UK / Ireland
ECI acquires MThree
Company will continue to be led by its founder and CEO, Alex Headley, who retains a minority stake
Souter sells majority stake in First Scottish
Sale of the property-related search business ends a nine-year holding period for the vendor
Draper Esprit leads $10m series-A for Apperio
Richard Marsh from Draper Esprit will join the company's board to support the management team
Electra fails to find buyer
Development comes at the end of a formal sale process seeking buyers for the firm or its portfolio
PE-backed IPOs hit nine-year low
Of the 617 European exits so far this year, only 17 have been IPOs, equivalent to 2.7%
Maples and Calder appoints seven new partners
Firm also appoints three counsel in its Cayman Islands and Dublin offices
Silverfleet holds first close on €110m for smaller fund
Fund has set a target of тЌ250m, which it expects to reach before the end of the year
Bridgepoint invests in Elgin
GP invests in the road traffic information firm via Bridgepoint Growth, which invests ТЃ5-15m
Parabellum partially exits Parseq to Kura Group
Parseq's finance and administration division will continue to operate from its existing site
Active's Hendrik Veder bolts on Universal Inspection
Hendrik Veder acquires Scotland-based testing and lifting supply specialist Universal
Northern Pool launches £720m PE vehicle
Pooled fund is designed to reduce fees and reliance on funds-of-funds, while boosting co-investment
Mobeus invests £8.4m in T&G MBO
Deal for travel-focused insurance company is the seventh by Mobeus Equity Partners IV
Aurelius opens new London office, appoints two
GP launched its London office five years ago and has since grown it from five to 20 employees
BGF exits MPK Garages
Stratford Retail Group acquired the company as part of its plan to build a group of fuel forecourts
Hg sells Kinapse to Syneos
Divestment of the life sciences consultancy brings to an end a tenure of just two and a half years
Augmentum invests £7m in three fintech companies
VC fund makes early-stage investments in fintech companies predominantly based in the UK
Standard Chartered to sell PE division in ICG-backed deal
Transaction will see ICG acquiring $1bn of assets from the vendor and injecting fresh capital
VC-backed Farfetch gears up for listing
Online fashion marketplace files a registration statement for an IPO on the New York exchange
EmergeVest backs Atheon Analytics in MBO
Atheonтs founder and CEO Guy Cuthbert and commercial director Ian Hall will stay on with the firm
C Ventures and Highland lead $20m series-A for Threads
Online personalised shopping service will open new offices in New York and Hong Kong
Penta-backed GRP buys Digney Grant
GRPтs Irish division Abbey Bond Lovis, a retail broking specialist, buys a majority stake
Connection Capital invests £3.6m in 23.5 Degrees
The Starbucks UK franchised company plans to open its 150th store within four years
Mobeus leads £4m funding round for Rotageek
Enterprise software company will recruit development and customer services specialists
Magnetar and DST inject £60m into Bulb
Transaction reportedly values the UK-headquartered renewable energy provider at ТЃ400m