United Kingdom
Cairngorm appoints McGill as investment director
Neil McGill leaves BDO after seven years to join the UK-based private equity firm
Jobi Capital in £20m series-B for Quiqup
Delivery company will look to expand across the UK and internationally following the deal
VC-backed Supercell acquires Space Ape Games
Deal will mean an exit for a number of Space Ape backers, including Accel and Northzone
Muzinich holds €180m first close for private debt fund
Fund will lend to lower-mid-market firms across a range of industries
Lyceum's Bellrock bolts on Profile
Deal is the sixth acquisition for the building and property management company over the past year
YFM invests in TEV management buyout
Deal for air conditioning business is the third investment made by the GP's maiden LP-backed fund
PE-backed Celli bolts on beer pumps producer Anagram
Deal is the third bolt-on acquisition for Celli during its private equity ownership period
Caledonia appoints Tizard as investment executive
Theo Tizard leaves Houlihan Lokey to join the unquoted team of the UK-based investment trust
Spice invests £25m in casual dining chain Leon
UK-based healthy fast food chain will undertake an international expansion strategy
Sapphire leads $24.5m series-C round for Wandera
New capital will be used to build out the company's data analytics technology, infrastructure and team
Inflexion sells down £42m On The Beach stake
GP retains a 2.9% stake in the UK travel retailer, which currently has a market cap of ТЃ496m
Mobeus holds £140m close for first institutional fund
Firm launched the vehicle in response to regulatory changes affecting VCT fund managers
Notion holds final close for third fund on $140m
UK-based VC has also held an $80m first close for its new follow-on funding vehicle
Neuberger Berman hires Patschkowski as principal
Patschkowski worked at Coller Capital as principal between 2008-2017
Apax acquires Safetykleen from Warburg Pincus
Deal could reportedly value the industrial cleaning business at up to 12x EBITDA
Advent in exclusivity over IPH acquisition from PAI
Following the proposed deal, IPH would merge with UK-based Advent portfolio company Brammer
H2 acquires Search Consultancy Group
Recruitment business will look to expand across the UK and make bolt-on acquisitions
ADM Capital holds $100m first close
Agriculture-focused vehicle will make buyout and growth capital investments in Europe and Australasia
China-backed Silk Ventures raises $500m for maiden fund
London-based venture investor will invest in US and European businesses looking to expand into China
Unigestion hires Kosowski as head of quantitative research
Robert Kosowski maintains his position at Imperial College Business School
Epiris sells TechInsights to Oakley in final exit from Axio
Final "major realisation" from data and analytics group represents 5x multiple overall and 76% IRR
Mayfair-backed Ovo Energy in Corgi HomePlan bolt-on
Deal is Ovo's second acquisition of the year after the purchase of US firm VCharge
Ares sells Hillarys to Hunter Douglas in £300m deal
Vendor had previously taken part in a refinancing for the company and reportedly acquired it in 2016
Exponent's Photobox to bid for Cimpress's Albelli
Vendor is understood to have appointed Oakley to find a buyer, with three Dutch PE firms in the fray