Ireland
Exponent establishes Ireland presence following regulatory approval
UK-based sponsor cited factors, including new fund manager legislation, as grounds for its new Dublin base
Squire Patton Boggs hires Dublin corporate partner from Philip Lee
George Kennedy will join the law firm’s new Dublin office ahead of its opening later this week
Exponent reaps more than 3x on Enva exit to I Squared Capital
GP sells Irish recycling group to infrastructure sponsor for over GBP 600m
GP Profile: BGF to deploy GBP 500m-plus per year for minority growth deals with entrepreneurs
UK and Ireland-based growth investor remains committed to filling a market gap for founders who want flexibility and control
Charterhouse exits Tarsus to Informa for GBP 790m EV
Sale of Dublin-based B2B events group marks seventh exit from the sponsor’s tenth fund
Squire Patton Boggs to open Dublin office, hires Pinsents’ Agnew
Law firm continues European expansion with sponsor demand and tech spin-offs expected to drive Irish dealflow
Inflexion acquires Irish CMO SteriPack
GP will deploy equity from Buyout Fund VI, which closed in March at GBP 2.5bn
AIB, Foresight launch SME Impact Fund with EUR 75m target
Fund has a EUR 30m commitment from AIB and expects to back its first Irish SMEs in Q3 2022
Elkstone Partners holds EUR 75m first close for start-up fund
Vehicle aims to reach EUR 100m hard-cap by November and will back up to 35 companies
Volpi exits Version 1 to Partners Group
The Jefferies-led auction also saw Apax, OTTP, Cinven and Bain compete for the Irish IT solutions group
Melior Equity Partners holds EUR 160m final close for debut fund
Irish SME-focused GP is led by former Carlyle managing directors Jonathan Cosgrave and Peter Garvey
Capital D-led consortium acquires Phrasee
GP is joined by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, Keyhaven Capital, family offices in deal for AI-power copywriting group
Motive sells Global Shares to JP Morgan
Deal generates around 10x return on invested capital and values the Irish equity compensation software solutions at USD 750m EV
Exponent buys majority stake in H&MV
Limited structured sale saw the GP acquire the Irish high voltage electrical engineering firm
MML exits Waystone to Montagu, Hg for 11x money
Exit also sees 164% IRR and has returned 100% of the committed capital in MML Fund VI
Waterland buys fire safety business Writech
Following the deal, Waterland will have six portfolio companies with a presence in Ireland
MML sells Sonas Bathrooms to management
MML Growth acquired a minority stake in the Ireland-based bathroom products supplier in 2017
Lonsdale scores fourth exit of 2021 with Cross Rental Services sale
Sale of CRS is the GP's seventh exit since inception, and its fourth this year
August Equity invests in Integrity360
GP intends to support the cybersecurity firm's management with acquisitions across Europe
Synova invests in Doran + Minehane
GP aims to support the Ireland-headquartered asset management accountancy firm's acquisitive growth
Advent buys Planet stake from Eurazeo in €1.8bn deal
Eurazeo will reinvest in the business and co-control the company with Advent
Astorg, Bridgepoint buy Fenergo from Insight Partners
Media report values the business at $1.16bn, with the two GPs buying their stake for $600m
Bain Capital buys Valeo from CapVest
Bain intends to further boost the company's growth both organically and through acquisitions
Lansdowne et al. in $120m round for TechMet
Company intends to launch a new round of funding later this year, with the goal of raising around $250m
