Ireland
Elephant, Mosaic Ventures lead $18m round for Keelvar
Ireland-based enterprise procurement software company is also backed by Paua Ventures
CVC acquires 28% stake in Guinness Pro14
CVC Capital Partners Fund VII, which closed on тЌ15.5bn in June 2017, will make the investment
JTC appoints Dublin leadership team
Appointments follow JTC's recent acquisition of the corporate services business Cornerstone
PE-backed Eight Fifty Food Group buys M&M Walshe
Post-acquisition, Eight Fifty's revenues are expected to increase to approximately ТЃ1.4bn.
HLM and Illumina lead $71m round for LetsGetChecked
In mid-March, the company offered its coronavirus test to Irish healthcare authorities
IDIA et al. invest €15m in Amarenco
Amarenco also purchases Macquarie Capital's shares in their solar project joint venture
UK sees advisory boom amid PE market maturation
UK & Ireland sees an increase in the number of corporate finance firms participating in PE deals to more than 160
Causeway's Bakers + Baristas and Patisserie Valerie merge
Causeway acquired Patisserie Valerie, a part of Patisserie Holdings, in February 2019
TA- and Hg-backed Access acquires JMI-backed CoreHR
Alongside JMI Services, US-based private equity firm JMI Equity invested in CoreHR in January 2016
Frontline closes FrontlineX fund on $80m
Frontlinex has already made investment in TripActionsт series-B and People.AIтs $100m series-C
ABN Amro Ventures in $80m round for Fenergo at $800m valuation
ABN Amro Ventures and strategic investor DXC take a 10% stake in the company
Charterhouse-backed Tarsus acquires Unfiltered Experience
GP's tenth fund acquired Tarsus in 2019 in a deal that valued its equity at ТЃ552m
Former Ireland-based Carlyle team launches debut Melior fund
Melior Equity Partners' debut fund is targeting тЌ200m, according to press reports
Google buys VC-backed Pointy
Following the acquisition, Pointy expects to build new features and further expand its offering
Elysian acquires Mergon
Elysian draws equity from its second fund, which closed on ТЃ250m in 2015
Accel leads $11m series-A for Tines
Deal is an extension of the $4.1m series-A funding round led by Blossom Capital in October 2019
Paine Schwartz invests in Warburton
Firm is investing from Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund IV, which closed on $893m in 2014
Sovereign to sell Arachas for €250m
Sovereign backed the management buyout of Arachas in 2017 and acquired a controlling stake
Lonsdale-backed CRSG acquires Swegon Hire UK
Vendor of the company is Sweden-based Swegon Group, which generates тЌ500m in revenues
Atlantic Bridge leads $10m series-A for Siren
DVI Equity Partners, Frontline Ventures and Enterprise Ireland also take part
Vance recapitalises Eirtech
Neuberger Berman has provided debt and an equity co-investment for aviation services firm Eirtech
CCI exits Abtran in management buy-back
Abtran was majority owned by the joint venture of The Carlyle Group and Cardinal Capital
ECI takes minority stake in KBA
ECI Partners has taken a minority stake in corporate services provider KB Associates
Xenon acquires Metricfire
San Francisco-based Xenon Partners has acquired Dublin-based data monitoring company Metricfire