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Oakley adds Charterhouse partner Mornington to string of hires
New partner will focus on deal origination, deal execution and portfolio management
Inflexion invests in Medivet
Deal is the latest in a number of private equity investments in the veterinary sector
Carlyle raises $2.24bn for Strategic Partners IV
Fund has received four times the commitments of its predecessor, CSP III
Dunedin sells Steeper's BeBionic to Ottobock
Sale of the prosthetics company's division is the final exit for the GP's 2000-vintage debut fund
Silverfleet appoints Harrison as head of investor relations
UK mid-market private equity firm hires Credit Suisse’s Andrew Harrison
Deal in Focus: Epiris sells Audiotonix to Astorg
Sale of the audio mixing console business will generate a return of 4.8x and IRR of 51% for the vendor
Oxford Capital leads $1.8m round for Spoke
British VC was joined in the round by Forward Partners and Seedcamp
Index Ventures and Backed VC invest in Hutch
Games developer intends to strenghten its presence on the market
Beechbrook closes UK SME fund on £150m
Alternative debt provider will also open an office in Manchester in the first half of 2017
NorthEdge-backed Ramsdens to float with £26.5m market cap
IPO of the UK pawnborker and foreign exchange business will return £10.6m to existing investors
New UK-Nordic VC Oxx hires Carlyle partner Easton
Carlyle partner and senior adviser will provide counsel to Oxx on part-time basis
ECI divests stake in Clarke Energy to Kohler
Deal is widely reported to value the energy equipment business between £300-350m
Primary Capital's Maru acquires Usurv
Deal value and financial terms for the bolt-on were undisclosed
Mourant Ozannes adds six new partners
Law firm has promoted three of their employees and hired three new people
HIG Capital hires Citi's Borton
Kenneth Borton leaves Citi to join US-based private equity firm
Phoenix invests in Rayner
Deal for opthalmic implant business marks the second investment from Phoenix's 2016-vintage fourth vehicle
BGF invests £10m in Frontrow
Oil and gas services business will invest in the development of Scottish energy-related tech companies
Amadeus's Anton and Johnsson leave firm to launch new VC Oxx
New firm will be based in London and Stockholm and will focus on B2B software growth capital investments
Bridgepoint acquires Zenith from HgCapital in £750m deal
Transaction marks the sixth period under private equity ownership for the car leasing company
Epiris in £90m exit of Davies Group to HGGC
US-based private equity firm becomes third PE owner of UK claims management specialist
Tech and venture lead the way in May’s post-Brexit vision
UK government hopes venture and technology growth will ameliorate financial services exit
Stirling Square adds de Barros and Woltz to IR team
Charlotte Woltz and Pascal Monteiro de Barros join GP's investor relations team in London
LDC acquires Fishawack from GCP in £38m tertiary buyout
Deal for the pharmaceutical communications agency follows a four-year holding period for the vendor
Ipes hires Gardner as chief financial officer
Gardner has 15 years of experience as a CFO across several industries