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Octopus leads $8m series-A for Stratajet
Online platform for private jet hire will explore US expansion options
August holds first close for fourth fund
August Equity has reached a first close for its newly launched fourth fund, unquote" has learned
Nauta Capital et al. in €6.5m series-B for BeMyEye
Backers include P101, alongside existing investor 360 Capital Partners
Terra Firma hires three new managing directors
Firm has appointed Alex Williams, Michele Russo and Jyrki Lee Korhonen as managing directors
LDC backs MBO of TXM Plant
Business doubled its turnover to ТЃ45m over the last three years due to new contracts
Endless-backed Adare acquires BMC
Communications business passes from one Endless-backed company to another
Grant Thornton appoints Budworth to managing director
Budworth replaces Dave Clark, who steps down after 15 years but will stay with the firm
Cooley hires three new partners for PE team
Rosen, Hopkinson and Schwartzman will join the companyтs London, New York and Palo Alto teams
Amadeus leads series-A for Inotec
Existing backers Cambridge Capital Group and Cambridge University did not participate in the round
Deal in Focus: Montagu acquires August's FSP
Tertiary buyout will pave the way for further consolidation of the funeral services market, which has proven highly popular among PE players
BGF Ventures leads £3.2m round for ToucanBox
Fresh capital will enable children's art and crafts company to expand internationally
Colin Granger joins YFM as investment director
Granger joins from Milestone, where he focused on the UK lower-mid-market segment
Mobeus hires BGF's Hindocha
Hindocha joins from BGF, where he spent three years originating deals
General Atlantic enters exclusivity for £950m Argus buyout
Deal would value the business at 20x EBITDA, according to reports
Equistone director Silvester retires
Equistone Partners director Steven Silvester has retired after 19 years of employment at the firm
Panoramic closes second fund on £65m
Generalist vehicle will make buyout and growth capital investments in British SMEs
Lincoln hires Oakley's Brooks as MD
Appointment comes weeks after the firm hired Freyman as MD of valuations and opinions
Weaveworks raises $15m series-B from GV and Accel
Weaveworks creates software tools for managing, monitoring and securing containers
Montagu acquires FSP from August
Funeral services provider will continue expanding through bolt-on acquisitions
Marlborough Partners appoints Metzgen as MD
New recruit will oversee the firm's coverage and execution advisory activity
Two more partners leave Linklaters for Kirkland & Ellis
David Holdsworth and Tim Lowe are the most recent partners to join Kirkland from Linklaters
Squire Patton Boggs hires Spirit's Stirling
New recruit will oversee legal firm's private equity strategy across regional markets
Catalyst hires Shah as partner
New partner will focus on the technology, media and telecommunication sector
Apposite invests up to £12m in Medical Imaging Partnership
Radiology company will undertake a recruitment drive and expand accross the UK