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MMC leads $7m series-A for Ably
MMC Ventures invests from its MMC Greater London Fund, which closed on ТЃ52m in May 2019
CVC closes fifth Asia-Pacific fund on $4.5bn
Both new and returning institutional investors participated in the fundraise for the Asia fund
Redmile buys additional 12.67% of Redx
Upon completion of the transaction, Redmile will own a total of 110.6 million Redx shares
Searchlight appoints Crowston as special adviser
Searchlight is currently raising for its third fund, which held a close on $2.75bn in July 2019
Clearwater makes eight hires in the UK
Dyke and Grassby have been promoted to the position of partner and director, respectively
August promotes Muckle to investment director
Muckle joined August Equity in 2017 and most recently co-led their investment in AirIT
Debut managers to face daunting fundraising market in 2020
Debut managers out to market are unlikely to hold closes in 2020, and very few new teams are likely to launch funds
TPA appoints Williams as investment associate
UK-based TPA Capital is an equity investor that provides equity cheques of ТЃ5-50m
TIIN invests in Oddity.AI
TIIN is currently drawing from its Dutch Security Fund, which was launched in December 2018
VC Profile: Speedinvest
Seed investor is opening a new office in Paris as part of the expansion of its pan-European platform
Limerston supports AdviserPlus in acquisition of Halborns
Limerston acquired HR consultancy AdviserPlus in November 2016, drawing equity from its debut fund
Gilde Healthcare V close on $450m hard-cap
Legal advice was provided by a team from Jones Day led by partner Quirine Eenhorst
Arbor's Steelite acquires Homer Laughlin food subsidiaries
Arbor acquired Steelite International drawing from Arbor Investments IV in December
Tenzing hires Elliott
Elliott will continue to lead Tenzing's Entrepreneurs Panel, which he has been doing since 2017
Revo Capital Fund II holds first close on €40m
Domiciled in the Netherlands and structured as a BV, the fund has a 2% management fee
Investors participate in $34m series-B for SoftIron
Founded in 2012, SoftIron designs and builds purpose-built data-centre appliances
Accel in $20m series-B for Humio
US-based Accel is currently investing from its London VI vehicle, which closed on $575m
Preservation Capital Partners Fund I holds first close
To date, PCP I has mainly institutional investors from both North America and Europe
Blackstone to continue preparations to acquire NIBC
Blackstone's offer comprises 995 euro cents per share, including the final dividend of 33 cents
PE-backed BMS acquires Jurado Mata
BMS's backers invested in the company in June 2019, in a deal that gave it an EV of ТЃ500m
August-backed Amtivo acquires Certification Europe for €6m
Based in Dublin and founded in 1999, Certification Europe has offices in the UK, Japan and Italy
Dunedin exits Kingsbridge
Kingsbridge was a Dunedin Buyout Fund III portfolio company, which closed on ТЃ300m in June 2013
Nordic buyout market has silver linings, despite low volume
Nordic region sees the lowest quarterly deal volume since Q4 2013, with just 17 buyouts in Q1 2020
UK holiday parks advised to close: Portfolios affected
British Holiday and Home Parks Association has advised its members to close all holiday parks