UK / Ireland
Downing VCTs back Empiribox
Empiribox supplies around 150 UK primary schools with equipment, lesson plans and training
Minority investments brewing in the UK craft beer space
Negative connotations associated with the sale of microbreweries to conglomerates brings opportunities and challenges for PE backers
NVM backs Volo Commerce
New capital will be used to expand the business internationally with a focus on North America
Bridges buys facilities management business Just Ask
GP will take a stake of around 70% while the founders retain a minority position
Firstminute holds second close for $85m seed fund
Second close comes three months after the firm held a $60m first close for the fund
Cambridge Innovation et al. in $26m series-A for CMR
Latest funding round brings total invested in medical robotics company to $46m
Spectrum injects €26m into Digital Marketing Institute
Digital marketing training company will undertake international expansion following the deal
Draper Esprit, Touchstone in $24m round for Ieso
Digital healthcare provider will look to expand its US and European presence following the deal
Invus injects $48m into Bizagi
Enterprise software company will look to expand its presence across Europe and the US
Squire Patton Boggs appoints Fitzgibbon as partner
Prior to joining, Fitzgibbon worked in PwC's Manchester office as corporate solicitor
Goldman Sachs invests £100m in Neyber
Hybrid investment in consumer loans provider will see Goldman Sachs take a minority stake
Rutland acquires Armitage Pet Care
Deal is the sixth investment for the GP's third fund, which closed on ТЃ263m in January 2015
Beechbrook backs Kuldeteknisk and ICP Nurseries
GP deploys capital from its Private Debt III fund and UK SME Credit I fund to back the companies
Mosaic backs $8m seed round for Infosum
Mosaic and Saul Klein are providing an extra тЌ5m for the round, which originally closed on $3m
Foresight injects £3m into Onfab
Deal is the seventh investment from the ТЃ38m Foresight Regional Investment Fund
Palatine closes impact fund on £100m hard-cap
Vehicle is the GP's first impact investment fund and will write equity cheques of up to ТЃ10m
NorthEdge founding partner Wright steps down
GP promotes Plumb to head of portfolio and appoints two new partners following the development
Oakley to shift investment focus from UK to DACH
GP notes in its annual report that geopolitical and economic uncertainty is likely to remain
General Atlantic hires Axa veteran de Castries as Europe chair
De Castries joins General Atlantic from Axa Group, where he worked as chair and CEO for 27 years
Investec leads £8m investment in Propelair
ECP and Universal Partners also took part in the round for the water-efficient toilet producer
MMC leads £2.5m Peak series-A
Peak lists the Economist, AstraZeneca and Morrisons among its clients
Kindred Capital leads £2m Sn-ap funding round
A number of private investors from the travel and finance sectors also backed the business
Livingbridge invests in Superbike Factory
Investment in motorcycle retailer and credit company was made from the GP's SME-dedicated vehicle
Sanne appoints Morris as head of private equity
While at KPMG, Morris completed a two-year secondment providing technical support to BVCA