United Kingdom
KKR's Pets At Home lists with £1.2bn market cap
KKR receives ТЃ136m in cash for paying down company debt
Cavendish's Polypipe targets £400m valuation in planned IPO
Company planning on 50% free-float
LDC invests in CEL Procurement
Mid-market buyout house LDC has invested in procurement services business CEL Procurement.
Calculus Capital invests £5m in AOMI
Calculus Capital has made a ТЃ5m commitment to Active Operations Management International (AOMI), a UK-based software provider for workforce management.
NVM invests £7m in No.1 Traveller MBO
No.1 operates lounges at Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Birmingham airports
Bramson increases Electra stake
Concerns are growing over Bramson's activist approach
LDC's Ramco acquires Pipetech
LDC acquired Ramco in March 2013
HIG Europe backs Kondor MBO
First investment from HIG Europe's second fund
BGF invests £2.8m in Rutland Cycling
Investment expected to bolster e-commerce offering
AA downplays flotation talks
Acromas confirms approaches, but no firm plan yet
HMRC withdraws Oxford Tech's VCT status
Removal could be devastating for the investor
VC-backed Circassia valued at £581m for IPO
Largest LSE IPO of VC- or PE-backed UK healthcare company in decade
Deal in focus: TVbeat raises $2m
Episode 1 and Credo Ventures back TV analytics start-up
Strong second half boosts UK year-end activity figures
Read the latest unquoteт Regional Mid-market Barometer, published in association with LDC
Greycroft leads $10m round for Azimo
Azimo money transfer services "85% cheaper" than high street banks
Octopus leads $7.5m series-A round for Adbrain
Existing backer Notion Capital also participates
Accel Partners injects $40m into WorldRemit
Money transfer business plans to expand geographically
Palatine-backed Chase Templeton shapes up with Health Assist
Portfolio company completes 13th bolt-on in as many months
Albion launches new VCT offer
Offer reflects strong investor demand for VCTs
Bridges expands with four new hires
Includes three hires for Sustainable Growth Funds team
ECI backs £57m Avantia buyout
Home insurer trades under the HomeProtect brand
Atomico et al. invest £3.4m in Quipper
Japanese firms Globis and Benesse also back the round
Cinven looks to sell Spire
Asset expected to fetch more than ТЃ1.5bn
H2-backed Hancocks picks up JTS
H2 first invested in Hancocks in November 2012