UK / Ireland
Aquiline Capital closes fourth fund on $2bn
Fund invests in North American and European businesses operating across the financial services sector
Morgan Lewis poaches funds team from Morrison & Foerster
Team includes partners Oliver Rochman and Rob Mailer, and two associates
IP Group-backed Oxford Nanopore raises £48.4m
Nanopore announced last week that it has a new category of Covid-19 test in advanced development
Novo leads $60m series-C for Exscientia
Evotec, Bristol Myers Squibb and GT Healthcare Capital also participate in the round
Caledonia announces private capital returns of -18%
Buzz Bingo and Liberation Group leisure venues are currently closed, due to coronavirus restrictions
ICG-backed Adelie falls into administration
Trade buyers Greencore, Bakkavor and Samworths have all been listed as potential buyers
Crowdcube invests £7.1m in Freetrade
CEO Adam Dodds says the company was looking to raise $20-50m in a series-B in 2020
CVC acquires 28% stake in Guinness Pro14
CVC Capital Partners Fund VII, which closed on €15.5bn in June 2017, will make the investment
Alantra strengthens credit portfolio advisory team with two hires
Firm also opens two new credit portfolio advisory offices in Brazil and China
Impact Investing Report 2020
Unquote has now released its inaugural Impact Investing Report, published in association with the Aztec Group
LGPS appoints Ross as CIO
Ross was previously deputy CIO and joined the company two years ago
Waterland invests in IMC
Viv Adshead, former president and CEO of Ashfield Communications, agrees to join the IMC board
GP Profile: August Equity Partners
Philip Rattle discusses mitigating the effects of the coronavirus crisis on the portfolio, and the firm's exit strategy
Cowen Healthcare Investments closes third fund on $493m
Cowen Healthcare Investments III targets the biopharma, diagnostics and digital health sectors
Horizon sells Connexas to trade
For the 2019 financial year, the company reported adjusted EBITDA of £6m from revenues of £18.4m
UK fundraising update: name-brands push on through
Despite the coronavirus crisis, many GPs and VC investors are expecting to hold closes in 2020
S-UBG wholly acquires Palmer Hargreaves
S-UBG offers growth capital and seed funding through its Seed Fonds II Aachen fund
Video: OTPP's Topley discusses liquidity squeeze, GP discipline
Joe Topley, head of European funds at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, shares his LP perspective on the current state of the private equity market
Revenio invests in €39.2m round for Fly Now Pay Later
Fly Now Pay Later allows users to pay for travel plans in instalments of up to a year
BCAP invests in Orka
This is BCAP Launchpad's second investment, following the firm's investment in Scotty Technologies
Unigestion gears up to invest in small and mid-market PE
Unigestion partners expect investment opportunities to emerge in the small-cap market
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Belt & braces
Rowan Bamford and Gareth Rees from Liberty GTS examine the impact of Covid-19 on W&I insurance, and share their take on where the M&A market is headed
McDermott hires two in debt advisory team
Mark Fine and Aymen Mahmoud join the London office from Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Palatine appoints new partner to Impact Fund team
Palatine held a final close for its debut impact fund on £100m in September 2017
