UK / Ireland
Blackstone invests in $500m round for Ki
Blackstone is currently investing from its third-generation Tactical Opportunities fund
Aberdeen Standard appoints Redman as head of private markets
Redman will be supported by Neil Slater in his capacity as deputy head of private markets
RDCP wholly acquires HVAC business Macair
Macair's management team will stay on with the company following the transaction
Clean Growth Fund to close in 2021 on £150m hard-cap
Typical equity cheques will start at ТЃ500,000-3m for any initial investments
BGF invests £2.6m in MRM
MRM Global also appoints former Diageo executive Andy Fennell as non-executive chairman
Palatine-backed Gusto applies for CVA
Palatine backed the company's management buyout from Living Ventures Group in April 2014
Partners Group in talks to acquire BC-backed Côte – report
A spokesperson for Cote confirmed a sale is among several options being explored for the company
Whitehelm in £80m funding round for Connexin
Whitehelm has taken a large minority stake, with the management team retaining the majority
HIG European Capital Partners III sets target on €1bn
GP is also fundraising for HIG Europe Middle Market LBO Fund, which has a target of тЌ2bn
MML supports Arrow's acquisition of Click Networks
Click Networks is the third acquisition following MML's investment, alongside Altinet and BTL
Volery takes minority stake in SDC
For the year ending on 30 April 2019, Sustainable Development Capital generated turnover of ТЃ12.6m
AMoon leads £23m series-A for Mina Therapeutics
Gur Roshwalb, a managing director for AMoon, has joined the board of directors at Mina
Anthemis venture fund to hold final close before H2 2021
To date, AIVGF I has secured backing from a number of investors such as NУМrnberger
Digital Currency acquires Luno
Digtal Currency has backed more than 160 blockchain companies including Grayscale Investments
Addition leads $200m investment in Snyk at a valuation of $2.6bn
Snyk, a software security company, generated revenues of $8.5m in 2019, up from $2.1m in 2018
AppyWay to target £20m series-B funding round
Partner Jon Edirmanasinghe is leading a team from Cavendish to advise on the fundraise
Dawn closes fourth fund on $400m hard-cap
Dawn Capital III closed on ТЃ165m in April 2018 and has now made its final initial investment
Bridgepoint Development Capital IV hits £1.5bn hard-cap
Fund exceeds its ТЃ1bn target after around eight months on the road, Unquote understands
Blackstone leads £50m capital injection for NEC
Blackstone originally invested in NEC in 2018, drawing equity from its Total Alternatives Solution IV
Apiary invests in ACC
Apiary Capital invests in companies with enterprise values of ТЃ10-75m
HIG hires Jain as managing director
HIG launched its European Capital Partners III fund in July 2020, with a target of тЌ830m
Inflexion promotes Richards, Edmans to senior partner
Chris Wright has also been hired as a partner in Inflexion's Manchester office
FIEE holds €127.5m first close for second fund
Fund targets the energy efficiency, renewables, lighting, co-generation, pollution control and smart city sectors
Squire Patton Boggs hires Eversheds' Milne
In 2020, Squire PB's corporate practice team also saw the arrival in London of partners Squires and Leeming