UK / Ireland
CIC et al. in £10m round for GeoSpock
Round for geolocation data business GeoSpock brings total capital raised to £19.25m
Dunedin-backed Kingsbridge bolts on Dinghy
Second bolt-on made by Kingsbridge, following the acquisition of Larsen Howie in 2018
Hg- and ICG-backed Iris bolts on BioStore
Acquisition of the ID and cashless sytems provider comes eight months after the GPs acquired Iris
Triton hits €5bn cap for fifth fund
Fund was registered in Luxembourg in March 2018 and has already made two investments
TT Capital and MSD invest in Clinithink
Healthcare data analytics company will invest in international expansion and new services
Investcorp acquires Ubisense's SmartSpace for up to £35m
Deal for the location software and hardware developer is the GP's fifth from its fourth tech fund
BGF backs kitchen designer UForm
BGF's Graham Clarke will join the board of UForm and Jim Meredith will become non-executive chair
EQT announces eight new partners
EQT promotes six internally and makes two external hires, both in the EQT Ventures team
GT Healthcare in $26m series-B for Exscientia
New investor Celgene Corporation and previous backer Evotec also took part in the round
CBPE acquires Ideal Networks
GP invests alongside Ideal Networks' management team, which retained the remaining minority stake
LSP leads €28m series-B for Atlantic Therapeutics
Andera Partners, Atlantic Bridge, Seroba and Earlybird also take part in the round
Pantheon opens Dublin office
Pantheon Ireland is ready to assume the role of EU AIFM and investment manager for the firm's funds
Apiary bolsters team with four appointments
GP's team grows by 66% a few months after the final close of its maiden fund on £200m
Bancroft acquires minority stake in Rubik's Brand
Deal for the Rubik's Cube rights owner will see the company develop new sales channels and products
Sovereign supports Utility Bidder MBO
GP is investing from its £395m fourth fund, which writes equity cheques of up to £50m
Synova reaps 5.6x from Stackhouse Poland sale to Gallagher
Sale of specialist insurance broker comes four years after the GP's initial investment
BGF et al. in £18m round for Gousto
New investor Joe Wicks, a celebrity fitness coach, also took part in the funding round
LDC acquires minority stake in Zip World
Deal will support the company's acquisition of new sites and investment in new attractions
Astorg's M7 buys division of Liberty Global's TV operations
Luxembourg-based M7 Group bolts on eastern European TV operations of Liberty Global
Cavu Corporate Finance opens new office in Leeds
Office will be led by managing director Stephen Moore, who joined Cavu last October
Waterland acquires Sandcastle Care
Deal for childcare provider is the GP's third UK platform investment since opening its Manchester office
Inflexion makes minority investment in Granite Underwriting
GP is still investing from the first Partnership fund, despite raising a successor last year
Phoenix reaps 3.6x from Travel Chapter sale to ECI
Sale of holiday accommodation booking company ends a holding period of less than three years
BGF backs Brindley Healthcare with €10m
Irish nursing home operator Brindley Healthcare plans to expand its bed count from 400 to 1,000