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Lovell Minnick, Pantheon to acquire Charles Taylor in £261m deal
US-based Lovell Minnick has made an offer for listed insurance services business Charles Taylor
K1 invests $25m in AppLearn
Fresh capital will be used for product development, and to invest in sales and marketing
Palatine-backed Vernacare refinances
Palatine-backed medical equipment manufacturer Vernacare refinances its debt facilities
Advent raises $2bn for tech fund
Fundraise comes shortly after the $17.5bn final close of the GP's flagship product, GPE IX
Investors back $240m series-C for CMR Surgical
Existing investors in the round included LGT Capital Partners and Escala Capital Investments
NVM invests in Mobius
NVM Private Equity makes its second acquisition in Leicestershire in September 2019
Anacap raises €1bn for credit fund
Vehicle was launched in November 2018 with a $750m target and raced to a first close on $600m
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
HIG appoints two to PE team
Giambelli joins from Amlon Capital, while Borkowski joins from Bronfman Family Office
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 – 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
