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Livingbridge sells Up Group to Omers-backed Alexander Mann
Livingbridge has invested in several recruitment businesses, including Armstrong Craven and Staffline
AEA aquires majority stake in Battery-backed PST
PST is a group of seven companies in Battery Ventures XI fund, which closed in 2016
Cinven, BCI to acquire Compre from CBPE
This is Cinven VII's third acquisition following the purchase of LGC and Thyssenkrupp Elevator
Perwyn acquires Agilitas from NVM for 8.4x returns
Agilitas recorded revenues of £12m in the year to March 2019, up from £9m in the same preceding period
Mobeus exits Vectair for 8.3x return
Oxbow seeks to invest in mid-market companies with a revenues range of $20-250m
Video: arduous road for emerging managers, says British Patient Capital's Connatty
Ian Connatty, head of funds at British Patient Capital, updates Denise Ko Genovese on the investments made by the LP in 2020
Kinnevik leads $70m series-C for HungryPanda
Kinnevik joins new investors Piton Capital, BurdaPrincipal Investments and VNV Global
Mobeus sells stake in Advantedge for 30% IRR
Mobeus reported a 2.7x return on the sale to ECapital, a provider of alternative financial products
Capita in exclusive talks with Montagu to sell its ESS division
Capita engaged with Goldman Sachs in June 2020 to sell the asset for around £500-700m
TriSpan Opportunities Fund II holds first close
Fund focuses on investment opportunities in the lower-mid-market across North America and Europe
LDC sells NBS to TA-, Stirling-backed Byggfakta
Bank of America was given the mandate to run the sale process for the company in September 2020
GP Profile: Tyrus banks on quick secondaries turnaround
Waldner says the firm looks to raise €200-250m every 12-15 months and is now raising its fifth fund
H2 acquires Optegra
Vendor of the ophthalmology company is Eight Roads, Fidelity International's private equity arm
SR One set to deploy $500m fund following GSK spin-out
CEO Simeon George tells Unquote that the firm is seeing early-stage and later-stage opportunities
Andreessen Horowitz raises $4.5bn across two funds
VC raises $1.3bn for its seventh early-stage fund and $3.2bn for its second growth fund
LDC sells Panther Logistics to trade
LDC's Midlands team originally invested in 2016 as part of a £17m management buyout
NorthEdge invests in Altia-ABM
Fresh investment from NorthEdge backs Altia-ABM's newly promoted CEO Rob Sinclair
Keyhaven sells PIC for 1.7x return
Keyhaven's latest direct investment fund was Keyhaven Capital Partners IV, which closed on £74.2m
BGF takes minority in Datum360
Datum360's fresh funding will be used to accelerate growth and address market demand
HIG Europe Capital Partners III closes on €1.1bn
Fund invests in buyouts, recapitalisations and corporate carve-outs of European businesses
RB Ventures invests in Oxwash
RB Ventures' Fabrice Beaulieu will take a position on the laundry company's board
YFM invests in Force24
Company plans to use the fresh capital to strengthen its sales and marketing operations and continue to develop its platform
CBPE X closes on £561m hard-cap
Rede Partners acted as global placement adviser and Macfarlanes as legal adviser
Synova buys insurance broker JM Glendinning
GP invests in the company via its fourth fund, which closed on its £365m hard-cap in June 2019