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Hg invests in BrightPay
Deal is the first investment made by the firm's £75m debt and preferred equity fund
LDC divests ByBox in £221m SBO to Francisco Partners
Sale of the supply chain logistics company comes just two years after LDC's initial investment
Alcuin invests in On The Go Tours
GP reportedly acquires a majority stake in the UK-based escorted-tours travel agency
Beech Tree-backed Wavenet bolts on Solar Communications
Acquisition comes shortly after Wavenet secured an €85m refinancing deal from Ares and RBS
Augmentum and Investec in $60m series-B for Monese
Latest round brings the total amount raised by the UK-based challenger bank to $76m
BC to fully exit Sabre
BC and co-founder Angus Ball start an accelerated process to sell a further 17.9% stake
Forward Partners leads £2.3m round for CountingUp
Online bank and bookkeeping software developer will invest in developing its accounting features
BGF in £6m round for MyLife
Deal for the personal-data-related software company is the GP's 32nd investment of 2018
KKR and Bregal sell Cognita to Jacobs Holding
CVC, GIC, EQT and Temasek are also reportedly in the running for the independent schools group
VC-backed Funding Circle seeks to raise £300m from IPO
Proposed listing would reportedly value the UK-based peer-to-peer lender at £1.5bn
VC-backed Green Man prepares for IPO
Video game trading platform and community will reportedly seek a market cap of around £100m
Beech Tree's Wavenet secures €85m refinancing
Ares and RBS provide a unitranche and super-senior revolving credit facility, respectively
UK consumer sector maintains appeal in H1
Activity in the space remained remarkably resolute in the face of mounting pressures on the high street
LDC-backed Pelsis bolts on Curtis Gilmour
UK pest control products business has acquired its US competitor from PE house Harwood Capital
Investec and SC Lowy acquire Gaucho's debt
Transaction reportedly forms part of a deal to acquire the restaurant chain out of administration
Longitude leads £25m Kandy Therapeutics series-C
Recently founded biotech company will advance its menopause drug to the testing phase
Hg reinvests in Allocate Software
GP reinvests in the healthcare-focused software firm from Hg8, which is now 27% invested
Mobeus exits Motorclean in management buy-back
Sale of the automotive valeting business brings to an end a seven-year holding period
Blenheim Chalcot co-leads $20m series-B for SalaryFinance
UK-based low-cost payroll loan provider will launch its services in the US market
Investindustrial-backed Aston Martin prepares for IPO
Luxury car-maker will reportedly seek a £5bn valuation for its listing on the London Stock Exchange
LDC backs FC Business Intelligence MBO
Earlier reports suggested the vendors were hoping for an £80m valuation for the events company
Livingbridge in £5m series-A for Pointr
Navigation software company will pursue international expansion and undertake a recruitment drive
Souter sells majority stake in First Scottish
Sale of the property-related search business ends a nine-year holding period for the vendor
Argos Wityu acquires AktivOptik
GP draws capital from its seventh vehicle to buy the optician and hearing care chain