Western Europe

Fire Protection Ireland, founded in 2011 and based in Cavan, provides fire alarm, CCTV, fire training and intruder alarm services to public and private sector customers across Ireland.

Tribal Group provides mission-critical student information systems and education management software to more than 660 institutions.

Eight Group combines Core M&E and subspecialty providers to offer compliance-driven maintenance services to UK commercial clients.

Ardian, Bregal Sagemount, Riverside and Thoma Bravo are among the PE dealmakers targeting investments in the life sciences software market.

GPs including Bain and Apollo said at the UK Private Capital Summit that it is difficult to quantify claims around AI's contribution to value creation and cost reduction.

Ambienta announced that its portco No Dig Alliance has acquired Horisonterra, a Swedish specialist in trenchless underground pipe installation, marking the platform’s fourth add-on since Ambienta took ownership in 2025.

Capital alone is no longer the deciding factor for management teams evaluating potential GP partners, argued CEOs from Eurazeo, Astorg and Ridgepost at an industry event on Wednesday.