UK / Ireland
83North leads $21.5m round for FloLive
Dell Technologies Capital, Saban Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures also invested in the round
BCI invests in ClearMacro
BCI, a Canada-based LP direct investor, has made investments in several European companies
Eight Roads and Kennet in £11.5m round for Rimilia
Rimilia secured a new funding facility of ТЃ7m with Silicon Valley Bank in October 2019
Searchlight invests in Penta-backed GRP
Searchlight will take a majority stake, with other investors taking minority positions
2020 Outlook: Political change heralds UK buyout revival
Deal volume was down last year, but record-high value and a more settled political backdrop mean 2020 could be busy for the UK
Elysian acquires SCX Special Projects
GP plans to support the national and international growth of the engineering and architecture company
IPEM TV 2020: Advent's Johanna Barr on navigating fund pitches
Managing director and global co-head of limited partner services shares key takeaways from her panel
Stirling Square closes fourth fund on €950m
Fund targets buyouts in European mid-market companies with enterprise values of тЌ50-500m
JF Lehman to acquire GMG
Deals values the subsea cables maintenance and installation services provider at $250m
IPEM TV 2020: Charterhouse Capital Partners' Gilles Collombin
Collombin discusses sourcing strategies and Charterhouseтs increased focus on co-investments
IPEM TV 2020: Jim Strang, Hamilton Lane talks private market trends
Strang talks performance of private equity versus public markets, capital overhang, and current challenges
Azini Capital sells ClusterSeven to Hg backed-Mitratech
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Azini, which acquired ClusterSeven via its $100m third fund
Smedvig leads $10m series-A for Yumpingo
Company plans to scale its one-minute instant review platform and launch Yumpingo Pay
GreyBella Capital to launch new fund by mid-2020
Fund targets series-A and -B rounds in companies operating in life sciences and complex technologies
Tenzing invests in Activpayroll
Tenzing backs the incumbent senior management team, led by founder CEO Alison Sellar
KKR-backed Calisen to raise $1.87bn via IPO
Calisen indicated it plans to float nearly 25% of the business at a price of 225-265 pence per share
Castik-backed Waterlogic sells stake to BCI
BCI, which is a Canada-based LP direct investor, has made investments in several European companies
MBU acquires Union Bank UK
MBU Capital makes direct and venture capital investments on behalf of high-net-worth individuals
M80 acquires Spantech
M80 Capital I looks to provide equity tickets of тЌ10-40m to companies in Benelux and France
FTV leads £32m round for Liberis
Senior investment adviser Jerome Hershey of FTV Capital will join the company's board
Existing investors participate in $80m round for Currencycloud
Existing investors Sapphire Ventures, Notion Capital, GV, Accomplice and Anthemis all participate
Merino-backed Hawkin's Bazaar appoints administrators
Company reported a loss of almost ТЃ1m on ТЃ15.3m in sales in 2018 and employs 177 people
Foresight invests £16.8m in Signature
Foresight Group will provide an initial ТЃ5m revolving credit facility to Signature
Altitude et al. back Nobl series-A
Cannabis data, conference and consulting service was backed by sector-focused investors