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Learn Capital leads $80m series-D round for Brainly
Funds from the round will be used to bring new products to the Brainly community
BVP leads €2.1m round for FoodMarble
Company is looking to further its US activity following the fresh funding
VC-backed Cazoo acquires Target Global-backed Drover
Cazoo generates revenue of £150m and has a valuation of more than £2bn
Toscafund, Penta to acquire TalkTalk for £1.1bn
Consortium offered 97 pence per share, a premium of 16.4% on the unaffected share price of 83.3 pence
LDC exits Texthelp, Five Arrows invests
LDC was seeking around five potential sponsors in October 2020, one of which was ECI Partners
Silversmith invests $60m in Microblink
General partner Sri Rao has joined the company's board of directors as part of the investment
Northstar invests in Vectair
Mobeus sold the business for an 8.3x return to Oxbow and Arcspring in December 2020
D1 leads €150m round for Bolt
Bolt will use the funds to enhance the safety and quality of its products as it grows in Europe and Africa
Mobeus backs £9.5m ABL1Touch buyout
Management team will be joined by Bill Duffy, previously of Nationwide Autocentres
AnaCap acquires Novia
Total equity in the business was worth £26.7m as of April 2020, according to Companies House
Maven buys Envitia for £17m
Envitia, a geospatial technology provider, reported £6m in revenues and £998,000 in EBITDA in 2019
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Southern Europe 2020 Review
National coronavirus restrictions threatened to scupper the PE industry across Europe in the spring, but investors adapted swiftly
Twenty20 appoints Folwell-Davies
Folwell-Davies joins from Deloitte where she led the firm's human capital services M&A practice
Montagu acquires Capita's ESS, invests in ParentPay
Completion of the ESS sale is subject to approval from Capita's shareholders
WestBridge buys Eque2 for £46.5m from LDC
Between 2017 and 2020, the business increased revenues by 29% and EBITDA by 85%, according to a statement
Bridges establishes office in Manchester, hires Braham
Bridges has backed several businesses in the North, including GEV and the Ethical Housing Company
Rockpool invests in Xiatech
Martin Moran joined Xiatech’s board at completion of the deal as chairman
Cabot Square sells Asset Alliance for £4.1m
Asset Alliance's debt, including a £140m RCF, will be refinanced by the acquirer following completion
Octopus, BGF lead $24m round for Orbex
Existing investors High-Tech Gründerfonds, Heartcore Capital and Elecnor also participated
ECI sells Arkessa to trade for 2.1x return
Arkessa was held in ECI Partners' 10th fund, which closed on £500m in 2014
EQT Ventures leads $44m series-B for Cleo
Existing investors Balderton Capital and LocalGlobe also participated in the round
Endless acquires Party City's international assets for $59m
Amscan, the UK business being sold, will have its management team continue in place
RA leads $45m round for PepGen
With a seed investment of £4.5m from OSI, PepGen was spun out in 2018
One Peak leads $28m investment in Brightflag
Existing investors Sands Capital Ventures and Frontline Ventures also participate in the round