UK / Ireland
SEP invests in Dotmatics
GP invests in the data analytics software provider with capital drawn from its £260m fifth fund
Maven Capital hires Marsh as investment manager
Marsh will help manage the Durham County Council's £20m Finance Durham fund, mandated to Maven in March
Core Capital divests Cording to Rothschild's Orox
Real estate advisory firm has expanded via an international acquisitive growth strategy
Equistone's Concept Life Sciences bolts on Aquila Biomedical
Bolt-on will bolster Concept's discovery capabilities with a translational biology offering
Graphite backs £72m MBO of YSC from Livingbridge
Deal for the management consultancy brings to an end a four-year tenure for Livingbridge
SL Capital closes secondaries fund on $428m
Total raised for SL's third secondaries vehicle is 47% more than that raised for its predecessor
Livingbridge exits IP Solutions in LDC deal
Communications technology business will look to make bolt-on acquisitions following the deal
WestBridge, Octopus divest Vista to LDC in £29.4m SBO
LDC invested £14m in the deal, which generated a 4x return and 80% IRR for WestBridge
BGF divests Zone to Cognizant
Sale of digital marketing business comes two and a half years after the GP's initial investment
FPE closes maiden fund on £100m
UK-focused vehicle will target buyout and growth investments in companies with EVs of £20-50m
Draper Esprit acquires two Seedcamp funds
Deal sees the acquirer take stakes in a number of tech startups, including Transferwise
Vitruvian exits Tinopolis in management buy-back
Divestment of media production company brings to an end a nine-year holding period
Global Founders in £36m Nested round
Online estate agent will target expansion in London before looking to grow across the UK
Circularity and Mustard Seed co-lead $7.4m round for Winnow
Business will roll out its software for tracking food wastage across new international markets
Maven injects £3m into Altra
Capital will support the launch of the group's structured trade credit insurance brokering division
Paladin and VT Partners join forces on cybersecurity investments
The two firms intend to share resources, knowledge and networks through the agreement
Inflexion's Medivet bolts on Bartram & Patrick
Deal sees the veterinary group increase its number of locations to 210, from 160 eight months ago
Q&A: Rutland's Morrill and Wardrop on Millbrook and Pizza Hut
Special situations investor's partner and managing partner discuss the strategies behind the two award-winning investments
Kartesia closes latest fund on €870m hard-cap
Alternative lender says it was on the road for nine months, raising €360m more than for Fund III
JC Flowers- and Encore-backed Cabot to list on LSE
Debt collection business aims to raise £195m from its listing on the London stock exchange
Langholm Capital exits Bart Ingredients
Langholm acquired the spice manufacturer in a management buyout in May 2010
Maven reaps 4.7x on Crawford Scientific sale to Limerston
Sale of the stake leads to a 70% IRR after a three-year holding period for Maven
BGF invests £2.65m in Monodraught
BGF introduces Ewan Wilson, formerly of HellermannTyton Data, as non-executive chair
Connection reaps 4.1x on TeamSport sale to Duke Street
Sale of the go-karting company comes four and a half years after Connection acquired the business