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Exponent names Lenane as managing partner
Richard Lenane succeeds Hugh Richards as managing partner of Exponent
UK PE firms struggle to find new recruits amid thriving market
As the UK PE market enjoys more buoyant conditions, sourcing new team members is proving tough
Accel leads £12.5m series-B for Carwow
Round follows ТЃ1.3m seed investment and ТЃ4.6m series-A in February and December 2014
Castik's Waterlogic acquires PHS
Deal marks sixth bolt-on for Waterlogic since being acquired by Castik in 2014
Synova hits £250m hard-cap for third fund
Synova's third fund comes less than three years after it closed its second vehicle on ТЃ110m
Brown joins Palatine as investment manager
Rupert Brown has been appointed as investment manager at Palatine Private Equityтs London office
Carlyle acquires Seraphim's TestPlant
Venture backer Seraphim exits seven years after initial investment in software diagnostics business
Livingbridge invests in Efficio
Procurement business Efficio first received backing in 2001
Alchemy's Incisive Media sells Legal Week to ALM
Legal information and events brand adds to the number of Incisive businesses carved out last year
Skyscanner raises £128m from Vitruvian, Artemis et al.
Company will focus on accelerating its growth following the funding round
Merino picks up Tobar from Primary Capital
Tobar Group, the operator of Hawkin's Bazaar, fell into administration in December 2011
Baird's SR Group makes New York bolt-on
Baird invested in the recruitment services firm in 2013, with debt provided by Beechbrook
Key Capital names Duquenoy as partner
Duquenoy joined Key Capital as a director in April 2012 from VC-backed recruiter JHI
Adveq promotes six to executive director
Announcement comes a year after fund-of-funds named four professionals to the role
DLA names Kolacki as debt finance partner
Kolacki joins after 10-year stint at rival law firm Latham & Watkins
BC Partners' Côte completes double bolt-on
Bolt-ons are the first acquisitions made by casual dining chain under BC Partnersт ownership
Ipes makes two senior appointments
Ipes has named its former head of Jersey operations, Nigel Strachan, as head of business development
Feeney joins Palatine's advisory board
Feeney joins Pets at Home founder Anthony Preston on Palatine's advisory board
Push Doctor raises $8.2m in series-A funding
The online GP marketplace had previously received $1.2m in seed capital in November 2014
MML's BMB acquires Orion
MML supported BMB's MBO in July 2015, with the company now pursuing a buy-and-build strategy
MML's Clean Linen buys Paragon
Clean Linen makes second bolt-on following MML's investment in 2014
BGF-backed Shepherd Direct acquires CPBigwood
BGF first backed Shepherd Direct in June 2015 with a ТЃ20m investment alongside other backers
TA Associates promotes three in London office
Promotions include J Morgan Seigler moving onto managing director role in London
BC-backed Mergermarket buys Creditflux
Bolt-on follows on from the purchases of unquote", AVCJ and C6 in second half of 2015