UK Unquote
Isis Equity Partners becomes Living Bridge
Firm has sought to distance itself from any association with terrorism
Kernel invests in Certification Europe
Company plans on bolstering workforce by hiring 15 new staff next year
New Wave et al. invest in Endomagnetics
Funding will be used to support the company's US clinical trial
Bain merges Brakes' fresh food brands with Fresh Direct
M&J Seafood, Pauleys and Wild Harvest to be merged into new company
UK: Private equity across the regions
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Lloyds hires head of UK funds
Zhao previously worked at Erste, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and Deloitte
UK loan volumes in sharp Q3 decline
Decline mirrors similar trends in rest of Europe
Cabot acquires Blue Motor Finance
Deal comprises equity from Cabot alongside ТЃ200m debt facility
WL Ross's Virgin Money raises £312m in IPO
GP retains a 33% stake following the flotation
LDC in Vysionics trade sale
GP has reaped more than 2x original investment
Carlyle invests in GSLS
Carlyle's joint Ireland fund closed in July on тЌ292m
Grindley joins Grant Thornton North West
Grindley joins from PwC Germany
United Ventures invests $2.5m in BuzzMyVideos
Company helps video makers monetise their YouTube channels
NorthEdge's Jigsaw24 picks up Matrix
Deal marks Jigsaw24's second bolt-on
NEA et al. invest $33.1m in Ziarco
Existing backers Pfizer Ventures & BVF also took part
Lye joins JC Rathbone as director
Lye joins from Chatham Financial
Reputation issues linger despite value creation
"The industry does have a reputation issue," says Endless's Garry Wilson
NorthEdge backs Sumo MBO
Deal marks NorthEdge's sixth investment of the year
Inflexion divests Griffin Global Group
PE fund is understood to have reaped 2.8x money on 2009 investment
Encore picks up 37 Degrees from Albion
Deal follows Encore's acquisition of The Third Space
Better Capital buys Intertain's debt
Capital commitment includes allocation for future funding requirements
LDC's Fever Tree raises £93m in IPO
LDC has retained a 10.4% stake in the now listed company
Core Capital sells Kelway
US corporate CDW takes 35% stake
Maven's Martin joins Puma
Martin will work across Puma's VCT funds