UK / Ireland
Lakestar holds first closes totalling €375m
Lakestar III targets early-stage investments and Lakestar Growth I backs larger rounds
LDC sells Amberon to H2 after 17-month holding
Temporary traffic lights and roadworks signage provider Amberon acquired Barrier Services in November
Stanhope leads $90m round for S4
Investment in the UK-based digital marketing business will support the bolt-on of MightyHive
Q&A: Hermes GPE's Elias Korosis
Unquote speaks to the LP's head of growth investing about gaining access to the best deals and being a good partner to GPs
Phoenix's Bridge Leisure bolts on Bowland Fell
Holiday park operator has trebled its number of sites since being acquired by the GP four years ago
Mayfair leads £35m round for Ultrahaptics
Deal for the touch-related ultrasound company is the final investment from the GP's maiden fund
Dunedin invests in Incremental Group
Dunedin will work with the existing management team to support the firm's organic growth
Mobeus leads £2.2m series-A for Kudos
Company will use the fresh capital to expand its suite of services and further improve its impact
Aurelius partially sells embattled Nestor to trade buyer CRG
Deal comes weeks after a regulator warned that the homecare provider could cease trading
Average holding period stays high as quick exits lag
Lower proportion of deals are being exited within three years, and more after seven years
Horizon's Bellrock bolts-on Naples Group
Naples Group will be Bellrock's 10th acquisition completed in the last 26 months
Lothian appoints new CEO
Pension fund has invested 2.3% of its portfolio to private equity as of March 2018
CVC in exclusivity for stake in Premiership Rugby
Reported deal would see the GP pay more than ТЃ200m in exchange for a minority stake
Railpen names private markets investment director
Team focuses on illiquid investments across private equity, private debt and infrastructure
Q3 Barometer: European PE's strongest third quarter
European market had its most active third quarter on record in 2018 in terms of dealflow
Newly launched Ethos acquires Ares-backed Miles 33
Publishing software developer generates EBITDA of ТЃ3m, while Ethos invests ТЃ3-8m per deal
Brighteye leads €1.8m series-A extension for Tech Will Save Us
Extension brings the total value of the series-A round for the educational toy company to тЌ6m
Corsair buys Zedra Group
Corsair acquires a majority stake in the business from the Nielsen and Sarikhani families
Inflexion acquires Clearlake-backed Mycom OSI
Deal for the telecoms assurance software firm is the first from the GP's fifth flagship fund
NVM holds £142m final close
Firm's maiden institutionally backed fund received commitments from European and North American LPs
KKR's LGC buys SeraCare from Linden Capital
Following the deal, LGC will consolidate its position in the clinical quality-control tools market
BGF invests £6m in Evoke Creative
BGF said the self-service checkout manufacturer had demonstrated impressive international growth in recent years
Silverfleet's Whiley to succeed managing partner MacDougall
Outgoing managing partner will continue as chairperson and remain an investment committee member
PNC acquires Pirtek Europe from Halifax Group
Hydraulic hose supplier has increased its EBITDA from ТЃ2.8m to a reported ТЃ9m under Halifax's tenure