UK / Ireland
Epiris expands team with Atwal hire
Atwal joins from Bain & Company, prior to which he spent four years at Morgan Stanley
Shard holds first close on £90m for private debt fund
Fund targeting £250m with £300m hard-cap, expects to hold a final close by the end of 2018
PE-backed Mirriad to list in £63.2m IPO
Company raised £26.2m in gross proceeds through a conditional placing of shares
LDC backs Lakelovers MBO
UK holiday cottages letting agent will undertake an acquisitive growth strategy following the deal
Maven exits SPS with 3x return
Sale of SPS to PE-backed PF Concept represents Maven's 13th exit since January 2014
Crescent-, Viridian-backed Fusion Antibodies to list on AIM
Northern Irish biotech company will use the capital to invest in its laboratories and manufacturing
Mercia invests £2.5m in Medherant
Investment is part of a £3.8m funding round from other private investors and existing shareholders
Tenzing appoints Investec's Murray to investment team
Third recent hire for the investment team after Messer and Reynolds joined last month
UK fundraising continues apace in 2017
Final closes in the first three quarters of the year show the UK is on track to surpass the post-crisis fundraising peak set in 2016
Foresight injects £3m into 200 Degrees
Business will use the fresh funding to open new coffee shops and invest in wholesale distribution
Passion Capital files for third fund
Second fund targeted equity investments of up to £2m in very early-stage businesses
Alcuin sells Domus to Headlam for up to £35.4m
Sale of tile and hardwood floor business brings to an end a five-year holding period for the GP
LeapFrog leads $40m series-C for WorldRemit
Fresh capital will be used to expand the company's payment services into new markets
GP Profile: Cinven
With six investments made from its 2016-vintage €7bn fund, unquote" takes an in-depth look at the European PE veteran and its track record
LDC promotes two, hires one
GP simultaneously announces that director Aston will move from Birmingham to London
Astorg hires Permira's Einsfeld to head new Frankfurt office
GP simultaneously announces the hiring of Veber from Nomura and promotion of de Mitry
Livingbridge sells Crew Clothing to Exquisite Apparel
Sale of the clothing retailer brings an end to an 11-year holding period for the GP
Bridgepoint raises €5.5bn for sixth fund
GP exceeded its €5bn target and completed the fundraising ahead of schedule
Mercia holds £45.1m first close for EV Growth II
Tech-focused fund will make investments of up to £5m in buyouts and replacement capital deals
Apax closes digital fund on $1bn hard-cap
New team will be based in the firm's London and New York offices and led by Gigliani and O'Keefe
BGF, First Derivatives invest in AuditComply
Deal is the first to be jointly made by the backers after they announced a strategic partnership
CDPQ takes $400m stake in Hyperion
CDPQ joins the UK insurer alongside General Atlantic, which acquired a 33% stake in March 2013
Deal in Focus: BC-backed Sabre floats with £575m market cap
IPO of the insurance underwriter raised £206m to acquire shares owned by BC and other investors
Bregal Freshstream hires de Graauw from Bain & Company
In his new role, de Graauw will be responsible for overseeing portfolio development