UK / Ireland
Isis reaps 4.8x on sale of CableCom to Inflexion
Isis Equity Partners has sold CableCom Networking, a UK-based internet and digital media services provider, to Inflexion Private Equity, reaping a 4.8x return.
Cinven looking to offload Gondola
Cinven is appointing advisers to review its options for restaurant group Gondola Holdings, the parent company of PizzaExpress, Ask and Zizzi.
Baird acquires Alpha for £28m
Baird Capital has purchased a majority stake in international management consultancy business Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha) in a deal valuing the company at £28m.
Exit of Links stars puts focus on magic circle's struggle to break into PE market
With a host of US firms looking to ramp up their private equity practices in the UK, can their City rivals compete? Legal Week's Anna Reynolds reports
Riverstone energy fund IPO raises £760m
Riverstone Holdings listed its new energy fund Riverstone Energy Limited (REL) on the London Stock Exchange on Thursday, raising £760.3m.
Kernel Capital, Invest NI launch £25m fund
Irish venture capital firm Kernel Capital has announced its newest £25m fund, Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund (NI), which will invest in local businesses.
SVG posts 3.5% NAV increase
Listed investor SVG Capital has reported an increase in its NAV per share of 3.5% to 497.2 pence per share.
Crescent Capital announces Crescent III
Crescent Capital has announced its third venture capital fund, Crescent III, on £22.5m after a tempestuous year of fundraising.
Funding Circle raises $37m in series-C round
UK-based crowdfunding platform Funding Circle has raised $37m in a series-C round led by Accel Partners.
Permira walks away with Dr Martens
After months of speculation, Permira has acquired iconic footwear brand Dr Martens for £300m.
PE hungry for Burton’s Biscuits
Private equity houses including Apax Partners, Warburg Pincus and Clayton Dubilier & Rice are circling food company Burton’s Biscuits.
Inflexion backs CMO Compliance
Inflexion has backed the management buyout of CMO Compliance, a software company focused on health, safety and environment (HSE) governance, and risk and compliance.
SMEs disenchanted by party conferences
UK SMEs feel unsupported and uncertain of the future following the recent political party conferences across the UK.
F-star raises €9.4m from Atlas, Aescap et al.
Biopharmaceutical company F-star has raised €9.4m in a series-A round supported by Altas Venture, Aescap Venture, TVM Capital among others.
Goldman Sachs sells Rothesay stake to Blackstone et al.
Goldman Sachs has sold a majority stake in UK-based life insurer Rothesay Life to Blackstone, GIC and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual).
GCP rebrands to Kester and offloads TEG
The former European private equity division of Greenhill & Co, GCP Capital Partners, has simultaneously rebranded as Kester Capital and divested Travel Entertainment Group (TEG).
Brookes joins Impetus-PEF
Martin Brookes, Impetus-PEF
Hogan Lovells hires SJ Berwin’s Harris
Law firm Hogan Lovells has hired former SJ Berwin partner Ed Harris in its London private equity corporate practice.
Intel, Index back onefinestay
Intel Capital has backed London-based start-up onefinestay in a round led by Index Ventures.
DFJ Esprit et al. invest in Unbound
DFJ Esprit, Forward Investment Partners (FIP) and Cambridge Angels have injected £1.2m into Unbound, a London-based crowdfunding platform for book publishing.
Palatine hires two
Andy Strickland, Palatine Private Equity
Stock Spirits valued at £470m in IPO
Stock Spirits, a CEE-focused spirits producer backed by Oaktree Capital Management, started trading on the London Stock Exchange at 235p per share, valuing the business at £470m.
Mercia expands team
Talon Golding, Mercia
Miroma backs SBTV
Miroma Ventures has invested in SBTV, a UK-based online youth broadcaster, in a deal that values the company at £8m.