United Kingdom
NorthEdge makes 3.1x on sale of Jigsaw24 to Alcuin
Sale of the IT business brings to an end a five-year holding period for the vendor
Macquarie hires Intel Capital's Jorgensen
Jorgensen will support Macquarie's infrastructure technology and growth capital initiatives
Searchlight sells Ocean Outdoor to Ocelot for £200m
Deal brings to an end a three-year holding period for the vendor, having previously acquired it from LDC
Privet's Aeromet bolts on Stone Foundries
Acquisition comes two and half years after the GP acquired Aeromet from Black Diamond Capital Management
Tenzing makes third deal from debut fund with CitNow
Automotive video software company will pursue product development and international expansion
Advent receives board approval for £1bn Laird take-private
GP has also received irrevocable undertakings and letters of intent from 27% of Laird's shareholders
BGF invests £6.3m in Dianomi as Beringea exits
Online advertising content management platform will expand into the US, Germany and Asia-Pacific region
Rutland's Maplin enters into administration
Talks to sell the consumer electronics retailer to Edinburgh Woollen Mill collapse
Lone Star to sell MRH to CD&R's MFG for £1.2bn
Deal is an exit for Lone Star Fund IX, with the petrol station operator abandoning its IPO plans
Catalyst acquires investment management consultancy Knadel
Five months after Livingbridge's investment, market consultancy Catalyst acquires Knadel
Balderton leads $22m funding round for Peakon
Round is backed by EQT Ventures, Idinvest Partners and Sunstone Capital
Aleph and Crestview exit Interoute in €1.9bn sale to GTT
Deal values the fibre network and data management provider at 11.5x adjusted EBITDA
Casual dining: overbooked and undercooked
British PE owners are facing challenges as the sector shows signs of strain due to oversupply and macroeconomic headwinds
Epiris acquires UK division of Time Inc
Acquisition of the publishing business is the second deal made by Epiris as an independent manager
Draper Esprit invests in five seed funds
Managers include Berlin-based Join Capital and Helsinki-based Icebreaker
Livingbridge appoints Jones
Jones joins the firm's value strategy group and will focus on insight and analytics
LocalGlobe et al. lead $3.9m round for StatusToday
Funding will enable the HR-related AI firm to build out its team and invest in product development
Cairngorm promotes two
Bayliss and Naylor-Leyland are both founding members of Cairngorm's investment team
CIC leads $6.6m series-A expansion for GeoSpock
Deal brings the total value of series-A funding for the data analytics company to $13.3m
Petroleum hires Contego's Sandhu, promotes two
Sandhu will lead the company’s finance function as well as managing portfolio companies
Statkraft leads €5m round for Parkbee
Fresh capital will be used to add 15 new full-time employees to the UK team
LP consortium announces $1.5bn seed platform
Venture is advised by Wafra and expects to deploy $1.5bn over the next five years
TDR begins sales process for David Lloyd
Rothschild has been mandated for the sales process of the UK-based tennis and gym club
Foresight divests ICA Digital to Mobeus's ASL
Acquisition of the IT services company is the third bolt-on for ASL under Mobeus's tenure