UK / Ireland
LocalGlobe and Pentech lead £1.9m round for FloodFlash
Insurtech company will launch its product in October and double its headcount within six months
Cobe acquires Façades & Glazing Solutions from Saint-Gobain
GP carves out the facade installation and glass replacing divisions of Saint-Gobain's Glassolutions
BGF injects further £10m into Coppergreen
Investment in the holiday park operator also includes an additional ТЃ15.3m HSBC debt facility
VC firms back $55m series-B for ReViral
Round is led by New Leaf Venture Partners and Novo Ventures, alongside new and existing investors
Q2 Barometer: European private equity hot streak continues
Average European PE deal value hit a post-crisis peak in Q2, while quarterly volume reached the highest level on record
Bowmark sells Nexus to Phoenix in £142m deal
Bowmark exits the B2B vehicle rental business after less than three years at the helm
Exponent acquires Dennis Publishing
Deal reportedly values the UK-based publishing company in the ТЃ150-200m size bracket
BGF injects £6.3m into Molson
Construction equipment company will pursue bolt-on opportunities and open a national parts centre
Pemberton targets €2.5bn for second European debt fund
Vehicle's 2016-vintage тЌ1.2bn predecessor is now understood to be fully deployed
CapVest targets €1bn for fourth fund
Vehicle is a significant increase on CapVest Equity Partners III, which closed on тЌ482m
Apax Partners acquires Three Hills-backed Genius Sports
Sports data company will pursue an international acquisitive growth strategy under the GP's tenure
Calculus invests £2m in CloudTrade
Funding will be used to strengthen the firm's global sales and support the growth of its teams
Balderton leads $10m series-A for HealX
Drug repurposing company will more than double its headcount and invest in product development
ADV leads $8m round for Snap40
UK-based growth and venture capital firm MMC Ventures is also participating in the funding round
LDC promotes Smith to investment director
Since joining in 2015, Smith has been involved in a number of transactions in the UK
Exponent-backed Enva bolts on GP Green Recycling
Transaction comes 15 months after the buyout house acquired Enva in a ТЃ219m all-equity deal
GP Profile: Lakestar
Unquote speaks to founder Hommels about the VC's future ambitions and the European venture landscape
Stripes Group invests $40m in GlobalWebIndex
Deal will enable the UK-based digital market research company to pursue international expansion
Endless to carve out Menzies Distribution for £74.5m
Acquisition of the final-mile logistics company would mark the GP's first investment of 2018
Terra Firma partially exits Wyevale Garden Centres
Trade buyer Blue Diamond acquires eight garden centre sites, with a further two also sold
BGF invests £1.25m in Collision Management Systems
Funding will be used to accelerate the firmтs market expansion after closing licensing deals
MMC exits Invenias via trade sale to Bullhorn
Recruitment software company has undertaken a recruitment drive under the vendor's five-year tenure
Aurelius acquires Ideal Shopping Direct from Blackstone
Transaction ends a three-year holding for Blackstone, which invested via its seventh fund
Verdane invests €9.5m in Freespee
GP draws capital for the transaction from Verdane Capital IX, a SEK 3bn secondaries fund