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MMC in $5.7m round for Sky-Futures
Round follows first ТЃ2.5m injection by VC into drone inspection specialist
Bridgepoint's ITG picks up Creator
Deal marks second bolt-on for ITG since being backed by BDC in April 2014 for ТЃ28m
Upfront and IA lead $3m round for Cognitive Logic
British startup raises seed round from US venture funds three weeks after launch
Paul Dunbar appointed partner at Vinson & Elkins
Appointment is part of firm's strategy to expand London private equity practice
MML's Optionis buys pub accountant ARC
Deal marks sixth bolt-on for Optionis since being purchased by MML in 2014
Core makes 2.4x on PDP Couriers trade sale
Exit is first for GPтs second fund and comes eight years after investing in PDP
Apax-backed Ascential in £800m London IPO
Apax and GMG acquired the business for ТЃ1bn in 2008 when it was known as Emap
MML's Iqarus buys C-Chec
MML acquired Iqarus in 2015 from former parent Capita
Beringea scores 12x on Monica Vinader partial exit
Piper invested ТЃ14m while US firm Winona Capital supplied ТЃ6m
AnaCap closes third fund on €850m
Second vehicle with a focus on financial services to close so far in February, according to unquoteт data
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MMC leads $6m series-B for Admedo
Programmatic advertising platform Admedo has closed a $6m series-B round led by MMC Ventures
Receipt Bank raises $10m from Kennet
Receipt Bank was established in 2011 after the founder acquired Receipt Farm
Baird sells Alpha FMC to Dunedin
Baird acquired a minority stake in Alpha in October 2013 in a transaction worth ТЃ28m
Albion leads £1.65m investment in InCrowd
Albion was joined by Sky and several angel investors in the funding round
Electra sells Daler-Rowney to Fila for €80.8m
Electra first backed fine art materials company in 2011 with ТЃ26m investment
BGF in swift exit from Plastique
Business Growth Fund had bought a minority stake in the business for ТЃ5m in mid-2014
Alvarez & Marsal hires new managing director David Evans
David Evans is appointed managing director and European practice leader
Maven backs £11m EE Smith MBO
Maven invested via its Maven Investor Partners fund rather than through its VCT vehicles
Elysian Capital in MBO for Sambro International
Transaction marks first platform deal for Elysian Capital II LP fund
Idinvest buys minority stake in VC-backed Secret Escapes
Institutional funds injection is company's fifth since inception in 2011
MML's Lomond acquires John Shepherd
MML first backed the Scottish property asset management company in August 2014
Accel, Octopus, Index exit SwiftKey in $250m Microsoft deal
US technology conglomerate continues European acquisitions with deal reportedly worth тЌ250m
Permira sells Creganna for $895m
All-cash transaction with TE Connectivity awards Permira a 3.4x return multiple