United Kingdom
Livingbridge acquires LDC-backed Giacom
Vendor has reinvested for a minority stake in the cloud-based IT marketplace
Mayfair-backed Yo! Sushi acquires Bento for CAD 100m
Acquisition of the Canadian sushi brand will expand the group's North American presence
Mercia in £5m series-A for Aston EyeTech
VC invested £1.8m in the round for the Birmingham-based eyecare diagnostics startup
Magenta Partners backs Trustpay from new fund
Magenta will make growth equity investments between £5-20m from its latest vehicle
Gee leaves ECI to co-launch new firm Hillwood
New business will invest in UK business services and TMT companies valued at up to £10m
Rubicon and Grovepoint support buyout of John Lawrie
Oilfield decommissioning and metal recycling company will look to expand across the UK and US
Equistone acquires BFT Mastclimbing
Mast-climbing platforms provider will invest in its fleet and expand nationwide
JC Flowers- and Encore-backed Cabot pulls IPO
Company says the current IPO and broader market conditions are not conducive to a flotation
Bridgepoint acquires Burger King franchise
GP also secures a 20-year master franchise agreement for the Burger King brand in the UK
Axa Strategic Ventures launches $175m fund-of-funds
VC firm aims to deploy capital in a global portfolio of "top-tier" venture capital funds
3i reports 8% NAV per share increase in H1 results
GP generated gross investment return of £715m, with £374m generated from divestments
Bridges invests £10m in Shaw Healthcare
GP drew its investment for the elderly care provider from its permanenent capital fund
LDC hires Weston as investment director
Philip Weston joins from Kelso Asset Management, where he worked as a partner between 2002-2017
BGF injects £9.5m into Medigold
Fresh capital will enable the healthcare consultancy to bolt on Imass Group and Hampton Knight
UK & Ireland Fundraising Report 2017
Proprietary statistics on the local fundraising market and insights from leading practitioners and LPs
Index Ventures takes part in $20m round for Behavox
Citigroup leads the funding round, alongside Hoxton Ventures and Promus Ventures
LDC reaps 3x return from sale of Atcore to Inflexion
Sale of reservation software developer brings to an end a three-and-a-half-year tenure for LDC
Oxford leads £3m round for Wrisk
Insurance aggregation and administration platform will launch its mobile offering in 2018
Technology: Europe's magnetic north
Mid-market deals in northern Europe are at the forefront of tech deal activity, with enterprise software and payment tech notable areas of attraction
Synova sells Clearwater to Salutem
Divestment of care provider brings to an end an eight-year holding for the vendor
BGF Ventures leads $10m series-A for Trouva
Additional investors include Index, Octopus, Playfair and Downing Ventures
Aliter-backed Edwin James buys PEME
Aliter draws equity from its maiden £92m fund, Aliter Capital I, to finance the deal
BC-backed Sabre to raise £213m from IPO
Motor insurance underwriter announces its intention to float following a four-year holding
Sequoia invests $50m in Graphcore
Fresh capital will be used to expand production capacity in Bristol and Palo Alto