UK / Ireland
International buyers swoop for low-hanging Brexit fruit
Devaluation of the pound has made UK assets attractive to non-sterling investors, though the opportunity may be short lived
Beringea leads $4m round for Poq
E-commerce app developer will ramp up its development team
Inflexion's British Engineering Services acquires Nortest
Deal marks the first bolt-on under Inflexion's stewardship
Sun acquires O&S Doors
Acquisition marks the GP's first European buyout of the year
Diana Noble joins BGF board
Noble is currently CEO of CDC, and is a former partner at Schroder Ventures (now Permira)
Bregal and Motion exit MUS to First Reserve
Sale of utility service provider follows an eight-year holding period
Ambienta’s IP Cleaning buys Vaclensa
Acquisition will bring IPC's revenues to €200m, up from €170m in 2013
Palatine invests £21m in Westleigh
GP acquires a significant minority stake in the UK builder of affordable homes
Octopus, DN Capital in £6.9m round for Eve Sleep
British mattress manufacturer will look to expand internationally
Electra Private Equity creates CFO role
Listed private equity firm appoints Thomas Cook finance director Gavin Manson as chief financial officer
Altitude invests in Moortec
Deal for the semiconductors business is believed to be worth around £1m
Terra Firma appoints ANZ's Géczy as CEO
New recruit Andrew Géczy replaces Tim Pryce, who stood down as CEO in March
Synova invests £30m in Oakland Primecare's MBO
Care home operator will expand by increasing its number of facilities
Grant Thornton promotes Morgan to head of corporate finance
Morgan will replace Ali Sharifi, who has led the team for two years
LDC generates 2.6x multiple on Waterfall exit to Elior
Sale of the catering business results in IRR of 81% after a 19-month tenure
Coller reshuffles management in wake of Burdel departure
Firm promotes Schad and Aguerre in its London team
NorthEdge acquires Belfield via MBO
Home furnishings company will look to ramp up its production capabilities
Maven and NVM inject £5m into Rockar
Car dealership will look to expand by opening new brick-and-mortar stores
Agilitas backs MBO of Exemplar in £150m deal
Residential nursing care business will invest in new facilities following the transaction
BGF injects £10m into Ocee Design
Fresh capital will finance the acquisition of Danish furniture designer Four Design
MCI leads £7.2m round for MarketInvoice
Deal marks the latest in a string of investments in the P2P lending space
MML’s CH&Co merges with Brookwood, Absolutely Catering
Newly enlarged entity will generate turnover of £200m and employ 6,000 people
Vitruvian exits Inspired Gaming to US buyer in £200m deal
Listed US holding company Hydra will use the business as a buy-and-build platform
Calculus invests £2.5m in listed portfolio company Epistem
Diagnostics company will invest in new low-cost medical tests