Financials
Student lender Future Finance raises £119m from Blackstone et al.
Future Finance provides lending for students who need additional funds on top of their government loans
Infinity fully exits Positive Cashflow Finance
Final exit comes two years after the GP first sold a stake in the Manchester-based business lender
Beech Tree buys The Fluent Money Group
Fluent plans to invest the fresh capital in product development and strategic acquisitions
France’s financial sector surges ahead
Private equity dealflow within the financial sector in France has reached a record high, according to unquote" data
Latvian VC Skillion Ventures leads €2m round for Mintos
Peer-to-peer lender claims to have lent in excess of €15m through its platform in the last 12 months
Orange leads €5.3m round for KissKissBankBank
Investment comes three years after the crowdfunding platform raised €2m in seed capital
AnaCap closes third fund on €850m
Second vehicle with a focus on financial services to close so far in February, according to unquote” data
BlackFin closes second fund on €400m hard-cap
Vehicle is 25% invested after financing three buyouts to date, unquote" has learned
Holtzbrinck backs Spotcap’s €31.5m round
Investment firm of Russian billionaire Oleg Boyko invests alongside Holtzbrinck
Dawn and DN Capital in £20m Sonovate funding round
Round consists of £5m series-A and £15m in credit funding provided by Shawbrook
EdRip backs SFAM with €10-20m injection
Deal is the ninth to be financed via the GP’s €300m small-cap venture fund, Winch Capital 3
Linxo raises €2m from Crédit Agricole et al.
Fintech specialist will strengthen its technical team as it expands from France to the rest of Europe
Carlyle invests in PIB Insurance Brokers
GP secures stake via its Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners II fund
Palatine's Chase Templeton bolts on Avanti Healthcare
Palatine has owned Chase Templeton since 2013
Cinven acquires Ergo Italia
Deal is GP's first investment in Italy since 2006
Electra's Davies Group buys Argent from Parabis
Former Duke Street portfolio compay broken up in pre-pack deal
Eurazeo buys Fintrax from Exponent
Deal values the company at €550m
Ebury raises $83m from Vitruvian et al.
Third largest growth ticket in European financial sector so far in 2015
Albion injects £2m into Innovation Broking
Insurance broker plans to become regional actor in its segment
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Cabot Square invests in MoneyFarm
MoneyFarm has moved headquarters from Italy to London
BlackFin buys New Access Banking Software
Company was founded in 2000
Figo raises seven-digit sum from HTGF et al.
Company was founded in 2012
Constellation buys Faircheck
GP will apply buy-and-build strategy