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Palatine invests in Back2Work
Deal is GP's sixth investment from its £100m Impact Fund, which targets profitable businesses making a positive impact
BGF sells stake in Chase Distillery
BGF bought a minority stake in the gin and vodka producer in 2017
Tenzing backs MBO of VIPR
Deal is the ninth investment from Tenzing's debut fund, with its successor yet to deploy
Bowmark acquires Totalmobile from Horizon
Bowmark will provide additional funding of £100m to fund the company's add-ons acquisitions
Carlyle buys Calastone from Accel, Octopus
Exit represents an 18x return on Octopus's initial investment and a 9x return on its total investment
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Partnering for portfolio management
Oliver Jones and David Wardrop discuss the potential for new investment opportunities in a post Covid-19 environment
Amplify raises $375m across two funds
Amplify IV targets seed and series-A rounds, while Amplify Select makes follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies
Evolution Technology Fund II eyes $250m final close
British Patient Capital commits $35m, while the European Investment Fund also contributes
BGF appoints Dornan in central Scotland and Northern Ireland team
A chartered accountant, Fiona Dornan has previousy held positions at PwC and Standard Life
Vista-backed Finastra acquires Doorr
Vista formed Finastra through the merger of its portfolio company Misys with D+H, a Canadian fintech group
Five Arrows, TA-backed RLDatix acquires Verge Health
Verge Health's Mt Pleasant-based management team will stay on following the transaction
European Direct Lending Perspectives Q2 2020
Debtwire and Creditflux examine the way direct lenders reacted to pandemic-related upheaval and how the industry looks set to bounce back
Samaipata Ventures raises €100m second fund
Fund invests in European digital platforms and marketplaces, targeting pre-seed and seed rounds
Livingbridge sells Ten10 to Graphite Capital
Management team is led by Chris Shaw who was appointed as chief executive in September 2017
Hg-backed Iris acquires Isams
Previously a portfolio company of Hg 6, Iris is now owned by Hg Saturn Fund, which closed on £1.5bn
Hg, TA invest in Access Group
TA is currently investing from TA XIII, which closed on $8.5bn in May 2019
Video: market sentiment is on the up, says CIL's Jon Whiteman
Unquote interviews Jon Whiteman from CIL Management Consultants following their win at the 2020 British Private Equity Awards
BFinance hires private markets senior director
Anna Morrison joins from IFM Investors, where she managed the firm's fund-of-funds programme
Isomer II sets target at €250m
Fund's predecessor, Isomer Capital Fund, closed on €150m in February 2016
LearnUpon raises $56m from Summit Partners
Funding will be used to hire more staff, support product development and meet customer demand
True Ventures raises $840m in two final closes
True Core VII provides seed and early-stage capital, while True Select IV provides follow-on capital
Aurelius acquires GKN Wheels & Structures
Aurelius plans to explore off-highway wheels sector consolidation options following the carve-out
Dunedin-backed GPS draws investment from Visa
Global Processing Services generated revenues of £16.5m in 2019 and adjusted EBITDA of £3.79m
Mercia sells Clear Review for £26m
Mercia portfolio director Nigel Owens, previously a non-executive director, will step down