Ireland
Montreux Equity et al. in $97m round for GC Aesthetics
Financing includes a debt package provided by credit platform Hayfin Capital Management
Bregal Milestone backs Arkphire
GP invests via its debut private capital fund, which held a final close on €400m in July 2018
Cinven’s Chryso bolts on Chemtec Admixtures
Chemtec Admixtures CEO James Grace will continue to run activities in Ireland
Volpi's Version 1 bolts on Presidion
Version 1 has completed nine bolt-ons and says it has a strong acquisitions pipeline into 2019
Apollo partially exits Evo Banco
Deal does not include the sale of Evo Finance, the group's financial arm in Spain
LP Profile: Truffle Invest
Co-founder Proctor speaks to Unquote about the launch of the firm, which seeks to give smaller investors access to high-quality funds
Apollo acquires Tifco from Goldman Sachs
Transaction reportedly values the Ireland-headquartered hotel operator at €500-600m
Hg invests in BrightPay
Deal is the first investment made by the firm's £75m debt and preferred equity fund
Kernel invests €1.7m in Sytorus
Company plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate its growth and open a new office in Frankfurt
Pollen Street backs Irish property auction house BidX1
BidX1 has already kicked off plans to expand into South Africa, Spain and Greece
Maples and Calder appoints seven new partners
Firm also appoints three counsel in its Cayman Islands and Dublin offices
Penta-backed GRP buys Digney Grant
GRP’s Irish division Abbey Bond Lovis, a retail broking specialist, buys a majority stake
H2 buys Healthcare 21
GP plans to merge the two companies and create a combined group with operations across Europe
Capvest's Valeo acquires Blackstone-backed Tangerine
Reported deal for the confectionery firm comes eight months after the acquirer made a €100m bolt-on
VC firms sell Biosensia
Vendors include Act Venture Capital, Atlantic Bridge, Street Capital and Seroba Life Sciences
Permira's Exclusive Group buys NextGen
Exclusive Group sets foot in the Irish market following the €1.3bn buyout by Permira earlier this year
Lonsdale acquires Elite Electronic Services
Deal marks the sixth investment for Lonsdale since closing its first institutional fund
Centerbridge, Reservoir acquire minority stake in Amedeo
Deal will finance the acquisition of the US management subsidiary of Intrepid Aviation Holdings
Sovereign-backed Arachas acquires Covercentre
Third acquisition Arachas has made since Sovereign backed its MBO last year
Draper Esprit to raise £115m via share placement
VC has raised £61m across its EIS, VCT and secondary funds, giving it an additional total of £176m
OrbiMed, Longitude co-lead $64m Sublimity round
Investors join forces to provide $64m of funding for the Irish biotech firm
Insight Venture's Kaseya and Unitrends merge
Deal will lead to a consolidated business with a broader range of IT-related products and services
Insight and ISIF in >€100m round for AMCS
ISIF is understood to have contributed around €40m to the round for the recycling software firm
Riverside acquires Netwatch and NMC to create new group
Investment sees the creation of a CCTV monitoring company with a US and European presence