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Longitude Capital leads $40m round for Polares Medical
Existing investors Decheng, Endeavour Vision, IDO, Earlybird and Wellington also take part
Ufenau buys majority stake in Matrix Technology
Deal is Ufenau's second in the IT service sector in 2020, following its investment in Ikor in April
Astorg to acquire Normec from Summit
Summit Partners acquired a minority stake in Normec for an undisclosed amount in December 2017
WestBridge invests £9.6m in BHSC
BHSC reported revenue of £14.5m and an operating profit of £2m for the 2019 financial year
BDC invests in Matrix
Equity for the investment was drawn from Bridgepoint Development Capital III, which closed on £600m
Apiary-backed Conn3ct acquires ICR
Apiary supported the acquisition with fresh equity from its debut fund, which closed on £200m
Lonsdale-backed CRSG acquires Acclimatise
Lonsdale acquired CRSG in December 2018, drawing equity from Lonsdale Capital Partners
VCs exit UltraSoc to Siemens
Previous investors include Seraphim, Indaco, Octopus Ventures, Oxford Capital and eCapital
Waterland’s Tineo bolts on Netrics
Consolidation strategy in the Swiss IT consultancy sector also saw Tineo acquire Nexellent in 2019
Ergon in exclusive negotiations to acquire Telenco
GP plans to invest in the telecoms equipment producer via Ergon Capital Partners IV
BGF invests in Bayfields
Founded in 2004, the business now has 19 practices and intends to grow to 40 sites
Consortium in €20m series-A round for Memo Bank
Company also announces it has been given the seal of approval to be a fully-fledged bank
ICG acquires Workhuman minority at $1.2bn valuation
Balderton Cpaital, Atlas Venture and Benchmark are early investors in the HR platform
Index Ventures leads €70m series-C for Swile
Company will use the funding to expand internationally, starting with Brazil
RJD to invest up to £12.75m in Improve
Improve most recently reported revenue and adjusted EBITDA of £10.1m and £1.7m respectively
Left Lane, DN Capital back €8.3m round for GoStudent
Speedinvest backed a €1.5m round for the Vienna-based online tutoring company in July 2020
EQT's Saur buys Nijhuis from Wagram, Egeria
Wagram bought a stake in waste water treatment company Nijhuis Industries from Egeria in 2014
Trilantic's Doppel bolts on Dietopack
Trilantic Europe said in a statement that its healthcare companies have made seven bolt-ons in 2020
VCs in £25m round for Cazoo at valuation of $1bn
Since launching in December 2019, the online car retailer has generated £20m in revenues
Ardian's Frulact buys Sensient's yoghurt division
With this add-on, Frulact expects to consolidate its market position and further expand in the US market
HSBC contributes $7m to Privitar's series-C
Warburg Pincus led an $80m series-C funding round for the data privacy company in April 2020
Allegro's PE sponsors plan IPO
GPs jointly acquired Allegro from South African media group Naspers for $3.253bn in October 2016
Coatue leads $150m Checkout series-B with $5.5bn valuation
US-based late-stage investor Coatue has previously taken stakes in companies such as Instacart
Epidarex Capital III closes on £102m
Fund invests in new life science companies from emerging research hubs across the UK