UK / Ireland
Medicxi launches £300m late-stage fund
New vehicle will invest €10-25m in private or public European biotechnology businesses
Vista merges Misys and D+H
Financial software companies will merge to create a group with revenues of $2.1bn
Catalyst hires Wiseman as partner
Matthew Wiseman joins to strengthen the firm's services in the consumer sector
Maven backs ITS with £2.25m venture funding
Maven deploys capital for the internet provider via its venture capital trust funds
Albion invests £4.7m in G Network
Fibre broadband company is aiming to connect 70 streets in central London to attract new SME clients
Star set to hold oversubscribed final close
Star Capital Partners is set to hold an oversubscribed final close of its third fund later this month, according to unquote" sister publication InfraNews.
Kartesia expands team with three hires
Ferré, Sensagir and Valcke join the pan-European alternative lender's London and Brussels offices
Better Capital reaps 7x on £326m Gardner sale to SLMR
Aerospace components manufacturer was the GP's maiden investment and generated £254.1m in net proceeds
Lonsdale hires Lock as investment associate
Michael Lock leaves Kingsley Capital Partners after two years to join Lonsdale in London
Endless-backed Book People bolts on Qwerkity
Acquisition of novelty gift retailer will expand Book People's range of products
LDC invests £11m for minority stake in Lucid
Deal for medical communications agency is the fifth investment by the GP's London team in 12 months
UK general election: private equity and advisory reactions
Lack of an overall majority in parliament creates uncertainty for PE but calls into question Tory threats of a "no-deal" Brexit
LDC sells Clifford Thames to US trade buyer
Business will be acquired by OEConnection Holdings, a US-based e-commerce technology group
BGF appoints Casey as head of Dublin office
Leo Casey leaves his position of director at IBI Corporate Finance to join Business Growth Fund
Hartenberg's FutureLife bolts on Galway
FutureLife acquired the business through its subsidiary ReproMed, which the group bought in 2016
Hamilton Lane closes secondaries fund on $1.9bn
Hamilton Lane Secondary Fund IV, the firm's largest secondaries vehicle to date, originally targeted $1.25bn
TA invests in Biocomposites
GP is currently investing from its $5.3bn 12th fund, which held a final close in 2015
Shawbrook to reject BC, Pollen Street's £868m take-private bid
Independent directors tell shareholders the 340 pence per share offer undervalues the company
CD&R, SSA sell 12.5% stake in B&M for £454.3m
Following the partial divestment, CD&R will retain a 4.9% stake in the discount retailer
Endless sells Imtech UK & Ireland to EDF
Sale of technical services business comes less than two years after its acquisition by the GP
Nordic Capital and Avista in partial exit for ConvaTec
Sale is understood to have generated £805m in gross proceeds for the private equity owners
LDC reaps 3.3x in sale of A-Gas to KKR
Refrigeration gas business has undertaken an acquisitive growth strategy under the vendor's tenure
Rutland invests in Aston Barclay
Deal for the car auction business is the fifth investment made from the GP's third fund
Baird acquires aircraft components company CAV
Baird partners James Benfield and Dennis Hall will take a seat on the CAV board as part of the deal