Katharine Hidalgo
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LDC appoints new CEO
Toby Rougier joins from Lloyds Banking Group, where he is currently group corporate treasurer
BGF appoints Isherwood and Strang to board
Kris Isherwood is currently CFO of Eight Roads and Jim Strang is chairman of Hamilton Lane
Inflexion sells LCP to Charterhouse for £300m
LCP's executives and employees own a majority of its shares and its partners will increase their share
VCs in $36.7m series-C for Weaveworks
Weaveworks will use the fresh capital to enhance its platform and accelerate market expansion
Insight Partners leads £100m investment in Exclaimer
New investor Farview Equity Partners and existing investor Livingbridge both participate
General Atlantic promotes two
Melis Kahya Akar becomes managing director and Caroline Woodworth is promoted to principal
Cavendish promotes Farrugia to managing partner
Farrugia has also held positions at Strata Partners and Close Brothers Corporate Finance
2021 Preview: UK activity on the up, but market braces for tax hit
UK market players are finding solace in investment volumes pulling back towards pre-Covid-19 levels
Piper invests £7m in The Thinking Traveller
Ian Simkins, former CEO of Audley Travel, will join the business as executive chairman
Forbion V closes on €460m hard-cap
Investors in Forbion V include a mix of existing and new LPs including Pantheon and Argentum
Sova VC makes first investment from debut fund
Although sector agnostic, the Sova VC team has a focus on technology and healthcare
Highland Europe closes fourth fund on €700m hard-cap
Kirkland & Ellis provided legal advice and the firm did not use a placement agent
Sun Capital et al. in £13m round for Roxi
Other investors in the funding round include Terra Firma founder Guy Hands and other angel investors
Marcol-backed HealthHero acquires Eight Roads-backed Doctorlink
Doctorlink generated £3.8m in turnover and EBITDA of -£7.6m in the year ending on 30 June 2020
Sovereign Capital backs Zenitech
Sovereign backs Zenitech founders Christopher Lacy-Hulbert, Edward Batrouni and Csaba Suket
Gyrus buys LivaNova heart valve business for €60m
Gyrus has also made an offer for the heart valve's French division, but a decision remains to be made
NVM makes four promotions
NVM has promoted its finance director, head of legal and an investment director to partner
THI invests in Corndel
Corndel, an education provider, will focus on developing its training offering with the new investment
LDC acquires minority stake in Foundation SP
LDC has backed the company's existing management team, led by Simon Grosse as CEO
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Jersey strikes the balance
Head of funds Elliot Refson discusses the blend of innovation and stability that the island offers to private equity
Investors in £60m round for Monzo at £1.24bn valuation
Monzo has been using the UK furlough scheme and subsequently making around 80 employees redundant
Target Global holds first close for second growth fund on €300m
Target Global I closed on €300m in 2015 and is now fully deployed
Earth Capital leads £3m round for Propelair
Around £500,000 of the capital was raised from 866 new investors in Seedrs' network
Livingbridge sells Up Group to Omers-backed Alexander Mann
Livingbridge has invested in several recruitment businesses, including Armstrong Craven and Staffline