for future opportunities as the economic cycle reaches maturity
Mobeus reaps 5.6x on Plastic Surgeon sale to Triton's Polygon
Deals brings an end to an 11-year tenure of the UK-based hard surface repair company
BC and GIC close to Acuris sale to Ion
Deal reportedly values Unquote's parent company, which generated ТЃ75m in EBITDA in 2018, at ТЃ1-1.2bn
LeapFrog raises $700m Emerging Markets Fund III
Prudential Financial, Overseas Private Investment Corporation and IFC acted as lead investors