United Kingdom
Angel CoFund appoints Octopus's Whitehead and Cole
Alliott Cole of Octopus Venture will retain his role as CEO of the venture capital firm
Verdane acquires Eden portfolio
Deal is the first in the UK from Verdane Capital's tenth fund, which closed on SEK 6bn in January 2019
Temasek takes minority stake in FNZ
FNZ expects to benefit from the LP's presence in Asia, as it plans to grow its business there
Lakestar leads $20m for Impala
Founded in 2016, Impala is a London-based company that builds APIs to connect with hotel systems
Oxx holds $133m final close for debut fund
Venture fund held a first close on $100m in May 2018 and will focus on B2B software companies
Bayside promotes Scotland to co-head of special situations debt
Andrew Scotland will take his position alongside HIG Bayside co-head and managing director Duncan Priston
ESO takes minority stake in Arcus
Second transaction completed from ESO's seventh institutional special opportunities fund
Squire Patton Boggs hires three in PE team
Squire Patton Boggs' UK private equity team is led by corporate partner Paul Mann
HarbourVest and Vanguard agree strategic partnership
Strategic partnership will see new PE funds raised annually to be accessed by Vanguard clients
CBPE exits ABI Holiday Homes
For the year ending in August 2018, ABI reported operating profit of ТЃ15.5m from revenues of ТЃ117.8m
83North leads $21.5m round for FloLive
Dell Technologies Capital, Saban Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures also invested in the round
BCI invests in ClearMacro
BCI, a Canada-based LP direct investor, has made investments in several European companies
Eight Roads and Kennet in £11.5m round for Rimilia
Rimilia secured a new funding facility of ТЃ7m with Silicon Valley Bank in October 2019
Searchlight invests in Penta-backed GRP
Searchlight will take a majority stake, with other investors taking minority positions
2020 Outlook: Political change heralds UK buyout revival
Deal volume was down last year, but record-high value and a more settled political backdrop mean 2020 could be busy for the UK
Elysian acquires SCX Special Projects
GP plans to support the national and international growth of the engineering and architecture company
JF Lehman to acquire GMG
Deals values the subsea cables maintenance and installation services provider at $250m
ICG closes third secondaries fund on $2.4bn
ICGSE III targets secondaries transactions, with a primary focus on complex fund restructurings
Azini Capital sells ClusterSeven to Hg backed-Mitratech
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Azini, which acquired ClusterSeven via its $100m third fund
Smedvig leads $10m series-A for Yumpingo
Company plans to scale its one-minute instant review platform and launch Yumpingo Pay
Gyrus announces new deal, appoints Tobin as partner
Gyrus Capital announces the buyout of Essential Pharma and adds to its team ahead of a new round of fundraising
Tenzing invests in Activpayroll
Tenzing backs the incumbent senior management team, led by founder CEO Alison Sellar
KKR-backed Calisen to raise $1.87bn via IPO
Calisen indicated it plans to float nearly 25% of the business at a price of 225-265 pence per share
Castik-backed Waterlogic sells stake to BCI
BCI, which is a Canada-based LP direct investor, has made investments in several European companies