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SVG board hits back at HarbourVest's unsolicited takeover bid
Fund-of-funds' board says the recent offer undervalues the company and its assets
Electra's Hollywood Bowl to float with £240m market cap
GP is expected to recoup £153m from the flotation of the UK-based tenpin bowling operator
Mobeus makes first LP-supported deal with Kinneir Dufort MBO
First deal for the GP's maiden institutionally backed fund comes after changes to VCT rules
Longwall Ventures leads £1.4m round for Keit
Chemical analysis business will take steps towards bringing its spectrometers to market
Amadeus and Beringea in £2m round for ContactEngine
Automated customer services business will expand across Europe, North America and South America
Accel-KKR acquires Smart Communications from Thunderhead
Online communications platform will look to make acquisitions across Europe
Taking the political pulse
Austerity measures are among the political developments resulting in an increasingly challenging environment for healthcare investors
Eight Roads hires Virgin's Moorhead as chief operating officer
Moorhead joins from Virgin Group where he worked as chief financial officer
Paine & Partners invests in Meadow Foods
Dairy business will look to invest in its existing facilities and make bolt-on acquisitions
NVM injects £4m into Customs Connect
GP believes the customs advisory company is well positioned to benefit from Brexit-related business
Lonsdale’s Ocean Media bolts on two competitors
Acquisitions are part of Ocean Media's strategy to add divisions to the core business
JZ Capital sells Winn Group for €21m
Deal marks completion of the two-stage direct secondaries sale of JZ's EMC 2010 vehicle
L Catterton hires Barade as partner
L Catterton has appointed Jean-Philippe Barade as a partner and head of its London office
SEP promotes Robison and Davidson to partner
Growth capital investor has also recruited Roughead as director and Rathgeber as principal
LDC takes minority stake in Ellis Whittam
Health, safety, HR and employment law adviser will look to expand via bolt-on acquisitions
TowerBrook backs Gravity Media Group
London-based GP will take a minority stake in the British broadcast services group
HarbourVest makes £1.02bn final offer for SVG
Fund-of-funds acquirer is on track to secure a 51.2% stake and is aiming for a full takeover
NorthEdge reaps 4.4x from Sumo Digital sale to Perwyn
Sheffield-based games developer has increased its sales from £13.2m to £23m during the GP's tenure
LSP leads €16.2m series-C for Vivasure Medical
Backers include Evonik Venture Capital, Panakés Partners and Fountain Healthcare Partners
Cavendish appoints EY's Hay as partner
New recruit leaves his role at EY after just one year on the capital and debt advisory team
Ireland primed for dawn of new buyout age
Increased understanding of the PE model combined with growing interest from international investors point to an evolution of the local buyout market
LDC's Equiom acquires Links Group
Fiduciary and administrative advisory business has made eight bolt-ons under the GP's tenure
CVC to sell Formula One to Liberty Media in $8bn deal
Sale brings to an end a decade-long tenure, often fraught with controversy
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