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Dialysis machines and medical equipment
BtoV, Wellington and Seroba co-lead $48m series-C for Quanta

Existing investors BtoV, Wellington and Seroba all invested in the company's series-A in 2009

  • Early-stage
  • 29 July 2019
UK fund closes and launches
Outward VC holds first close on £38m

Outward VC was previously called INVC and was founded by former Investec Bank executives in 2017

  • Funds
  • 29 July 2019
WhatsApp chatbots
Praetura leads £2.4m round for Futr

Praetura is a UK-based VC firm that invests in early-stage tech companies based in the UK

  • Expansion
  • 26 July 2019
Curtains and associated textiles
Seneca acquires stake in Whyte & Ivory in debut deal

Curtain linings and blackout materials wholesaler Whyte & Ivory launched in the US in 2016

  • Expansion
  • 26 July 2019
Company management teams and non-executive directors
Sovereign gears up for fund launch following departures

Firm is understood to be targeting between £500-600m for the next-generation vehicle

  • Funds
  • 25 July 2019
Cloud computing and internet services
Nauta in funding round for Abiquo

Telefónica's venture arm, Wayra, also takes part in the round for the cloud-based software firm

  • Expansion
  • 25 July 2019
Justin Maltz of Mobeus Equity Partners
Mobeus promotes two to partner

Justin Maltz and Guy Blackburn become partner and portfolio partner, respectively

  • People
  • 25 July 2019
Blood pressure tests
Vespa invests £17m in Bluecrest buyout

GP is currently investing from its second fund, which typically invests in firms with £10-70m enterprise value

  • Buyouts
  • 25 July 2019
Cobham manufactures aerospace components
Advent International agrees £4bn take-private for Cobham

Proposed share price represents a 50.3% premium on the average value across the last three months

  • Buyouts
  • 25 July 2019
Car parking facilities
Sovereign backs Premier Park

GP is supporting the parking operator's founders and is investing from its £395m fourth fund

  • Buyouts
  • 24 July 2019
Smart watches and touchscreens
VCs invest $10m in Cambridge Touch series-B

Funding round for the touch screen technology company was led by Japan-based Kureha Corporation

  • Expansion
  • 24 July 2019
Employee communications platforms
Toscafund et al. in £50m round for Atom Bank

PE and VC advisory firm Perscitus also took part in the round for the UK-based online bank

  • Expansion
  • 24 July 2019
Bathroom fixtures
Hilco-backed Homebase acquires Bathstore

DIY company has acquired 44 of the bathroom retailer's stores from administrators BDO

  • Expansion
  • 23 July 2019
Wheelchairs
Cairngorm acquires Millbrook Healthcare

Mobility equipment company will form the basis for a buy-and-build programme in the assisted living space

  • Buyouts
  • 23 July 2019
Optical wires and fibre internet
LDC in £100m round for OneCom

Telecommunications firm's founder will remain a significant shareholder and take on a non-exec role

  • Expansion
  • 23 July 2019
The Irish private equity market looks set to boom
Fund managers turn to steady and reliable Ireland

Buyouts in Ireland have been steadily rising in recent years, with 12 deals in each of 2017 and 2018

  • UK / Ireland
  • 23 July 2019
Job applications and new recruits
NVM hires PwC's Wildig as investment manager

New recruit joins the GP eight months after it closed its £142m maiden institutionally backed fund

  • People
  • 22 July 2019
Energy-saving consultants and applications
ECI-backed MIC bolts on Smart Utility Management

Transaction is the third bolt-on for the energy intermediary since it first got ECI's backing

  • Expansion
  • 22 July 2019
Science laboratories and medical diagnostics
Inflexion sells Cawood Scientific to Waterland

Acquirer typical makes initial investments in deals with enterprise values of up to €100m

  • Buyouts
  • 22 July 2019
Liberty is a cosmetics and clothing retailer
BlueGem sells Liberty to Glendower for £300m

Vendor generated a 12x return on the luxury retail store after a nine-year holding

  • Exits
  • 22 July 2019
Pills and pharmaceutical medicines
Permira acquires Quotient from GHO for a reported £600m

Outsourced drug development company has expanded into the US and tripled its revenues under GHO

  • Exits
  • 19 July 2019
Portfolio reorganisations
Inflexion to merge Bridgepoint-backed Estera with Ocorian

Transaction ends a four-year holding period and reportedly values Estera at £500-600m

  • Buyouts
  • 19 July 2019
Pharma-focused fundraises
Medicxi closes third fund on €400m

Vehicle will invest across the full spectrum of healthcare companies from early to late stages

  • Funds
  • 19 July 2019
Company management teams and non-executive directors
BC hires three IR professionals

All three executives will work alongside partners and co-heads of IR, de Rosière and Kunzer

  • People
  • 19 July 2019
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