UK / Ireland
WestBridge exits bChannels to trade for 4.2x money
WestBridge acquired the UK-based technology marketing firm in a GBP 3.5m SBO in 2014
Battery Ventures launches Forterro sale via Arma Partners
Information memoranda for the GBP 50m EBITDA ERP software group have already been distributed to prospective bidders
Digital Horizon set for USD 200m Fund II first close in Q2 2022
VC started marketing the fund in December 2021 and has USD 100m in soft commitments to date
SoftBank leads USD 230m secondary placement for Gousto
Fidelity International, Grosvenor Food & AgTech, Railpen join the UK recipe box company's share register
Palamon to carve out Dental Directory from IDH Group
Adviser DC Advisory has distributed materials marketing the asset off GBP 15m EBITDA
Triago appoints four to advisory board
New board comprises industry experts Theresa Whitmarsh, Pierre Sauvagnat, Roger Gray and Dave Brown
Notion Capital gears up for fifth flagship fund
In addition to its flagship strategy, VC manages Opportunities funds to back its existing portfolio
Perwyn hires partner from BGF
Gurinder Sunner joins Perwyn after 10 years at BGF
Inflexion appoints ESG director
Jennie Galbraith joins from British American Tobacco
Backed VC raises EUR 150m across two new funds
Core 2 will make seed deals; Encore 1 will back later-stage rounds for the VC's existing portfolio
August Equity mandates Rothschild for Amtivo exit
Sale process for UK-based ISO certification provider is expected in Q2 2022
Oaktree explores Ascot Lloyd sale advised by Houlihan Lokey
A sale process of the UK wealth manager group is slated to kick off towards or into the second half of the year
BlackRock eyes new Secondaries & Liquidity Solutions fund
Strategy makes global mid-market secondaries deals and provides liquidity at GP level
ECI announces hires at IR, origination and investment teams
Adam Whitfield joins the mid-market firm as investor relations manager after close to five years at Rede Partners
Aurelius buys CTD in carve-out from Saint Gobain
GP will own most of its stake in the ceramic tile firm via its EUR 360m European Opportunities fund
AlbionVC hires Gilmartin from McKinsey
Molly Gilmartin is a founder of AlbionVC portfolio company Pando, a developer of a messaging tool for doctors
Capital D strengthens team with new hires and promotions
Among the hires is Peter Kruppa, who joins from DH Private Equity as chief financial officer
Tiger Global leads USD 200m Series C round for Genesis Global
New funding will accelerate the company's buy-and-build model
Pollen Street acquired by Honeycomb Investment Trust
Firms are expected to be combined into a listed entity operating as a commercial company
Astorg closes Mid-Cap Fund on EUR 1.3bn
Fund will target EUR 150m-500m EV deals, expanding on Astorg’s current flagship strategy
Lightrock gears up for Climate Impact Fund
Impact investing GP raised USD 900m for its Lightrock Growth Fund I vehicle in 2021
August sells Zenergi to ECI for 5.3x
Sale of the energy and sustainability service provider ends a holding period of just over four years
Exponent buys majority stake in H&MV
Limited structured sale saw the GP acquire the Irish high voltage electrical engineering firm
Motive, CPP Investments in USD 1.4bn equity raise for FNZ
The deal values the London-based wealth management platform at more than USD 20bn