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Sequoia, Google Ventures lead £20m series-A for Vaccitech
Neptune Ventures also takes part in the financing, bringing the total raised to ТЃ30m
Synova supports MBO of Mintec
Deal for the food data provider announced within days of the GP's investment in AllClear
SEP injects £25m into Redwood
SEP initiated contact with the comms and cloud services firm three years ago
Oakfield holds first close on £33m
Fund raises significantly more than its ТЃ8.2m predecessor, Oakfield II UK Special Situations Fund
Waterland invests in Gas Tag
First investment made by Waterland's UK team since opening an office in Manchester
Synova backs AllClear in MBI
Chris Rolland, the former CEO of Staysure and American Express Insurance Services, will lead the business
Inflexion acquires Alston Elliot
Inflexion taps Enterprise Fund IV, which held a final close on ТЃ328m in May 2016
Lyceum shelves fund IV, moves to deal-by-deal
Fundraising proved tougher than expected, according to a source close to the situation
JC Flowers continues OneSavings sell-down
GP places a further 24 million shares, reaping gross proceeds of approximately ТЃ95m
Equistone hires MML's Baker
In his new role, Baker will be responsible for expanding Equistone's UK portfolio
Terra Firma hires new CFO
Vivek Ahuja and Mark Elliott join as CFO and head of support capital, respectively
BGF backs Walker Precision Engineering
Walker has seen an increase in demand from the burgeoning space market, BGF says
Cinven sells NPS to trade for £475m
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Cinven, which acquired NPS in December 2014
Permira sells down Just Group stake
ТЃ78.5m sale leaves Permira with a 17.7% stake in the financial services company
Aurelius hires Peter Wood from Next Wave
Wood will be responsible for sourcing investments in listed and private UK companies
FPE Capital hires Trendell as investment manager
Trendell joins from Deloitte, where he worked as a manager between 2011-2018
Aliter-backed Ipsum buys SPEC
Group expects to generate revenues of ТЃ23m and employ 175 people after the transaction
Edge Investments hires Santamaria and Burge
Both investment managers have a background in early-stage tech investment
Lonsdale promotes two
Andrew Chetwood joined in 2015, while Simon Doherty was hired in September 2017
Inflexion backs pet supplements maker Lintbells
Inflexion acquires a minority stake in the UK-based pet supplements specialist
VC firms back $8m series-A for Drop Kitchen
Frontline reinvested in the round and was joined by China- and US-based WI Harper
Investindustrial acquires London-based furniture group Oka
Co-founder Annabel Astor will remain as chairperson, with Peter Taylor staying on as chief executive
WestBridge holds £50m first close
British Business Bank commits ТЃ15m, with the vehicle aiming to raise ТЃ100m overall
Baird Capital exits RaySpec
Polatechno acquires RaySpec for its products and future collaboration opportunities