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Perwyn invests in $40m series-B for Decibel
Perwyn is an evergreen multi-family office that takes lead positions in funding rounds
Coller leads $829m GP-led secondary deal for Permira IV
Transaction involves four remaining assets, including Genesys, eDreams and Asia Broadcast Satellite
Groupe BPCE leads €8.5m round for Meniga
Existing investors Velocity Capital, Industrifonden and Frumtak also participate
KKR commits $1bn for GTR formation
Investment will be supported by $1.5bn in debt financing for a buy-and-build startegy
Spectrum Equity IX hits $1.5bn hard-cap
Fund targets investments in internet-enabled software and information service companies
GP Bullhound invests in Busuu
Investment is drawn from GP Bullhound Fund IV, which closed on €113m in June 2019
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Back for secondaries
When activity begins again, will LPs be willing to take a pricing hit? And where will buyer and seller expectations meet?
Aquiline Capital closes fourth fund on $2bn
Fund invests in North American and European businesses operating across the financial services sector
Morgan Lewis poaches funds team from Morrison & Foerster
Team includes partners Oliver Rochman and Rob Mailer, and two associates
IP Group-backed Oxford Nanopore raises £48.4m
Nanopore announced last week that it has a new category of Covid-19 test in advanced development
Novo leads $60m series-C for Exscientia
Evotec, Bristol Myers Squibb and GT Healthcare Capital also participate in the round
Caledonia announces private capital returns of -18%
Buzz Bingo and Liberation Group leisure venues are currently closed, due to coronavirus restrictions
ICG-backed Adelie falls into administration
Trade buyers Greencore, Bakkavor and Samworths have all been listed as potential buyers
Crowdcube invests £7.1m in Freetrade
CEO Adam Dodds says the company was looking to raise $20-50m in a series-B in 2020
CVC acquires 28% stake in Guinness Pro14
CVC Capital Partners Fund VII, which closed on €15.5bn in June 2017, will make the investment
Alantra strengthens credit portfolio advisory team with two hires
Firm also opens two new credit portfolio advisory offices in Brazil and China
Impact Investing Report 2020
Unquote has now released its inaugural Impact Investing Report, published in association with the Aztec Group
LGPS appoints Ross as CIO
Ross was previously deputy CIO and joined the company two years ago
Waterland invests in IMC
Viv Adshead, former president and CEO of Ashfield Communications, agrees to join the IMC board
GP Profile: August Equity Partners
Philip Rattle discusses mitigating the effects of the coronavirus crisis on the portfolio, and the firm's exit strategy
Cowen Healthcare Investments closes third fund on $493m
Cowen Healthcare Investments III targets the biopharma, diagnostics and digital health sectors
Horizon sells Connexas to trade
For the 2019 financial year, the company reported adjusted EBITDA of £6m from revenues of £18.4m
UK fundraising update: name-brands push on through
Despite the coronavirus crisis, many GPs and VC investors are expecting to hold closes in 2020
S-UBG wholly acquires Palmer Hargreaves
S-UBG offers growth capital and seed funding through its Seed Fonds II Aachen fund