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BGF invests £2m in Castleton
Fresh funding supports AIM-listed company's acquisition of Kypera
FRP expands with debt advisory partners
FRP adds three debt advisory partners by acquiring London-based Litmus
WHEB closes €140m fund and rebrands as Alpina
Alpina Partners will continue to manage WHEB Partners' private equity funds
MMC promotes Coker to managing partner, hires Kelnar
Coker to co-manage venture investor alongside partner Bruce Macfarlane
Sofinnova and Imperial's Mission Therapeutics raises £60m
Investment led by Woodford Patient Capital Trust and saw existing backers re-up
Synova scores 16x on Kinapse sale
Synova first backed the company in 2012, with sales growing since from ТЃ6.5m to ТЃ27.5m
Permira appoints new senior adviser Santschi
Niklaus Santschi, former chief executive of Six Payment Services, has joined Permira
BGF Ventures leads $6.5m round in Tapdaq
Tapdaq first received $1.4m in seed funding from Balderton et al. in September 2014
Procuritas acquires Calorex in bolt-on
Deal follows buyout of Danthermтs HVAC and EMEA Telecoms divisions
Kester scores 3x on Garrets sale
Kester first backed the marine catering business in 2012 in a deal thought to be worth ТЃ17m
Game platform FaceIt raises $15m in series-A funding
Anthos, Index Ventures and United Ventures fund UK gaming platform to expand in the US
BGF joins existing investors in $30m NewVoiceMedia round
Cloud communications service had previously raised capital from Bessemer, Eden Ventures et al.
Ardian picks up $940m PE portfolio from USS
Transaction marks one of Ardian's largest purchases from a UK pension fund
NorthEdge invests further £1m in FPE Global
Latest funding round marks third time NorthEdge has invested in FPE
Dawn and DN Capital in £20m Sonovate funding round
Round consists of ТЃ5m series-A and ТЃ15m in credit funding provided by Shawbrook
HighQ raises $50m from One Peak et al.
London-based HighQ will use the $50m funding round to expand internationally
Peakon raises €4m from Idinvest and Sunstone
Recently launched business will boost operations at both its London and Copenhagen locations
Deal in Focus: US GP JMI Equity invests in CoreHR
A detailed look at US GP JMI's investment in Cork-based enterprise software company CoreHR
Vespa offloads WSP Textiles
Vespa first backed Stroud-based billiard table upholterer in 2011
Catalyst hires new dealmakers for London office
Jack Atkins and Oliver Norman have joined Catalyst from PwC and EY, respectively
LGV's Air Energi merges with Wellspring's Swift
Merger of two energy-focused recruitment companies comes as oil prices look set to remain low
BGF leads £15.3m funding round for Olive Communications
Barclays provided ТЃ5.25m in fresh debt funding, alongside BGF's ТЃ10m growth capital injection
JZ Capital holds €400m final close for third fund
Final close comes five months after first close for GPтs Europe-focused fund
Thomas joins August Equity
Tim Thomas, previously at Bridgepoint Development Capital, has joined August's investment team