United Kingdom
Panoramic acquires CMI, bolts on BTA
Panoramic's investment in managed services providers CMI is its 12th from its second fund
FPE backs Intragen
UK-based FPE Capital makes its sixth investment from its ТЃ101m FPE II vehicle
Bowmark reinvests in Aston Lark
Bowmark Capital Partners sold insurance broker Aston Lark to Goldman Sachs in May 2019
Foresight closes East of England Fund on £100m
Foresight Group has closed its fifth fund focused on different regions of England
FPE Capital buys artwork management specialist Kallik
GP deploys capital from its FPE Fund II, which held a final close on ТЃ100m in October 2017
Endless exits James Briggs to trade
Endless acquired the chemicals company in 2013 and provided a capital injection in 2016
Beringea leads $5.5m series-A for Arctic Shores
Fresh capital will help accelerate international expansion and launch a SaaS platform
Comhar backs Fabriweld in debut investment
Comhar supports incoming managing director Joe Martoccia in a management buy-in of Fabriweld
Atomico leads £10m series-A for Koru Kids
Existing investors AlbionVC, Forward Partners and JamJar also take part
Felix et al. in £7m seed round for Residently
Felix Capital, LocalGlobe and A/O Proptech have invested in rentals platform Residently
Three Hills invests £40m in telematics specialist Trak
Company plans to use the capital to boost its international expansion, primarily in North America
Growth Capital Partners hires A&M Capital's Gray
Grant Thornton alumni Michael Gray joins the SME-focused GP as origination director
SEPI-backed Ebro buys rice producer Tilda for $342m
Ebro acquires the business from US-based and Nasdaq-listed food company The Hain Celestial Group
University of Reading targets PE exposure
Five-year contract is expected to start in January 2020, with an option to further extend it
Brexit top concern for high-growth businesses, says survey
ECI Partners surveys 307 CEOs, and political uncertainty was listed as a top concern
Alteri launches second fund
Apollo Global Management-backed Alteri has launched a second retail-focused pan-European fund
Star Capital invests in Windhoist
Windhoist Holdings is Star Capital's sixth acquisition from its Strategic Assets III vehicle
Palatine launches £300m fourth-generation vehicle
Both Palatine Private Equity Fund III and IV used Evercore as their placement agent
Pemberton closes second direct lending fund on €3.2bn
Pemberton's most recent fundraise brings the direct lender's assets under management to тЌ5.5bn
Palatine-backed CET bolts on Esseltest
Palatine has backed two bolt-ons for infrastructure and property assurance services provider CET UK
PeakSpan leads $6m series-C extension for JRNI
Latest funding round also saw participation from Downing Ventures and Somerston Group
Beech Tree invests in Avid
Insurance intermediary Avid Insurance is Beech Tree's seventh platform acquisition
Mayfair buys 20% stake in Ultrahaptics from Woodford
Company's most recent funding round in 2018 valued it at ТЃ150m, according to press reports
Inflexion acquires Marley
Inflexion has acquired roofing materials manufacturer Marley from Belgium-based Etex