UK / Ireland
GIC in £100m round for Oxford Nanopore
Deal gives the UK-based gene-sequencing devices company an equity valuation of ТЃ1.5bn
Novalpina holds second close for debut fund
Novalpina's maiden fund, Novalpina Capital Partners I, was announced in May 2017 with a тЌ1bn target
Inflexion acquires Chambers and Partners
Legal publishing company will undertake international expansion and invest in product development
Maven-, Penta-backed Endura acquired by Pentland Brands
Transaction comes three and a half years after the GPs invested in the cycling apparel brand
Stuart Mills to leave HSBC
Head of mid-market financial sponsor coverage will leave the bank after 14 years
Eight Roads launches $375m third vehicle
Vehicle is almost 60% larger than its 2015-vintage predecessor
Aberdeen to launch €1bn fund in joint venture with 21 Partners
JV will be based in London and led by 21 Partners' founder and managing partner Alessandro Benetton
Mobeus, Beringea lead £5m round for MPB
New investment will be used to scale up operations in Germany and the US
YFM Equity Partners backs MBO of Checkmate Fire
Deal is the fifth investment from YFM Equity Partners 2016, which closed in April 2017
Eight Roads et al. in £40m round for Made.com
Partech previously invested $34m as part of a $60m funding round for Made.com in July 2015
Epiris hires 3i's Makani
Makani joins Epiris from private equity investor 3i, where she worked as an analyst
EIF's push into private capital management
The European Investment Fund is aiming to raise up to тЌ2.1bn in private capital for a new investment platform focused on venture and growth vehicles
CVC's Wireless Logic bolts on Mdex
Acquisition of the German IT business comes shortly after the acquirer secured a ТЃ115m refinancing
MML divests Lowe Refrigeration to Perwyn
Deal reportedly values the catering equipment rental provider at slightly more than ТЃ60m
Castik-backed Waterlogic to acquire Billi
Deal brings together Billi's UTS technlogy and Waterlogic's distribution network
Oakley funds announce €230m of distributions in 2017
OCI announces a year-end NAV of ТЃ502m, representing a 17% compound annual growth rate
Maven's Finance Durham fund leads £850,000 round for Honcho
Investment in Honcho is Maven-managed Finance Durham Fundтs fifth deal
Initial Capital leads £3m series-A for Tech Will Save Us
Backed VC, SaatchInvest, All Bright and Leaf VC also took part in the financing
Westbridge hires WK's Minton
Minton is joining from WK Corporate Finance and previously worked at Terra Firma Capital Partners
Cairngorm Capital acquires Parker Building Supplies
Founder and managing director Tom Parker will step down after 34 years at the helm
CBPE floats JTC in £310m IPO
CBPE has realised its investment in JTC in full, generating a return of 4.4x invested capital
NVM invests £5m in CurrentBody
UK-based cosmetic devices retailer will look to undertake international expansion
Atami Capital in £5m series-A for Airsorted
Company previously raised ТЃ1.5m in seed funding, bringing total funding to date to ТЃ6.5m
BGF et al. in £28.5m round for Gousto
UK-based meal kit delivery company will make a number of new hires and invest in its technoogy