UK / Ireland
SEP sells Indigo Pipelines to Arjun
Divestment of the gas distribution network comes four years after SEP bought the business for ТЃ52.7m
Quilvest's Eudonet bolts on 3Si
Eudonet buys UK-based 3Si, a CRM platform dedicated to the not-for-profit sector
Carlyle's ADB Safegate bolts on Ultra AS for £22m
Transaction comes 16 months after the GP acquired ADB from PAI for a reported тЌ900m
Maven promotes five to partner
Maven's newly promoted partners are Anderson, Lupton, McKinnon, Milroy and Whiteley
Pamplona promotes Schwab, Pruellage to co-managing partners
Appointments form part of the GP's succession plan, with three others promoted to partner
AMP Capital in talks to acquire CMG
Transaction would be the Australian manager's second move into the UK care sector
European VC fundraising continues strong showing
VC fundraising totals over 2016-2017 marked a healthy increase of nearly 50% on the amounts raised in the previous two-year period
Total Capital Partners backs winter services firm Gritit
Total Capital's acquisition of a minority stake was financed by a combination of equity and debt
Luxury fashion à la mode for private equity buyers
Sky-high valuation of Versace at тЌ1.83bn equates to 41x the company's 2017 EBITDA of тЌ44.6m
Oxx recruits Danilina as associate
Appointment comes five months after the VC hired former Torch Partners VP Bob Thomas as senior associate
VMG and Hillhouse invest in Little Freddie
Deal for the organic baby food provider is the first in a formal partnership between the GPs
KCP sells Mi Glass in management buy-back
Divestment of the specialist glass processor brings to an end a seven-year holding period
General Catalyst leads £85m round for Monzo
Deal reportedly values the online bank at more than ТЃ1bn, around four times its 2017 valuation
Inflexion invests in PMC Treasury
GP draws capital for the transaction from Inflexion Enterprise Fund IV to finance the transaction
Montreux Equity et al. in $97m round for GC Aesthetics
Financing includes a debt package provided by credit platform Hayfin Capital Management
Sports Direct buys ECI's Evans from pre-pack administration
Deal brings to an end a three-year holding for ECI, with PwC mandated to find a buyer
Inflexion's Radius Payments buys Adam Phones
Acquisition is the first since the minority investment by Inflexion in January
BGF leads $17m round for LoopMe
Funding round brings the total amount raised by the advertising software company to $32m
Clearwater promotes Loudon to partner
Corporate finance house has made numerous senior appointments since the start of 2018
Duke Street reaps 3.4x from £559m Wagamama trade sale
GP has sold the UK casual dining chain to listed trade buyer The Restaurant Group
Midlothian acquires HB Education for £467m
India-based Cox & Kings sells its UK education business, with brands including PGL and Travelworks
HarbourVest to open Dublin office
LP says it will not reduce the size of its London office but will base fund managers in Dublin
Downing invests in £5m round for Hackajob
Hackajob allows clients to view a candidate's code and cloud structure implentation
Horizon-backed Wireless Innovation completes two bolt-ons
Wireless acquires Rock Seven and YB Tracking, which both allow customers to track assets in remote locations