UK / Ireland
Phoenix sells Karmarama to Accenture
Deal marks the GP's third exit of the year, following the sales of Palletways and Edif
Political and economic uncertainty drives PE to UK staycations
Private equity players are increasingly looking to cash in on the shift in Britons' holiday habits
Alcuin Capital backs MBO of Koh Group
Management and CEO Andrew Lennox will re-invest in the dining group alongside the GP
YFM in £4m Matillion investment
Deal for the data software developer marks the third investment made by YFM's maiden LP-backed fund
BGF sells APSU to CSI Group
Deal comes two years after the GP's investment and follows expansion into the US market
Unigestion announces two new hires for London team
Unigestion expands its London PE team with the appointments of Joana Castro and Vivien Blossier
Pillarstone hires in London and Athens
GP boosts its Greek office with new partner and a non-executive director
Total Capital hires Investec's Buttler as partner
New Leeds-based recruit will oversee deal origination in the north of England
YFM, 3i sell Go Outdoors to JD Sports in £128.3m deal
Exit comes 18 years after YFM's initial investment and five years after 3i's
GHO holds €660m final close for maiden fund
Healthcare-focused GP will target European and North American assets with international growth plans
Growth Capital Partners backs AMG
AMG's senior management team invested alongside Growth Capital Partners
Casual dining: Still private equity’s plat du jour?
Taylor Wessing's Ed Waldron and Ed Story discuss the challenges and opportunities facing a sector traditionally highly prized by private equity
Advent makes £221.5m bid for Brammer
Industrial components company's board recommends approval of the offer valuing shares at 165 pence
UK government to invest £400m in venture
Chancellor of the exchequer's Autumn Statement focuses government's attention on supporting startups
Mobeus invests £4m in Biosite
Investment will support the development of new site management tools
Draper Esprit acquires Elderstreet
Merger comes in response to VCT regulatory changes made over the past year
SEP's Skyscanner sold to Ctrip in £1.4bn deal
Sale of so-called EUnicorn values the travel search engine at around 70x its 2015 EBITDA
Inflexion appoints Daryl Cohen as investment director
New investment dirtector is joining from Vision Capital where he served as partner
UK dealflow suffers sharp drop post-Brexit
Aggregate value across the market is down by more than half year-on-year between July and November
Seraphim holds £50m first close on Space Tech Fund
Space Tech Fund is backed by a £30m investment from the British Business Bank
BGF hires KPMG's Dolyniuk and Bureau van Dijk’s Beckett
New recruits will join the GP's Manchester office and focus on northern England deals
Former Permira head to chair UK government review panel
Ex-Permira managing partner Damon Buffini will chair a panel to support the growth of startups
Caledonia hires Mills as investment manager
Alex Mills joins from Graphite Capital, where she spent two years as investment manager
GCP invests in Shorterm Group
GP has invested with capital drawn from its previously unannounced fourth vehicle