UK / Ireland
Equistone appoints BGF's Copeland and promotes Baker
Copeland joins as investment manager in Birmingham and Baker is promoted to investment director in London
Frog leads £14m round for Modulr
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate Modulr's growth in the UK and expand in Europe
Balderton, Northzone co-lead £15m round for Wagestream
Wagestream has raised a total of £40m in the latest round, including a £25m credit facility
Webedia acquires Panoramic- and Smedvig-backed Quill
Marketing content provider is reportedly anticipating revenues of £7m in its current financial year
BIVF, UCB Ventures lead £1.4m round for Rinri
Representatives from BIVF, UCB Ventures and BioCity have joined the company's board of directors
Bowmark sells Aston Lark to Goldman Sachs
Deal brings to an end a four-year tenure, during which the insurance brokerage made 13 bolt-ons
GP Profile: Maven Capital Partners
Maven Capital Partners is celebrating its 10th anniversary in June 2019, following a busy year on all fronts
Oakley set to close fourth fund on €1.4bn hard-cap
Vehicle was registered in Luxembourg in September 2018 and held a first close earlier in the year
Mosaic acquires minority stake in SkinnyBrands
GP acquires a 37.5% stake in the low-calorie drinks brand and typically writes cheques of up to £10m
Summit Partners, FleetCor exit Masternaut to Michelin
Masternaut will continue to operate under its own brand as a wholly owned subsidiary of Michelin
LGT closes Crown Co-investment Opportunities II on $1.3bn
Closed-ended vehicle that focuses on co-investments in Europe, the US and Asia, was oversubscribed
Greenoaks et al. in $575m round for Deliveroo
Food delivery company will add to its engineering team and develop delivery-only "super kitchens"
LP Profile: LGPS Central Limited
Local government pension schemes partnership recently launched its first PE fund, and is on its way to launching a second this summer
Bowmark's Node4 acquires Secura
Deal comes two years after the IT and communications group bolted on database services provider Onomi
ADV leads $10m series-B round for Urban
Existing backers Felix and Passion also take part in the round for the health treatment booking firm
NVM reaps 2.7x on £37.5m sale of MSQ Partners to LDC
UK-based marketing communications firm will pursue international expansion under its new owners
Aquiline-backed ClearCourse buys Instagiv
Instagiv is the eighth bolt-on for ClearCourse since its foundation in October 2018
Apposite's Swanton bolts on GRS and Values In Care
Deal comes four months after the group acquired residential childcare provider Courtyard Care
Mobeus invests £5m in Arkk
Mobeus typically invests £2-15m in UK-based businesses with operating profits of £1-3m
VC firms back €1.1m round for FintechOS
GapMinder VC, Launchub Ventures and Gecad Ventures take part alongside unnamed angel investors
All eyes on venture as corporates and PE swoop in
Up to 17% of venture investments in 2018 saw the backing of an investor based outside Europe
Rutland Partners: Catalyst for Change
An in-depth look at how Rutland works in partnership with management to turn complexity into opportunity
Oakley buys Videotel and Seagull, Herkules exits
Transaction, following which both businesses will merge, values Videotel at $90m
Dunedin acquires Acquis in MBO
Dunedin is currently investing from its Dunedin Buyout Fund III, which closed on £300m in 2013