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Maven leads £7.25m SPS MBO
Maven Capital Partners has led the ТЃ7.25m management buyout of promotional merchandise supplier SPS from parent company 4imprint Group.
Powervation raises $5.5m
Cork-based semiconductor firm Powervation has raised $5.5m in a series-C1 funding round.
Highland's AMCS bolts on PCST
Irish company Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems Group (AMCS), backed by Highland Capital Partners and Investec, has acquired US firm PC Scale Technologies (PCST).
Frog Capital backs RatedPeople.com pre-IPO round
Frog Capital and Western Technology Investment (WTI) have injected ТЃ6.5m into its portfolio company RatedPeople.com in a pre-IPO investment round.
DFJ leads £5m investment in SportPursuit
DFJ Esprit has led a ТЃ5m investment round for SportPursuit, a UK sport flash sales site.
Octopus appoints entrepreneur-in-residence
Debu Purkayastha, Octopus Investments
Howson joins Investec's corporate lending team
Tim Howson, Investec
Kantox raises further €6.5m
Partech Ventures and Idinvest Partners have led a тЌ6.5m series-A funding round for Peer-to-peer FX trading platform Kantox, with support from existing backer Cabiedes & Partners.
Duke Street sells Marlin to Cabot for £295m
Duke Street has sold UK debt purchaser Marlin Financial Group to Cabot Credit Management (CCM) in a deal valuing the company at ТЃ295m.
Epidarex leads £4m investment in EMI
Epidarex Capital (formerly Rock Spring Ventures) has taken part in a ТЃ4m series-A funding round for Edinburgh University spinout Edinburgh Molecular Imaging (EMI).
VC-backed Egalet raises $50.4m in IPO
VC-backed UK pharma Egalet has raised $50.4m in its IPO on the Nasdaq, giving the company a market cap of $166.8m.
VC-backed Circassia to float on LSE
Circassia, a UK allergy treatment developer backed by several investors, has announced its plans to float on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) next month.
Corsair's NoteMachine secures £76.5m refinancing
GE Capital and Ares Management have arranged unitranche facilities worth ТЃ76.5m for the refinancing of Corsair Capital-backed NoteMachine.
Artemis et al. invest £2m in Atterley Road
Artemis and several private investors have injected ТЃ2m into Atterley Road, a UK-based fashion e-commerce site and brand.
HIG hires two
HIG Capital has appointed Johannes Huttunen from Silverfleet Capital as senior associate and Johan Pernvi from Ratos as director.
SEP et al. sell Zinwave to McWane
US manufacturing company McWane has acquired venture capital-backed Zinwave, a UK provider of in-building wireless coverage infrastructure.
August's Rixonway in £15m refinancing
August Equity portfolio company Rixonway Kitchens, a UK-based kitchen manufacturer, has completed a refinancing of more than ТЃ15m.
SEP backs Car Loan 4U with £8m
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has invested ТЃ8m in Car Loan 4U, a UK online car finance specialist.
Blackstone credit arm commits $200m to Lobo
GSO Capital Partners, the credit arm of Blackstone, has made a $200m equity investment in Irish helicopter leasing company Lobo Leasing.
Gresham's Bull to head up Barracuda's private equity efforts
Anthony Bull, former co-head of the London team at Gresham Private Equity, is to head up the newly created private equity division at recruitment firm Barracuda Group.
HgCapital to reap 2.1x in Manx IPO
The IPO of HgCapital's Isle of Man-based telecoms operator Manx Telecom will give the company a market cap of around ТЃ160.2m and generate a 2.1x money multiple for its backer.
PE-backed Lysanda bolts on Tracker
UK-based Lysanda, a developer of automotive telematics and informatics solutions backed by Disruptive Capital Finance, has acquired Tracker Network, a subsidiary of Direct Line Group.
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Managing partner talks to Kimberly Romaine in video Q&A
Elysian supports Wellbeing MBO
Elysian Capital has backed the management buyout of healthcare IT business Wellbeing Software Group.