UK / Ireland
TCV acquires Retail Merchant Services
US-based GP invests in the payment service via its $2.5bn TCV IX vehicle
Aurelius acquires Warehouse Express from Barclays
UK photographic retailer will merge with the acquirer's German portfolio company Calumet Photographic
Holtzbrinck leads £10m round for Dealflo
Digital documentation business will look to expand into new segments and international markets
JTC hires two in London and Luxembourg
Firm boost its team with two senior appointments in Luxembourg and London
Thrive and Passion in £19.5m round for Monzo
Online bank and commission-free foreign exchange platform will launch its current accounts service in summer 2017
Maven backs £6.5m buyout of Healthpoint
Deal was funded through Maven's co-investment network and will support the company's product development efforts
Aliter Capital closes maiden fund on £92m
Newcomer will focus on the UK support services sector and has already struck a deal
UK consumer deals slump as GPs heed Brexit warnings
Strong consumer spending figures in the months following the EU referendum have not translated to increased PE investment in the sector
BGF appoints EY's Skade
BGF expands its team in the south-west England region
Draper Esprit leads £9m round for POD Point
VC has invested £5m in the electric vehicle charge point company as part of the deal
Ventech joins DN Capital in Hostmaker round
UK-based Airbnb management company has raised £7.5m to date across two rounds of funding
NorthEdge sells Fine Industries to Lianhetech in £103m deal
Trade sale of speciality chemicals business marks the GP's fourth exit in seven months
EQT merges vetcare assets IVC and Evidensia
Combined Swedish and UK-based veterinary group will be jointly owned by the GP’s EQT VI and EQT VII funds
Livingbridge invests in Stowe Family Law
Deal marks the second investment made from the GP's 2016-vintage sixth vehicle, which closed on £660m
Maven to manage £58m for Northern Power House fund
Fund will buy £50,000-2m equity tickets in small-and medium-sized businesses
Cinven's CeramTec acquires UK Electro-Ceramics from Morgan
£47m deal for the technical ceramics business marks the second bolt-on for CeramTec under the GP's tenure
Lonsdale promotes Evans to partner
Ben Evans becomes a partner after eight years at the PE firm
Bridgepoint's Zenith bolts on CVL
Acquisition marks the first bolt-on for the vehicle rental business under the GP's tenure
Intrinsic acquires Ham Baker divisions from administrators
GP has invested £5m alongside Alycidon Capital to acquire the flow divisions of the water-related engineering business
Atomico closes $765m fourth fund
Skype-founder Niklas Zennström's venture firm will invest in European tech firms from series-A rounds and onwards
CBPE's OH Assist acquires Working On Wellbeing
Acquisition of mobile healthcare provider comes 14 months after the GP acquired OH Assist from Atos IT Services
Blackstone buys majority stake in Cloudreach
Blackstone has acquired a majority stake in Cloudreach, a global cloud service provider headquartered in London.
Epiris's Axio sells OAG to Vitruvian for $215m
Deal brings the total returns generated by the GP's investment in the data and analysis group to 3.9x
CBPE's Xafinity floats with £190.3m market-cap
Divestment of the pension consultancy generated a 4.3x return for the GP after a four-year tenure