UK / Ireland
Draper Esprit et al. divest Tails.com to Nestlé
Dog nutritionist and food retailer will become part of the trade buyer's Purina Petcare division
Ardian's Italmatch bolts on Afton's metalworking fluid unit
Following the deal, Italmatch plans to consolidate its position in the industrial lubricants market
Hg sells Radius to Baring's Vistra
Deal comes five years after the GP invested in the company via its acquisition of UK-based Nair & Co
CVC-backed Avast sets price range for £2.5-3.2bn IPO
Company announces a share price range of 250-320 pence for its upcoming IPO on the LSE
Aliter's Boston Networks bolts on PEL
Aliter is planning further acquisitions in its bid to create a fire, security and IT networking group
BGF exits Brownhills in Duke Royalty-backed deal
Glass merchant and processor has expanded via a bolt-on and investment in new facilities
Elliott Advisors acquires Waterstones
Deal reportedly values the UK book retailer in the region of ТЃ250-300m and will complete in May
DST leads $250m series-C for Revolut
UK fintech company will look to expand across North America and Asia-Pacific regions
Riverside acquires Netwatch and NMC to create new group
Investment sees the creation of a CCTV monitoring company with a US and European presence
Better Capital extends 2009 fund term
BECAP Fund will now run to the end of 2019, with a further one-year extension possible
LDC invests £13m in Paladone
Paladone intends to grow its presence in the US market, in addition to Australia, Asia and Europe
Blossom, Atomico in $10m series-A for Fat Lama
Atomico also takes part in the financing alongside startup accelerator Y Combinator
NorthEdge acquires Prohire in MBO
GP secures a majority stake in the Stoke-on-Trent-headquartered fleet management company
Balderton and Heavybit in $8m Pusher series-A
London-based developer will use the capital to open a new office in San Francisco
BGF and Santander back Clearway
Santander provides a ТЃ13m debt facility while BGF injects ТЃ10m in equity
Livingbridge invests in Disguise MBO
Live events visual software company will invest in international expansion and product development
Verdane-backed Lingit buys Claro Software
GP acquired Lingit in April 2017, drawing equity from the SEK 3bn buyout fund Verdane Capital IX
Ardian sells 49% stake in Luton Airport to AMP Capital
Previous media reports valued Ardian's stake in the international airport at more than $400m
LDC acquires Precision Micro in £22.5m MBO
Deal sees the GP invest ТЃ13m in the Erdington-based photochemical etching company
Synova's Stackhouse Poland bolts on Honour Point
Acquisition of corporate insurance broker and risk management firm is Stackhouse's ninth bolt-on
UK and Ireland small-cap soars amid general buyout lag
Overall UK buyout activity in Q1 is down by almost a third year-on-year, though dealflow in the small-cap space remains near record levels
Index leads $5m series-A for ClauseMatch
Talis Capital joins the round alongside existing investors including Speedinvest
Hg sells Allocate Software to Vista
Healthcare workforce management software company has expanded internationally under Hg's tenure
Mobeus backs Hemmels
Fresh capital will be used to scale up the company's engineering and research and development teams