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83North, Marathon Capital back Lenses.io
Series-A will help data and analytics specialist Lenses.io to expand internationally
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Cloudy with a chance of slowdown
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses H1 stats and looks ahead
Sidley Austin hires Campbell Lutyens' Maher
Maher started his career at Simmons & Simmons before moving on to Kirkland & Ellis
Exponent to acquire East End Foods
Exponent Private Equity has taken a majority stake in the Asian ingredients producer
ADM acquires HHP assets
Cibus Fund, which is focused on food production companies, has acquired several divisions of HHP
LDC invests £24m in SRL MBO
Crescent Capital Group also provides equity and debt financing to the traffic systems company
BTG appoints four partners
Anthony Brennan and Paul Davies join from CameronBarney and Menzies respectively
LDC-backed Lucid acquires Healthcare 21
LDC portfolio company Lucid Group Communications has acquired a medical communications group
Connection takes stake in Rosa's Thai Café MBO
TriSpan acquired the majority stake in the business in a buyout in June last year
Altor, Shamrock partially exit BTI Studios
Altor Equity Partners and Shamrock Capital will remain invested in the merged company
NVM acquires Secure Retail
NVM Private Equity has acquired the UK-based payments products distributor Secure Retail
British Private Equity Awards – last chance to vote
Time to pick your winners in the shortlist for this year's Unquote British Private Equity Awards т voting closes at 5pm today
VCs in £7.5m round for Voxpopme
US-based Origin Ventures has led the round, with participation from NVM Private Equity and Mercia
ECI-backed Make It Cheaper acquires Think Business Finance
ECI-backed Make It Cheaper makes its fourth bolt-on acquisition since ECI's initial investment
Secondaries volume up 25% in H1 – research
Setter Capital's latest research reveals a sizeable uptick in private debt deals, though private equity secondaries still dominate the market
VC firms invest £18m in Yasa
Yasa intends to meet growing customer demand from the automotive and aerospace sectors
Sun European makes two appointments
Sun European Partners has made two senior appointments with Mark Corbridge and Davide Vassena
Accel leads $70m round for Snyk
Accel first invested in the software security products developer in 2018, leading a $22m round
Volpi appoints Zejermann
Zejermann has held positions at L-Gam Advisers, The Gores Group and Bain & Company
Goode invests £15m in Strong Roots
Alantra ran a process with a handful of GPs in the final round for the frozen foods producer
Pentech, Outward in £7m funding round for PrimaryBid
Pentech Fund III and Outward Fund VC have invested in the online investment platform
Fairview Capital launches to advise on GP-led secondaries
Firm will be led by the former international head of Park Hill Group, Pablo Calo
Dawn Capital in £110m round for Sonovate
Dawn Capital has invested in two previous funding rounds for the online lender
GP-stake sales controversial among LPs
LPs are naturally reticent about their GPs selling stakes in themselves, as emphasis to boost profits from management fees strengthens