UK / Ireland
Beechbrook opens Manchester office, appoints Ibex's Kenny
New office will oversee deployment of the recently closed £150m UK SME Credit vehicle
OxfordCapital and Episode 1 lead $3.1m round for Attest
Market research platform will use the funding to launch its product, and invest in product development
Agilitas appoints Mukherjee as COO
Debojit Mukherjee leaves Change Capital after seven years
Advent’s Ammeraal Beltech bolts on F&P
Dutch business acquires its Dublin-based competitor to expand across the Irish market
Oakley acquires Plesk in £105m EV deal
GP invests in web administration business with capital drawn from its 2017-vintage €750m fund
Disruptive Capital acquires majority stake in REG for £8m
Deal values the insurance-related software company at £20m and will fund international expansion
Warburg Pincus sells Source to Invesco
Previous media reports suggested the vendor was looking for a $400-500m valuation for the asset manager
Mobeus hires Levy as investment executive
Josh Levy leaves Mercia Technologies after three and a half years
NorthEdge backs £16m MBO of Future Industrial Services
Deal gives the waste management and decontamination company an equity valuation of £16m
Aliter's Edwin James Holdings bolts on WT Parker
Bolt-on deal was financed by Aliter Capital's recently closed maiden fund, Aliter Capital I
Mobeus invests £2.9m in Buster + Punch
Product design company will invest in new product development and international expansion
Rede appoints Barbour-Smith to chief of staff
Mark Barbour-Smith leaves Credit Suisse after nine years to join the placement agent
Livingbridge hires two
GP boosts its team with two senior hires, investment director Paul Landsman and head of talent Ruby Biring
Mayfair acquires Talon Outdoor
Deal is the fifth investment for the firm, which closed its maiden fund on £400m in 2016
CBPE's Allied Glass refinances with £75m Investec package
Transaction comes three and a half years after the GP reacquired the glass packaging company
Beechbrook backs Plan.com and Infomedia
Investor provided a unitranche loan to finance the buyout of a minority shareholder in Infomedia
Bowmark promotes three to partner, investment director
Antonia Cheong and Guy Yarrow become investment director, while Stephen Delaney is promoted to partner
Piper divests Weird Fish to Total Capital
Deal-by-deal investor Total Capital will take a 70% stake in the leisurewear company
Deal in Focus: TSG invests in BrewDog
Scottish brewer's owners have been critical of craft breweries selling to trade buyers, raising questions surrounding the GP's exit strategy
SEP leads £26m funding round for LoveCrafts
Online crafts platform will look to expand its presence across Europe and Australasia
Battery Ventures leads $17.5m round for Hibob
Eight Roads Ventures also took part in the funding round, alongside existing backers
Maven backs £6m MBO of ProspectSoft
Investment in CRM and e-commerce software provider is Maven's second MBO of 2017
Terra Firma, CPPIB sell Awas to Dubai Aerospace
Earlier media reports suggested the vendors were seeking $7bn for the aircraft leasing company
Lone Star sells 53% of Forterra for £206m
Transaction sees the GP make a final exit from the UK brick manufacturing business