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GC Aesthetics enhanced with $60m investment
GC Aesthetics, a Dublin-based plastic surgery business, has secured a $60m investment from a consortium of investors.
NVM Private Equity invests £3.5m in It's All Good
NVM Private Equity has injected ТЃ3.5m into Itтs All Good, a snack manufacturer specialising in tortilla chips.
LDC unpacks £100m from Benson sale
LDC has sold its stake in packaging company Benson Group for ТЃ100m to NYSE-listed Graphic Packaging International.
Investing in technology: it's not a bubble, but…
Taylor Wessing's Ed Waldron and Jonny Bethell wonder whether the recent appetite for tech businesses is sustainable.
Upcoming IPO to value Warburg-backed Poundland at £750m
UK discount retailer Poundland, backed by Warburg Pincus, has announced its intention to list on the London Stock Exchange.
Deal in focus: Maven buys SPS in MBO
Maven Capital Partnersт ТЃ7.25m management buyout of promotional goods producer SPS highlights improved confidence in the UK economy as businesses increase marketing budgets. Alice Murray reports
Oxford Capital makes senior promotions
Martyn Holman, Oxford Capital
VC-backed King files for $500m IPO
King Digital Entertainment, the venture-backed UK games developer behind Candy Crush Saga, has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a $500m IPO on the NYSE.
Wheb exits AMCS
Wheb Partners has sold its stake in Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems (AMCS), an Irish provider of technology solutions to the waste and recycling sector.
Gresham sells LAS Claims Management for £35m
Gresham Private Equity has sold LAS Claims Management to LSE-listed The Innovation Group in a ТЃ35m deal.
Doughty's TMF takes full control of Custom House
Doughty Hanson-backed TMF Group has acquired a further 49% holding in Custom House Global Fund Services, securing full ownership of the business.
BGF invests £3.4m in Jumpstart
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected ТЃ3.4m into tax consultancy business Jumpstart.
GTCR picks up Vitruvian's Callcredit
US-based private equity firm GTCR has acquired Leeds-based Callcredit Information Group from Vitruvian Partners.
Index in $500,000 round for Blaze
Index Ventures has taken part in a ТЃ300,000 funding round for Blaze, a UK-based start-up that produces safety lights for cycling.
Mobeus hires three
Richard Babington, Mobeus
Deal in focus: SEP drives car financing deal
Scottish Equity Partnersт (SEP) ТЃ8m investment in Car Loan 4U picks up on the growing need for online consumer finance as well as increased demand for cars in the UK.
Cavendish's Stelzer promoted to managing partner
Joe Stelzer, Cavendish Corporate Finance
Reed Smith hires new leveraged finance partner
Law firm Reed Smith has appointed Ben Davis as a leveraged finance partner in its London-based UK finance practice.
Octopus finances two bolt-ons for GetLenses
Octopus Investments has provided fresh funding for the acquisition of Dutch firms Lensbase and Vision Direct by its portfolio company GetLenses, a UK contact lenses retailer.
Florman and Oldroyd join MCF as advisers
Mark Florman, MCF Corporate Finance
North West Fund backs Fusion Implants
The North West Fund for Venture Capital, managed by Enterprise Ventures, has made a six-figure capital commitment to Fusion Implants, which manufactures veterinary implants using 3D printing technology.
3i's SLR bolts on US business
3i-backed environmental consultancy SLR Management has acquired US- and Canada-based HFP Acoustical Consultants.
PE backers work out gym merger
CCMP Capital Advisersт Pure Gym is merging with The Gym Group, backed by Phoenix Equity Partners and Bridges Ventures.
EDITD raises $4.4m from Index, Frog
London-based market data and analytics firm EDITD has raised $4.4m from Index Ventures and Frog Capital.