UK / Ireland
Bridgepoint-backed BigHand bolts on Iphelion
Deal comes nine years after the GP initially backed the legal-sector-focused software group
Granite Creek injects $15m into Morrow Sodali
Corporate advisory firm has recently expanded internationally and made a number of senior hires
Accelerated Ventures invests £3.5m in Biosignatures
Fresh capital will be used to analyse blood samples with the goal of developing 20 new tests
Bridges acquires low-cost gym franchiser Énergie Fitness
GP has previously invested in the sector by backing Viva Gym Group, Impact Fitness and The Gym Group
Exponent-backed Dennis Publishing bolts on Car Throttle
Deal is intended to increase the company's online presence in the automotive publishing space
Sovereign sells Outcomes First to Stirling Square's NFA
Deal for the specialist care provider brings to an end a six-year holding period for the vendor
Apse takes majority stake in Ultima
Recently formed GP typically invests in tech and tech-enabled companies valued at €50-200m
Three Hills makes €192m secondary deal, supported by Idinvest
Three Hills offers LPs the option to reinvest in continuation vehicles or sell to Idinvest
Apposite's Riverdale Healthcare bolts on dental practises
Combined businesses will offer a greater range of private and specialist treatments
Chiltern takes majority stake in IMD Group MBO
Financial details remain undisclosed, though the GP typically writes equity cheques of up to £15m
Nordic region sees highest entry multiples for sixth quarter running
Q2 edition of the Clearwater International Multiples Heatmap finds a slight cooldown across Europe, though the average multiple still exceeds 10x
Palatine impact fund backs Veincentre
Clinic operator focusing on varicose vein treatments will open new sites in Glasgow and Leeds
Accel in $35m round for Fever
Deal brings the total amount raised by the social media software developer to $70m
Aurelius carves out BT Fleet Solutions
Division generated a turnover of £209.5m in its most recent financial year
BlackRock et al. in €25m series-C for Scalable Capital
Existing investors BlackRock, Tengelmann Ventures and HV Holtzbrinck Ventures participate
LDC bolsters Bristol team with new investment director
Stefan Gunn joins LDC's south-west and Wales team from NatWest's structured finance team
LDC's Fishawack bolts on 2E Creative
Deal is the fifth acquisition for the healthcare-focused communications group under the GP's tenure
Livingbridge backs Simply Conveyancing Property Lawyers
GP deploys capital from its Livingbridge Enterprise 2 fund, which closed in 2015 on £220m
Kester backs ComplianceOnline MBO
First investment made by Kester via its new Kester Capital II fund
Encore Capital invests in vegetarian restaurant chain Mildreds
Company intends to use the fresh financing to boost its expansion with further openings
Mayfair makes first exit with Fox International trade sale
Mayfair backed the SBO of the fishing tackle business in 2015, with Next Wave reinvesting
Graphite Capital poised to buy Horizon Care - report
Stage Capital (then NBGI) acquired the Midlands-based specialist childcare provider in 2012
Kernel Capital leads £1.6m round for Automated Intelligence
Kernel Capital makes a £750,000 investment in the data management platform company
Montagu's Wireless Logic buys Matooma
Acquisition of France-based Matooma is the third purchase for Wireless Logic in 2019
