UK / Ireland
Charme acquires majority stake in JD Classics
Deal for the British classic cars company marks the GP's first UK investment
LPEQ appoints Mark Florman as chair
Mark Florman is the former CEO of BVCA and the founder of private equity firm 8 Miles
Calculus invests £3m in AIM-listed C4X Discovery
Funding round will enable the pharmaceuticals business to fund further drug development
NorthEdge hires Clearwater's Hales as head of origination
New recruit joins the firm's newly formed deal origination team after seven years with Clearwater
IQ Capital leads £5.3m round for Fluidic Analytics
Investment will allow the UK biotech business to invest in its laboratory facilities
OpCapita raises €350m for second fund
Vehicle is more than three times the size of its 2014-vintage predecessor
BGF leads £2m round for MyLife
GP aims to boost the company's expansion through the launch of a new platform
Inflexion promotes Williams to partner
VC simultaneously announces the appointment of Octopus's Neville as assistant director
Northzone holds €300m final close
Latest vehicle raises 20% more than the Nordic-focused venture capital firm's previous fund
Calculus makes 34.3% IRR on Horizon Discovery exit
Final exit of shareholding in British biotechnology company nets 1.82x money
VC-backed Roli bolts on FXpansion
Technology-focused musical instrument business expands with the addition of software company
Equistone invests in Apogee
Investment values the Maidstone-based digital printing business at £185m
Rutland sells Millbrook to Spectris for £122m
Exit generates returns of more than 6x for the GP's £322m second fund
LDC invests £16.5m in Team17
Deal will fund the computer game developer's bolt-on acquisition of Mouldy Toof Studios
Technology Venture et al. in £2.6m round for Micrima
UK-based breast cancer screening company will launch its Maria products later this year
GCP invests in Arrow Business Communications
GP acquires a 55% stake in the UK enterprise communications provider
NorthEdge backs £30m MBO of ITC Luxury Travel
Travel agency will look to diversify beyond its current focus on the luxury market
17Capital fully realises first fund
Mezzanine financing vehicle for the secondary market reaches full realisation in six years
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher hires Howe as partner
Howe had been a partner in the London-based team of law firm Proskauer Rose since 2015
Piper and JamJar inject £7m into Propercorn
UK popcorn brand will look to expand internationally following the deal
Equistone-backed TriStyle bolts on Long Tall Sally
Acquisition marks first bolt-on investment since the GP invested in the fashion retailer
Index et al. in £21m round for Notonthehighstreet
Fresh capital will enable the e-commerce platform to invest in marketing activity
Foresight invests £2.75m in Euxton BIMBO
Euxton is the first investment made from the Foresight Regional Investment Fund
CBPE holds £459m final close
GP's ninth fund will make UK investments in companies generating £25-150m turnovers