UK / Ireland
JC Flowers- and Encore-backed Cabot pulls IPO
Company says the current IPO and broader market conditions are not conducive to a flotation
Bridgepoint acquires Burger King franchise
GP also secures a 20-year master franchise agreement for the Burger King brand in the UK
Axa Strategic Ventures launches $175m fund-of-funds
VC firm aims to deploy capital in a global portfolio of "top-tier" venture capital funds
3i reports 8% NAV per share increase in H1 results
GP generated gross investment return of ТЃ715m, with ТЃ374m generated from divestments
Idinvest hires Daulon du Laurens as new IR head
Daulon du Laurens will be responsible for the firm's fundraising in his new role
Bridges invests £10m in Shaw Healthcare
GP drew its investment for the elderly care provider from its permanenent capital fund
LDC hires Weston as investment director
Philip Weston joins from Kelso Asset Management, where he worked as a partner between 2002-2017
BGF injects £9.5m into Medigold
Fresh capital will enable the healthcare consultancy to bolt on Imass Group and Hampton Knight
Mid-market valuations at highest level ever in latest Argos index
Sharp increase in prices paid by strategic buyers push the median entry multiple to 9.5x
UK & Ireland Fundraising Report 2017
Proprietary statistics on the local fundraising market and insights from leading practitioners and LPs
Index Ventures takes part in $20m round for Behavox
Citigroup leads the funding round, alongside Hoxton Ventures and Promus Ventures
Palatine hires portfolio operations director
Gareth Wilson will be focused on improving the performance of portfolio companies
LDC reaps 3x return from sale of Atcore to Inflexion
Sale of reservation software developer brings to an end a three-and-a-half-year tenure for LDC
Highland promotes former Photobox CEO Laurent to partner
Laurent will be responsible for identifying and investing in fast-growing internet companies
Oxford leads £3m round for Wrisk
Insurance aggregation and administration platform will launch its mobile offering in 2018
Technology: Europe's magnetic north
Mid-market deals in northern Europe are at the forefront of tech deal activity, with enterprise software and payment tech notable areas of attraction
Synova sells Clearwater to Salutem
Divestment of care provider brings to an end an eight-year holding for the vendor
BGF Ventures leads $10m series-A for Trouva
Additional investors include Index, Octopus, Playfair and Downing Ventures
Aliter-backed Edwin James buys PEME
Aliter draws equity from its maiden ТЃ92m fund, Aliter Capital I, to finance the deal
BC-backed Sabre to raise £213m from IPO
Motor insurance underwriter announces its intention to float following a four-year holding
Sequoia invests $50m in Graphcore
Fresh capital will be used to expand production capacity in Bristol and Palo Alto
European SBOs reach record levels in first three quarters
Europe sees 202 secondary buyout deals between January and September, surpassing the peak of 200 seen in Q1-Q3 2007
LDC supports £16m SBO of Eque2 from Livingbridge
Construction admin software firm will acquire Miracle Dynamics Payroll and HR Solution
Atlantic Bridge finances €2m round for Aylien
Backers in the round include existing investors SOSV and Enterprise Ireland