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GP Profile: FPE Capital
FPE Capital is now gearing up to begin making investments again in the technology sector, says managing partner David Barbour
STIC Investment, SoftBank Korea et al. acquire Systran
Fresh capital will go towards increasing delivery speed and geographic footprint
NorthEdge-backed Catalis acquires Whyttest
Marius Potirniche, the founder of Whyttest, has become a senior executive within the Testronic team
Macfarlanes hires Ropes & Gray's Hitching
Hitching joins from the London office of Ropes & Gray, where he has been a partner since 2017
BGF-backed Hobs sells Anexsys
Trade buyer Xact was acquired by JLL Partners from Clearview Capital in 2018 in an MBO
Cowen leads $60.8m round for F2G
Existing investors Novo Holdings, Morningside Ventures and Brace Pharma Capital also participate
Augmentum et al. invest in £35m series-C for Habito
Entrepreneur Yuri Milner's investment vehicle Gemini led a ТЃ25m equity raise for the company in February
Venture, tech keep UK market afloat in H1
Buyout and exit volume dropped dramatically in the first half of 2020, while GPs are doubling down on technology-driven strategies
Marlin invests in Pentalog
Marlin is currently investing from its Marlin Equity V vehicle, which closed on €2.5bn in March 2017
Partners Group-backed Civica acquires InfoFlex
Omers Private Equity sold Civica to Partners Group for an enterprise value of ТЃ1.055bn in 2017
Synova-backed Fairstone acquires Chiltern House
Synova committed ТЃ25m to the development of Fairstone in 2016, drawing equity from Synova III
ECI-backed Arkessa acquires Sim Services
Acquisition is expected to allow Arkessa to strengthen its presence in the Netherlands
Foresight-backed Envair acquires TCS for £2m
TCS managing director Dave McCabe will stay on with the combined company
Aberdeen Standard hires Cinven's Robinson
Robinson joins from his position as principal at Cinven, where he acted as a non-executive director
LDC-backed Ensek acquires NrgFin
LDC acquired a significant minority stake in Ensek with HSBC providing leverage in October 2017
NorthEdge-backed Orbis acquires Optosafe
Current Optosafe CTO John Robertson has joined Orbis as managing director of the Optosafe division
YFM-backed DSP acquires Explorer
Acquisition of Explorer is expected to see group revenues boosted to more than ТЃ20m
YFM hires new partner
YFM closed its most recent fund, YFM Buyout Fund II, on ТЃ80m in March 2020
ECI invests in CSL
ECI is currently investing from its ECI 11 fund, which closed on ТЃ700m on July 2018
GCP invests in GTS
GCP makes hybrid debt and equity investments of ТЃ5-30m across a variety of sectors
Hg makes further investment in Evaluate
Hg Capital Trust has invested approximately ТЃ8.1m alongside other institutional clients of Hg
GP Profile: Tenzing Private Equity
Following a busy start to 2020, topped by its ТЃ400m fundraise, Tenzing is setting its sights on making further investments later this year
UCL Technology Fund 2 holds first close on £100m
UCL Technology Fund closed on ТЃ50m in January 2016 and is now fully deployed
THCP-backed Byron to be acquired out of administration
Existing investors, including Three Hills Capital Partners, will retain a minority share