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BGF exits Vysiion for 3x return
Founded in 1971, Wiltshire-based Vysiion offers products and services surrounding IT infrastructure
Oakley to acquire Globe-Trotter
Oakley intends to strengthen Globe-Trotter’s position in the luxury travel luggage market
Inverleith acquires Montane
Firm is currently investing from Inverleith Limited Partnership fund, which closed on €60m in 2018
Huntsworth board accepts £524m offer from CD&R
Takeover offer implies an entry multiple of 10.8x adjusted EBITDA of £48.4m
Livingbridge appoints four in investment team
Announcement follows the recent appointment of two partners and seven investment professionals
GA leads $130m series-B for Immunocore
Five existing investors, including Eli Lilly and RTW Investments, take part in the round
EMK acquires Trustonic
GP is currently investing from its debut buyout fund, which closed on £575m in May 2017
Redmile, Sofinnova invest £26.3m in Redx
Redmile has agreed to subscribe for 11.5 million new ordinary shares for 11.2 pence per share
Draper Esprit leads $83m round for Thought Machine
Based in London and with an office in Singapore, Thought Machine employs around 80 people
MML-backed Learning Curve nearing sale - report
Agilitas, investing from its 2015 fund, is said to be one of the final bidders in the process
Palatine promotes six
Firm has promoted James Gregson, Kieran Lawton and James Winterbottom to senior investment director
Blantyre invests in McAvoy
Blantyre is currently investing from its Special Situations Fund 1, which closed on €500m
Goldman Sachs et al. in $55m round for Jumo
Odey Asset Management and Leapfrog Investments also back the round
Frog leads £7m round for SHE Software
Existing investor the Northern VCTs, managed by Mercia, also participated
Arsenal acquires BresMed
Arsenal invests $50-300m of equity in healthcare and healthcare-related companies
BGF invests £11m in And Digital
Alex Snodgrass, an investor at BGF, will take a seat on the board of the digital consultancy
Vespa Capital closes third flagship fund on £150m
Simmons & Simmons provides legal advice, while Houlihan Lokey acts as placement agent
Summa and Goldman Sachs invest in EcoOnline
Summa Equity partner Christian Melby will retain his position on the board of EcoOnline
Softbank invests $100m in Behavox
Behavox's CEO and other employees remain the largest shareholders in the business
Speedinvest III closes on €190m
Announced in February 2019 with a target of €175m, the fund closed on its hard-cap
BGF sells Miss Group stake to Perwyn
BGF's Pinesh Mehta will step down from the board, while Perwyn will take a majority stake
Foresight invests £5m in McIntyre Electrical, opens in Cambridge
Based in Peterborough, McIntyre Electrical was established by Joe McIntyre and John Clifford in 2006
EVPE sells Enpro to Hunting $33m
Hunting will pay $33m on completion, plus a potential maximum earn-out of $3m based on EBITDA growth
Oakley sells stake in AtHome to Mayfair
Listed vehicle Oakley Capital Investments reports proceeds of £15m from the sale