United States
TCV leads $100m series-B for WorldRemit
London-based fintech company to expand into more territories
Passion Capital et al. invest $8m in Digital Shadows
UK cyber security company plans to expand into the US
Seed Capital sells Endomondo to Under Armour for $87.5m
Trade sale comes four years after VC first backed Danish app company
3i’s Element bolts on Environ Labs
Deal forms part of Element's acquisitive growth strategy
Ardian’s Trescal buys GenCal in 10th bolt-on
Company's fourth US bolt-on under Ardian's ownership
LLCP opens Dutch office, launches Euro fund
GP's new European fund has target of around €99m
Ardian acquires PSERS's $1.75bn PE portfolio
GP's latest fund-of-funds comprised $9bn for secondaries platform
SVP closes third special situations fund on $1.31bn
Vehicle to increase the GP's focus on European assets
Corporate VC leaders address EU antitrust threat
Speakers at Global Summit discuss potential repercussions of proposed EU Merger Regulation reform
First Reserve closes Fund XIII on $3.4bn
Fund fell short of original $6bn target
Blackstone’s Travelport raises $480m
Company sold 30 million shares at $16 each
Adaptimmune raises $104m series-A
Company develops treatments for cancer and infectious diseases
SmartCap et al. exit GrabCAD for reported $100m
Sale likely to be largest Estionian exit since Skype in 2011
Evercore appoints UBS's Reid as managing director
Reid latest in series of staff transfers between the firms
Wing leads $11.3m round for Moogsoft
Software company to invest in new technology and geographic expansion
New Japanese VC fund to invest in Europe
Former Mitsui Ventures CEO to lead new firm
Ardian’s Trescal bolts on two
Acquisitions mark fourth & fifth bolt-ons since June 2013
Highland Europe closes maiden fund on hard-cap of €250m
Fund invests exclusively in growth-stage companies
Insight launches $510m co-investment fund
New vehicle to invest alongside Fund VIII
Ardian buys $1.3bn GE Capital fund portfolio
Sale part of GE's strategy to reduce non-core assets
Ardian’s Trescal bolts on two US firms
Fourth expansion deal for Trescal since Ardian acquisition
US law firms gear up to take on magic circle
Increased dominance of US law firms in UK threatens magic circle
Cinven, EQT target new geographies
European buyout houses Cinven and EQT have been looking further afield for healthcare investments, this week buying US-based CRO business Medpace and Australian radiology specialist I-Med, respectively.
Highland’s AMCS bolts on PCST
Irish company Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems Group (AMCS), backed by Highland Capital Partners and Investec, has acquired US firm PC Scale Technologies (PCST).