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VC-backed Funding Circle seeks to raise £300m from IPO
Proposed listing would reportedly value the UK-based peer-to-peer lender at ТЃ1.5bn
Pollen Street backs Irish property auction house BidX1
BidX1 has already kicked off plans to expand into South Africa, Spain and Greece
Evox Therapeutics raises £35.5m series-B
New backers include Redmile Group, GV, Cowen Healthcare Investments and Panacea Healthcare Venture
VC-backed Green Man prepares for IPO
Video game trading platform and community will reportedly seek a market cap of around ТЃ100m
Beech Tree's Wavenet secures €85m refinancing
Ares and RBS provide a unitranche and super-senior revolving credit facility, respectively
Albion leads $4m series-A for Phrasee
Previous backers Next Fifteen and angel syndicate Galvanise Capital also take part in the round
UK consumer sector maintains appeal in H1
Activity in the space remained remarkably resolute in the face of mounting pressures on the high street
Lansdowne et al. in £25m series-B for Genomics
US-based drug developer Vertex Pharmaceuticals led the funding round for the genetic data researcher
Wonga set to appoint Grant Thornton as administrator
Britain's largest payday lender closes its doors just a month after a ТЃ10m cash injection
NorthEdge backs Orbis Protect MBO
NorthEdge secures a significant majority stake in the facilities management company
LDC-backed Pelsis bolts on Curtis Gilmour
UK pest control products business has acquired its US competitor from PE house Harwood Capital
Investec and SC Lowy acquire Gaucho's debt
Transaction reportedly forms part of a deal to acquire the restaurant chain out of administration
Longitude leads £25m Kandy Therapeutics series-C
Recently founded biotech company will advance its menopause drug to the testing phase
Hg reinvests in Allocate Software
GP reinvests in the healthcare-focused software firm from Hg8, which is now 27% invested
Mobeus exits Motorclean in management buy-back
Sale of the automotive valeting business brings to an end a seven-year holding period
Blenheim Chalcot co-leads $20m series-B for SalaryFinance
UK-based low-cost payroll loan provider will launch its services in the US market
Investindustrial-backed Aston Martin prepares for IPO
Luxury car-maker will reportedly seek a ТЃ5bn valuation for its listing on the London Stock Exchange
LDC backs FC Business Intelligence MBO
Earlier reports suggested the vendors were hoping for an ТЃ80m valuation for the events company
BGF injects £7.5m into Purity Brewing Co
Funding will be used to support expansion across the UK, grow sales and develop new products
Livingbridge in £5m series-A for Pointr
Navigation software company will pursue international expansion and undertake a recruitment drive
ECI acquires MThree
Company will continue to be led by its founder and CEO, Alex Headley, who retains a minority stake
Souter sells majority stake in First Scottish
Sale of the property-related search business ends a nine-year holding period for the vendor
Draper Esprit leads $10m series-A for Apperio
Richard Marsh from Draper Esprit will join the company's board to support the management team
Electra fails to find buyer
Development comes at the end of a formal sale process seeking buyers for the firm or its portfolio