United Kingdom
Lux, Obvious Ventures lead €11.5m series-A for LabGenius
Fresh capital will be used to initiate an internal asset development programme
Livingbridge-backed Broadstone acquires BBS
Broadstone makes its fourth bolt-on of 2019 with the workplace pensions services company
Souter exits furniture company CCF
Management and a private investor have acquired the company from Souter Investments
Exponent-backed SHL to acquire Aspiring Minds
Exponent acquired psychometric testing and interviewing services company SHL in 2018
Northzone leads $15m series-A for Disperse
Existing investors Kindred Capital and Frontline Ventures also participate in the round
Elysian-backed Raymond Group sells RBWS
Raymond Brown Minerals & Recycling has sold one of its divisions to waste management company Collard
Headway hits €372m hard-cap for fourth secondaries fund
Fund targets direct secondaries, structured secondaries, GP restructurings and co-investment secondaries
Maven leads £5.3m funding round for E Fundamentals
Existing investors Downing Ventures and Scottish Enterprise also invest in this round
Albion VC leads £6.35m series-A for Speechmatics
Company plans to use the funding to further boost its product development and geographical expansion
Hg invests in Argus
Hg has invested in the commodities reporting company through its listed vehicle and its Saturn fund
Ethos acquires Motocaddy stake for £22m
Beechbrook Capital provides a senior secured loan and an equity co-investment
Kester invests in YouGarden MBO
YouGarden sells horticultural products across a variety of channels such as Amazon and Groupon
LGPS Central searches for head of private markets
New head would take direct responsibility for the private equity assets
Beechbrook hires Whitehouse as investment director
Whitehouse joins the private debt firm from the corporate and leveraged finance team at Lloyds
UK late-stage venture boom offsets early-stage lull
Second quarter saw an average value per deal of ТЃ30.7m, significantly higher than the 10-year average of ТЃ11.8m
Endless acquires Victoria Plum from TPG
Bathroom products online retailer Victoria Plum was acquired by TPG Capital in 2014
Cathay acquires Rhys Davies Logistics
GP draws equity from Cathay Investments 2, which held its first close on тЌ600m in July 2018
CastleMill makes debut investment in Manor Energy
Manor Energy provides power and engineering services to the offshore windfarm industry
Endless's Enact acquires Bawtry Carbon
Enact II makes its third investment with the carbon-based products manufacturer
Livingbridge closes Enterprise 3 on £334m
Livingbridge Enterprise 2, the fund's predecessor, closed on ТЃ220m in 2015 and made 14 investments
Atomico leads $56m round for Healx
New investors Global Brain, B-to-V and Intel Capital have invested in the biotechnology company
Westbridge exits LinkFresh
Westbridge SME Fund portfolio company LinkFresh has been sold to a US-based trade buyer
Synova inks first deal from latest fund with Preventx
Preventx is a provider of online-led sexual health testing and diagnostic services
Ahren et al. in $16m round for Mogrify
Biotech's series-A is supported by a consortium of investors led by existing backer Ahren