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US investor JMI backs Irish software developer CoreHR
US investor JMI Equity, which targets software and services investments, will support CoreHR's expansion
Electra to review strategy following Bramson appointment
Review will take place before Q4 this year, with Electra stressing the success of its current strategy
Palatine sells Selection for £34.8m
Palatine backed Selection's ТЃ15m MBO in December 2011, investing via its first fund
Foresight makes further investment in AppInstitute
Foresight initially invested ТЃ500,000 in the SaaS business in 2014
Beringea promotes McCormick and hires three
Karen McCormick has been named Beringea's chief investment officer, replacing Trevor Hope
Abingworth closes maiden co-development fund on $105m
VC's 11th vehicle will be used for five to six co-development deals over the next three years
Lyceum appoints Rogerson, promotes four
Mark Rogerson has joined Lyceum as a partner in the operations and development team
LDC's Away Resorts acquires Cosways Holiday Park
Deal marks first bolt-on for Away Resorts since being acquired by LDC in April 2015
BGF injects $7.2m into Adestra
Marketing technology software and services provider will continue to pursue global growth
Marlin buys Cobham's surveillance business
TSB offers video, audio and other surveillance products, typically used by intelligence agencies
Telensa raises $18m from ETF and SVB
Cambridge-based Telensa has developed energy-efficient street light applications
McKean joins Stevenson James
Tim McKean is a former equity partner and member of the senior executive team at 3i Debt
Catapult holds first close for GM&C Life Sciences Fund
VC firm Catapult manages funds on behalf of public and private investors
BGF invests in Grace Cole
Company has expanded to the US, the Middle East and Asia Pacific since inception in 2007
Oxford et al. in $13m round for Import.io
Other backers of the series-A include Imperial Innovations, Wellington Partners and Open Ocean
Debt fund Muzinich & Co holds first close
The vehicle, which began pre-marketing in summer 2015, is targeting a final close on ТЃ350m
Catapult hires new investment manager
Gareth King joins as investment manager and will help launch Catapult's new life sciences fund
Impetus-PEF appoints Andrew Ratcliffe as CEO
Ratcliffe will replace Daniela Barone Soares, who stepped down in June after nine years
Index backs Morphogen's £1.5m seed round
Index closed its latest fund, Index Ventures Growth III, on тЌ650m in April 2015
Three Hills Capital Partners backs Tomorrow London MBO
Three Hills Decalia fund will provide liquidity to present management of Tomorrow London
Albion to manage new £50m UCL fund
LPs Imperial Innnovations and European Investment Fund provided vast majority of funding
Equistone returns to Gaucho
Equistone backed Gaucho's first MBO in 2005 before selling to Phoenix for ТЃ55m a year later
Dorsey & Whitney hires Denham as partner
Denham advises on leveraged finance and banking, will work with corporate and finance groups
Rubicon and Grovepoint pick up EnServe from Cinven
Following an aggressive sell-off programme, the remaining business of EnServe has been sold by Cinven