UK / Ireland
Livingbridge-backed Carousel bolts on BDA
With this deal, the GP expects to strengthen Carousel's market position across Europe
Nauta Capital leads £1.5m round for BlackCurve
Mercia Fund Managers, which backed the company in 2018, also takes part in the funding round
Octopus Investments injects £3.3m into Veeqo
Company plans to use the funding to consolidate its position in the UK market and expand in the US
BC- and GIC-backed Acuris bolts on Blackpeak
Acquisition of the investigative research business comes amid a reported sale process for Acuris
Synova reaps 46% IRR on £74.3m Defaqto sale to SimplyBiz
Sale of the financial data firm sees the GP generate a 3.9x return after a four-year holding period
C5 Capital in $17m series-B for Blue Cedar
C5 Capital uses its C5 Cyber Partners II fund, despite not yet holding its first close
Hg sells Foundry to Roper Technologies for £410m
Sale of the visual effects software company brings to an end a four-year tenure for the GP
ThinCats launches £100m PE-dedicated lending platform
Platform will invest ТЃ250,000-15m in initial sponsor-backed deals and back existing PE portfolio firms
VGC injects £2m into WIT Fitness
Sportswear retailer and gym operator will launch its hybrid stores in the US and continental Europe
Star Capital's Star Mayan bolts-on Aeroserve
Aeroserve is the third firm acquired by Star Mayan after the 2018 purchase of Grosvenor Contracts
GMT spinout Apse buys Kallidus from FPE
Apse is a new private equity firm established by the core team of GMT Communications Partners
Bowmark acquires Pirum Systems from Five Arrows
Pirum Systems has benefited from greater demand for financial compliance software
Q&A: JCRA's Benoit de Bénazé
Some GPs are combatting risks arising from turbulent politics and economic uncertainty by making more frequent use of currency and risk hedging instruments
Fuel Ventures leads £2m round for CreditDigital
Online credit provider will pursue product development and invest in marketing activity
Palatine-backed Cyberfort bolts on Auriga
Palatine acquired The Bunker in 2017, has supported one other acquisition and created a new business
Updata injects $14m into Adthena
Funding round will enable the AI marketing software company to pursue international expansion
Felix leads £3m round for Unmind
Mental-health-related software business will use the funds to invest in product development
BGF invests £11.6m in Invenio
Newco was set up for the transaction under the name Invenio Business Solutions Holdings
RCapital sells Cash Generator in franchisee-led buyout
Divestment comes 19 months after the GP supported the MBO of the UK-headquartered pawnbroker
Livingbridge invests in Brainlabs
GP draws capital from Livingbridge Enterprise 2, which writes cheques of up to ТЃ10m
EQT Infrastructure fund hits €9bn hard-cap
Stockholm-headquartered manager announces the final close EQT Infrastructure Fund IV
BlueGem supports PCG for Cosmetic Skin Clinic bolt-on
Consolidated cosmetic treatments group will have revenues of ТЃ30m with an EBITDA margin of 20%
TPA Capital acquires Pallet-Track
TPA Capital seeks to invest less then ТЃ25m in businesses with an enterprise value of less than ТЃ50m
BGF invests in Operam to support double bolt-on
Education-focused recruitment business will acquire Teachers UK and The Education Specialists