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One Peak promotes Mayer to partner
Mayer joined the firm as an associate and its first investment professional in the London office
How European venture capital weathered a rocky 2020
Q2 reflected a nice uptick in investment activity, and aggregate value continued climbing as the year went on
PSG closes debut European fund on €1.25bn
PSG Europe invests in lower-mid-market software and technology-enabled services companies
RCapital's Archant sells The New European
Former Independent CEO Gavin O'Reilly becomes executive chairman of the new company
Advent-backed Cobham sells mission systems business for $2.83bn
Advent acquired Cobham in 2020 for £4bn, drawing equity from the $17.5bn fund Advent International GPE IX
Ignite acquires NTG
Debt for the investment, as well as the company's growth strategy, has been provided by Arbuthnot
Mobeus promotes Bacon to investment director
Bacon joined the firm in 2013 as an investment analyst, and was later promoted to investment executive
Q&A: Rutland's Birt and Hamilton-Allen
Special situations experts discuss how the pandemic has reshaped opportunities in their market and shone a light on the role investors can play
Comhar acquires Bazaar for £10m
Cramlington-based Bazaar is expecting revenues approaching £15m in 2021, according to a statement
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 £209m in 2014 to £672m 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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Our expert speakers will discuss the short-term impacts of Covid-19, as well as the longer-term effect on traditional healthcare infrastructure
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