UK / Ireland
Eight Roads and Kennet back $25m Rimilia fundraising
Rimilia plans on doubling its headcount as it ramps up product development
Montagu acquires Oasis from Housatonic and Sverica
RIM business made numerous bolt-ons and expanded internationally under the vendors' tenure
Baird Capital buys stake in Prescient
GP invested via its Baird Capital Global Fund I, which closed on $310m in June 2017
GCP-backed Arrow acquires Worksmart
Acquisition of healthcare- and finance-focused firm is the second bolt-on under GCP's tenure
TA invests in Oakley-backed Inspired
Private schools group previously acquired International School of Europe Group from HIG Europe
Mobeus invests £5m in Wetsuit Outlet
New funding will be used to expand into the US and enter the equestrian and field sports markets
LDC sells Antler to Endless
Luggage manufacturer and retailer will come under PE ownership for the fourth consecutive time
PAI Partners mulls €4bn fund launch by year-end
GP plans a quick return to the fundraising trail, following a busy 24 months in the wake of its previous close
LDC backs Amberon MBO
GP invests as part of ТЃ25m package to support the buyout of the provider of temporary traffic lights
KCP backs YorkTest MBO
YorkTest was a bolt-on for CBPE Capital's porftolio company Ingemino
Bridgepoint in talks to acquire Miller Homes
Company generated an operating profit of ТЃ103m from ТЃ565m in sales in 2016
McGuireWoods hires Vaz as partner
Ex-King & Wood Mallesons partner Lorraine Vaz joins McGuireWoods' London office
Blackstone acquires Clarion Events
Private equity house acquires the business from Providence Equity Partners
Mayfair invest in marketing company SuperAwesome
Mayfair's maiden fund has now made seven deals and is more than 50% invested
Omers makes 2.6x on £1bn sale of Civica to Partners Group
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Omers, which bought Civica from 3i for ТЃ390m in 2013
Mayfair takes majority slice of Promise Gluten Free
Fresh capital will be used to fuel the company's international expansion
Phoenix closes 2016 fund on £415m
New vehicle follows from Phoenix Equity Partners 2010, which closed in June 2010 on ТЃ450m
Graphite buys Random42
Graphite Capital acquires the medical animation producer from Vespa Capital
Insight backs $50m series-B for Receipt Bank
New money will be used to accelerate product development and invest in patent-pending technologies
Summit holds €700m final close for second growth equity fund
GP held an interim close for the vehicle, Summit Partners Europe Growth Equity Fund II, on тЌ600m in May 2017
Apposite Capital buys Swanton Care & Community
Deal is the GP's third acquisition across the European healthcare sector in 2017
Tenzing introduces entrepreneurs panel
Six-strong panel to support portfolio includes founders, entrepreneurs and CEOs
Pentech closes Fund III on £88m
New vehicle is double the size of the venture firm's previous effort, closed in 2008
McGuireWoods hires Davis as partner
Jeremy Davis joins the law firm after spending around 20 years in M&A