UK / Ireland
Blackstone acquires Clarion Events
Private equity house acquires the business from Providence Equity Partners
Mayfair invest in marketing company SuperAwesome
Mayfair's maiden fund has now made seven deals and is more than 50% invested
Omers makes 2.6x on £1bn sale of Civica to Partners Group
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Omers, which bought Civica from 3i for £390m in 2013
Mayfair takes majority slice of Promise Gluten Free
Fresh capital will be used to fuel the company's international expansion
Phoenix closes 2016 fund on £415m
New vehicle follows from Phoenix Equity Partners 2010, which closed in June 2010 on £450m
Graphite buys Random42
Graphite Capital acquires the medical animation producer from Vespa Capital
Insight backs $50m series-B for Receipt Bank
New money will be used to accelerate product development and invest in patent-pending technologies
Summit holds €700m final close for second growth equity fund
GP held an interim close for the vehicle, Summit Partners Europe Growth Equity Fund II, on €600m in May 2017
Apposite Capital buys Swanton Care & Community
Deal is the GP's third acquisition across the European healthcare sector in 2017
Tenzing introduces entrepreneurs panel
Six-strong panel to support portfolio includes founders, entrepreneurs and CEOs
Pentech closes Fund III on £88m
New vehicle is double the size of the venture firm's previous effort, closed in 2008
McGuireWoods hires Davis as partner
Jeremy Davis joins the law firm after spending around 20 years in M&A
ECI buys minority stake in Media IQ
London-based software business aims to use the fresh capital to boost product development
BGF provides £6.45m for Entier expansion
BGF's investment will go towards overseas expansion for the Scotland-based catering company
NorthEdge's Belfield bolts on Tetrad
Furniture and home furnishings designer buys out its Lancashire-based rival
Maven leads £3.5m round for Contego Fraud Solutions
NVM Private Equity and existing investors provide £1.7m in the round as well
KCP invests £6.6m in MC&C
New capital will be used to hire staff, invest in technology and finance potential acquisitions
Endless-backed Essential Fleet bolts on Go Plant
Specialist vehicle service acquires self-driving road sweeper manufacturer for an undisclosed amount
Partech Ventures leads £12m series-A for Privitar
Backers include corporate investment group Salesforce Ventures and US-based CME Ventures
Argos Soditic exits Natural Santé
Third exit for Argos Soditic's €400m Euroknights VI fund, closed in 2011
YFM backs Friska with £3m
Bristol-based fast food restaurant looks to expand in the UK following the investment from YFM
Three Hills Capital hires three
Joe Jefferies, Arjan Blok and Ravi Savjani strengthen the GP's investment team
Zouk Capital takes majority stake in Green Hedge
Green Hedge develops electricity generation and storage products for businesses
Beringea exits APM Healthcare
Beringea makes 3x return on its investment after a six-year holding period