Ireland
Volpi invests €90m in Version 1 SBO
Existing backer BDO Development Capital exits IT company after a three-year holding period
Notion et al. inject €2m into Glofox
Gym administration software company will look to expand its US activities following the round
Draper Esprit bolsters Dublin office with McClafferty
Venture firm hires Irish online entrepreneur Nicola McClafferty as investment director
Sovereign backs MBO of Arachas
Irish insurance brokerage will undertake an acquisitive growth strategy under its new ownership model
In Profile: Mayfair Equity Partners
Managing partner Daniel Sasaki speaks to unquote" about the firm's maiden fundraise and building its investment and portfolio management teams
Activa, Paluel-Marmont sell Gaz Européen to DCC's Butagaz
Private equity consortium acquired a majority stake in Gaz Européen in 2013
Equistone's Apogee acquires Hibernian
Deal marks the second acquisition by the UK-based printing company since the GP's initial investment
E.Ventures in €20m Smartfrog round
VCs are joined by a number of family offices and a Swiss entrepreneur for the round
Lyceum's Bellrock in bolt-on streak
GP's portfolio company has completed five bolt-on acquisitions in the past three months
Exponent acquires The Racing Post in SBO from FL Partners
Deal for the publishing company marks the end of a nine-year holding period for the vendor
LSP leads €16.2m series-C for Vivasure Medical
Backers include Evonik Venture Capital, PanakУЉs Partners and Fountain Healthcare Partners
Ireland primed for dawn of new buyout age
Increased understanding of the PE model combined with growing interest from international investors point to an evolution of the local buyout market
Carlyle Cardinal invests in Learning Pool
Deal marks the first investment for Carlyle Cardinal in Northern Ireland
Kernel leads €1.7m round in Zeto
Kernel invested via the Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Venture Funds
Atlantic Bridge III holds first close
Vehicle has collected commitments from EIF, AIB as well as Enterprise Ireland
Iterum Therapeutics raises $40m
Newly created company has also been granted global licensing rights for a new antibiotic
AQ Metrics raises $3.25m
Dublin-based AQ Metrics' first funding round attracted international investors
Permira sells Creganna for $895m
All-cash transaction with TE Connectivity awards Permira a 3.4x return multiple
Deal in Focus: US GP JMI Equity invests in CoreHR
A detailed look at US GP JMI's investment in Cork-based enterprise software company CoreHR
US investor JMI backs Irish software developer CoreHR
US investor JMI Equity, which targets software and services investments, will support CoreHR's expansion
Carlyle Cardinal invests in Abtran
GP invests via its тЌ292m Carlyle Cardinal Ireland fund
Eurazeo buys Fintrax from Exponent
Deal values the company at тЌ550m
Foresight invests £4.5m in Hospital Services Limited
Capital was drawn from three Foresight VCT funds
Nauta Capital leads ChannelSight's €3.3m round
Irish B2B software developer ChannelSight has raised тЌ3.3m from Nauta Capital, ACT Venture Capital and Enterprise Ireland.