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NorthEdge invests further £1m in FPE Global
Latest funding round marks third time NorthEdge has invested in FPE
HighQ raises $50m from One Peak et al.
London-based HighQ will use the $50m funding round to expand internationally
Deal in Focus: US GP JMI Equity invests in CoreHR
A detailed look at US GP JMI's investment in Cork-based enterprise software company CoreHR
Vespa offloads WSP Textiles
Vespa first backed Stroud-based billiard table upholterer in 2011
LGV's Air Energi merges with Wellspring's Swift
Merger of two energy-focused recruitment companies comes as oil prices look set to remain low
Thomas joins August Equity
Tim Thomas, previously at Bridgepoint Development Capital, has joined August's investment team
US investor JMI backs Irish software developer CoreHR
US investor JMI Equity, which targets software and services investments, will support CoreHR's expansion
Value of European buyouts rose by almost 35% in 2015
Leading with an impressive hike in aggregate value, discover the key findings of our Annual Buyout Review
Palatine sells Selection for £34.8m
Palatine backed Selection's ТЃ15m MBO in December 2011, investing via its first fund
Foresight makes further investment in AppInstitute
Foresight initially invested ТЃ500,000 in the SaaS business in 2014
Beringea promotes McCormick and hires three
Karen McCormick has been named Beringea's chief investment officer, replacing Trevor Hope
Lyceum appoints Rogerson, promotes four
Mark Rogerson has joined Lyceum as a partner in the operations and development team
LDC's Away Resorts acquires Cosways Holiday Park
Deal marks first bolt-on for Away Resorts since being acquired by LDC in April 2015
Marlin buys Cobham's surveillance business
TSB offers video, audio and other surveillance products, typically used by intelligence agencies
Telensa raises $18m from ETF and SVB
Cambridge-based Telensa has developed energy-efficient street light applications
McKean joins Stevenson James
Tim McKean is a former equity partner and member of the senior executive team at 3i Debt
Debt fund Muzinich & Co holds first close
The vehicle, which began pre-marketing in summer 2015, is targeting a final close on ТЃ350m
Equistone returns to Gaucho
Equistone backed Gaucho's first MBO in 2005 before selling to Phoenix for ТЃ55m a year later
Procuritas picks up troubled Dantherm's HVAC business
Dantherm has been suffering due to a heavily delayed sale of its telecoms business
Rubicon and Grovepoint pick up EnServe from Cinven
Following an aggressive sell-off programme, the remaining business of EnServe has been sold by Cinven
Exponent names Lenane as managing partner
Richard Lenane succeeds Hugh Richards as managing partner of Exponent
UK PE firms struggle to find new recruits amid thriving market
As the UK PE market enjoys more buoyant conditions, sourcing new team members is proving tough
Castik's Waterlogic acquires PHS
Deal marks sixth bolt-on for Waterlogic since being acquired by Castik in 2014
Synova hits £250m hard-cap for third fund
Synova's third fund comes less than three years after it closed its second vehicle on ТЃ110m