UK / Ireland
Mangrove and LocalGlobe in $3.4m round for Echobox
SaaS company will use the fresh capital to undertake marketing activity
YFM injects £2.75m into Sipsynergy
Cloud-based call management company will undertake a recruitment drive
ECI acquires IT services company IT Lab
London-based business will expand via acquisitions and new services
Star acquires Synergy Health Managed Services for £50m
Laundry business will seek to grow by extending its services to new sectors
CVC closes latest debt fund on €650m
Vehicle will target European stressed and distressed corporate credit
Brexit could boost secondaries market, says Idinvest’s Bavière
Idinvest CEO Christophe Bavière calls for a measured approach to evaluating the long-term impact of the British referendum
Cinven's sixth buyout fund holds final close on €7bn
Vehicle will make €150-600m investments across Europe, the US and Asia
Carlyle's Addison Lee acquires Octopus-backed Tristar
Post-transaction, the combined executive car hire company will have a headcount of 800
NorthEdge backs East Coast Concepts
Northern casual dining brands are to evolve into nationwide chains
PNC Riverarch backs MBO of Steelite
UK tableware company will look to expand its US operations
Imperial, Cambridge Innovation in £12m Storm series-A
Cambridge-based biotech will explore potential new cancer therapies
Brexit: first reactions
Following the announcement that the UK is to leave the European Union, unquote" reports on PE's initial reactions
Inflexion exits CMO to US buyer Mitratech
Risk and compliance company undertook a recruitment drive under Inflexion's ownership
Percipient-backed Cooper Callas goes into administration
UK bathroom and kitchen distributor makes 41 of its 68 employees redundant
Endless’s Liberata sells Trustmarque for £57m
Private equity house Endless exits the business after a two-year holding period
Epidarex leads £4.3m series-A for Mironid
Backers include existing investors Scottish Enterprise and the University of Strathclyde
Holding periods lengthening again following 2015 drop
Holding periods for assets exited in so far 2016 have climbed following a drop in 2015, but still sit lower than the 2012-2014 average
Sovereign exits Lifetime Training to Silverfleet
Sovereign had backed the professional training group's management buyout in 2011
Barker, Barnes step down from Electra board
Kate Barker served as interim chair following Roger Yates's resignation, until the appointment of Neil Johnson
Advent, Sunstone et al. in $60m round for F2G
Growth investment is F2G's seventh and largest-ever round of funding
Highland leads $30m series-A for Condeco
Europe-focused GP Highland Europe invests as a separate entity following its spinout from HCP in 2012
Electra to float Hollywood Bowl in July
Electra acquired the business, then known as The Original Bowling Company, from CBPE Capital for £91m in 2014
ECI promotes Watt and Hayhurst
Watt and Hayhurst's promotions come as Tim Raffle retires from the firm after 26 years
LDC appoints Chris Coulton as portfolio director
Coulton is joining after 15 years spent at Deloitte as restructuring services director