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Erisbeg invests in Chris Mee Group
Managing director Chris Mee will continue in his current role, alongside his management team and staff
Blackstone to acquire Bourne Leisure
Blackstone Capital Partners and Blackstone Real Estate Partners will acquire the company together
Investcorp appoints Davis as head of corporate strategy
Davis's current position is head of portfolio operations and chief operating officer
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Permira-backed Dr Martens prices IPO with valuation of £3.7bn
During Permira's holding period, the boot maker's turnover has grown from ТЃ209m in 2014 to ТЃ672m in 2020
Endless acquires Evolutions TV
Evolutions CEO Simon Kanjee will continue to lead the business, alongside Darren Musgrove and Owen Tyler
WestBridge invests £10m in Channel 3 MBO
CEO John Howard leads the MBO alongside colleagues Eleanor Rollason and Lucy McLintock
Palatine appoints Crowley as IR director
Crowley joins from placement agent Probitas Partners, where he was responsible for UK investor relationships
Palatine acquires TranScrip minority
As part of the investment, Palatine has appointed experienced executive Paul McCluskey
Schroders sells portfolio of seven assets to Rosetta for £49m
Immunocore recently filed for an IPO, and, in light of this news, Shcroders has agreed an earn-out
Pollen Street and QIC invest £200m in Markerstudy
Deal marks the third investment in the insurance sector and Pollen Street's second investment from PSC IV
BGF invests more than £380m in 2020
BGF exited 20 businesses in 2020 with an average money multiple of 1.9x and an aggregate IRR of 26%
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Nordic Capital launches $2bn take-over for Advanz
Advanz Pharma initially hired Jefferies to advise on a sale process in October 2020
Lauxera Growth I holds €100m first close
Fund is dedicated to financing and accelerating the commercial growth of promising healthtech companies
Foresight sells FFX to H2 for 4.3x return
H2 focuses on mid-sized companies in the UK, Ireland and the Benelux region
Tenzing invests in MetaCompliance
MetaCompliance generated ТЃ6m in revenues in the year ending on 31 March 2020
Limerston-backed Prism acquires Repose
GP bought Prism via its debut fund, Limerston Capital Partners I, which closed in 2017 on ТЃ220m
LDC appoints Scales as investment director
Prior to joining LDC, he spent eight years at Rothschild & Co, as a member of its corporate finance team
Octopus to launch £100m healthcare-focused fund
In conjunction with the announcement, the firm has hired an investment team from TenX Health
Carlyle acquires Jagex
Carlyle is expected to pay more than $530m, the purchase price of the business in 2020
Permira-backed Dr Martens to publish IPO prospectus
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are the joint global co-ordinators on the listing
ICG hires Bridge Valley's life sciences investment team
Allan Marchington, who will become head of ICG life sciences, says the team has a strong pipeline
Pantheon promotes four to partner
Petra Bukovec is a member of Pantheon's secondaries team and is based in London