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Bridgepoint invests in Elgin
GP invests in the road traffic information firm via Bridgepoint Growth, which invests ТЃ5-15m
Parabellum partially exits Parseq to Kura Group
Parseq's finance and administration division will continue to operate from its existing site
Northern Pool launches £720m PE vehicle
Pooled fund is designed to reduce fees and reliance on funds-of-funds, while boosting co-investment
Mobeus invests £8.4m in T&G MBO
Deal for travel-focused insurance company is the seventh by Mobeus Equity Partners IV
Aurelius opens new London office, appoints two
GP launched its London office five years ago and has since grown it from five to 20 employees
BGF exits MPK Garages
Stratford Retail Group acquired the company as part of its plan to build a group of fuel forecourts
Hg sells Kinapse to Syneos
Divestment of the life sciences consultancy brings to an end a tenure of just two and a half years
Augmentum invests £7m in three fintech companies
VC fund makes early-stage investments in fintech companies predominantly based in the UK
Standard Chartered to sell PE division in ICG-backed deal
Transaction will see ICG acquiring $1bn of assets from the vendor and injecting fresh capital
VC-backed Farfetch gears up for listing
Online fashion marketplace files a registration statement for an IPO on the New York exchange
EmergeVest backs Atheon Analytics in MBO
Atheonтs founder and CEO Guy Cuthbert and commercial director Ian Hall will stay on with the firm
C Ventures and Highland lead $20m series-A for Threads
Online personalised shopping service will open new offices in New York and Hong Kong
Penta-backed GRP buys Digney Grant
GRPтs Irish division Abbey Bond Lovis, a retail broking specialist, buys a majority stake
Connection Capital invests £3.6m in 23.5 Degrees
The Starbucks UK franchised company plans to open its 150th store within four years
Mobeus leads £4m funding round for Rotageek
Enterprise software company will recruit development and customer services specialists
Magnetar and DST inject £60m into Bulb
Transaction reportedly values the UK-headquartered renewable energy provider at ТЃ400m
ADV leads £3m series-A for Healthera
Previous backer Cambridge Enterprise and newcomer Future Care Capital also take part in the funding
VC-backed Monzo seeks $1.5bn valuation in new funding round
Reported transaction would value the fintech business at more than four times its 2017 valuation
WCAS takes Abzena private for £34.4m
Biotechnology and pharmaceutical company has previously received backing from a number of VCs
Catapult, Mercia in funding round for Rinicare
NPIF - Mercia Equity Finance is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund
Inverleith invests in Braham and Murray Good Hemp
GP plans on developing the company by drawing on its experience to reach new customers
Rede hires Amala's Simpson
Rede's seventh hire this year, most recently following the appointments of Joseph and Camacho
H2 buys Healthcare 21
GP plans to merge the two companies and create a combined group with operations across Europe
VC firms invest £2.4m in BioBeats
IQ Capital, Oxford Sciences Innovation and White Cloud Capital lead the round