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Accel Partners injects $40m into WorldRemit
Money transfer business plans to expand geographically
Warburg to reap 4.5x in Poundland IPO
Warburg Pincus is set to reap a 4.5x money multiple and an IRR of more than 50% in the flotation of portfolio company Poundland, which has been valued at ТЃ750m after setting its price range for its admission to the London Stock Exchange.
Palatine-backed Chase Templeton shapes up with Health Assist
Portfolio company completes 13th bolt-on in as many months
Albion launches new VCT offer
Offer reflects strong investor demand for VCTs
Bridges expands with four new hires
Includes three hires for Sustainable Growth Funds team
ECI backs £57m Avantia buyout
Home insurer trades under the HomeProtect brand
Atomico et al. invest £3.4m in Quipper
Japanese firms Globis and Benesse also back the round
Dunedin-backed Hawksford buys Janus
Hawksford completes fifth acquisition since Dunedin MBO in 2008
Cinven looks to sell Spire
Asset expected to fetch more than ТЃ1.5bn
H2-backed Hancocks picks up JTS
H2 first invested in Hancocks in November 2012
TA Associates sells off remaining Jupiter stake
Jupiter's current market cap ТЃ1.85bn
VC-backed Just-Eat bolts on Meal2Go
Just-Eat to infuse electronic point-of-sale technology
Polaris leads $6m series-A for Boxever
Polaris Partners and Frontline Ventures have invested $6m in a series-A round for Boxever, a Dublin-based B2B platform for airlines and travel operators.
Allen & Overy appoints partner in PE practice
Law firm Allen & Overy has hired Karan Dinamani as a partner in the private equity practice of its London corporate group.
NVM's Kitwave acquires Eden Farm
UK wholesaler Kitwave Wholesale Group, backed by NVM Private Equity, has acquired frozen food and ice-cream wholesale and distribution business Eden Farm.
TVbeat secures $2m
London-based TVbeat, which provides real-time television ratings, has raised $2m from Episode 1 and Credo Ventures.
Apollo and CVC seek IPO of Brit Insurance
IPO expected to value the business at around ТЃ1bn
BGF invests £5m in Spex Group
Investor's fourth deal in Scotland this year
Duedil raises $17m series-B
Company claims it has doubled in size since series-A
Crescent leads £1m round for Analytics Engines
VC invests from its ТЃ22.5m fund Crescent III
Deal in focus: GC Aesthetics receives $60m lift
Management targeting 30% growth per annum
BGF energises 3sun with £10m investment
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ10m in 3sun Group, a provider of products and services to the global energy industry.
Carlyle hires Maguire as MD for energy vehicle
Robert Maguire, Carlyle
Exponent backs Loch Lomond
Exponent Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in The Loch Lomond Distillery Company.