UK / Ireland
Da Vinci invests £15m in EZBob
Fresh capital is provided at a post-money valuation of £100m, according to press reports
Equistone sells Concept Life Sciences to Spectris for £163m
Equistone formed Concept Life Sciences through a hat-trick of acquisitions in 2014
Octopus Ventures leads $20m series-B round for Depop
Rebecca Hunt, investment manager at Octopus Ventures, will join the board of Depop
Summit Partners promotes two in London office
Vice-presidents Johannes Grefe and Steffan Peyer become principals in the GP's London office
Nordic Capital in talks to acquire Oaktree's Hesira
Value of the European dental business could near €480m, according to reports
DN Capital closes GVC Fund IV on €200m
Primary focus is on the UK and Germany, with France and the Nordic region as secondary investment markets for the fund
BC holds final close on €7bn
Eight additional LPs including Pomona Capital IX and Adams Street 2017 make contributions
Clearwater promotes Eden to COO
Eden joined the business in 2014 following roles at Lloyds Bank, Close Brothers and Experian
Aliter kicks off third platform with Boston Networks deal
Sixth transaction for Aliter, which closed its support services fund a year ago
Rutland promotes two
Craddock has been an investment director at Rutland since 2009, while Hollyhead joined in 2016
GP Bullhound IV holds €65m first close
Latest vehicle has surpassed capital raised by its predecessor, GP Bullhound Fund III
VCs tread cautiously around blockchain craze
VC activity in cryptocurrency has increased, but despite eye-catching deals, their volume is not as high as the wider enthusiasm would suggest
Mobeus invests £3.3m in investor news service Proactive
Fresh capital will be used to launch the service in the US and open an office in New York
Penta- and Maven-backed GRP acquires County Group
Current management team will stay with the business as it moves to new ownership
Investindustrial acquires Benvic Europe from OpenGate
Deal closes a four-year holding period under OpenGate, which acquired the firm in 2014
Foresight hires Gueorguiev as investment manager
Stephan Gueorguiev leaves August Equity Partners after three years with the mid-market firm
Goodwater leads $5.7m funding round for SweatCo
Other backers in the round include Greylock Partners, Rubylight, Seedcamp and SmartHub
BGF injects £10m into CHS Healthcare
Funding will be used to expand CHS's operations, supporting the provision of services to the NHS
EQT Credit injects €115m into Inspired
Inspired's shareholders include PE investors TA Associates, Oakley Capital and Genesis Capital
Sequoia, Google Ventures lead £20m series-A for Vaccitech
Neptune Ventures also takes part in the financing, bringing the total raised to £30m
Synova supports MBO of Mintec
Deal for the food data provider announced within days of the GP's investment in AllClear
Corporate finance: Houlihan Lokey buys Quayle Munro
Investment bank Houlihan Lokey has acquired London-based corporate finance boutique Quayle Munro.
SEP injects £25m into Redwood
SEP initiated contact with the comms and cloud services firm three years ago
Oakfield holds first close on £33m
Fund raises significantly more than its £8.2m predecessor, Oakfield II UK Special Situations Fund