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RCP sells Zoggs to Head
Zoggs was a Risk Capital Partners II portfolio company; the vehicle held a final close in 2009 on ТЃ75m
Inflexion sells Glide to Alinda Capital for 3x money
Inflexion is said to be making a 3x money return on the sale of the fibre networks provider
Warburg Pincus invests >£250m in S&W merger with Permira's Tilney
Despite changes in the capital structure, the merger's ТЃ1.8bn price tag will remain the same
IK closes ninth-generation fund on €2.85bn
IK VIII held a final close in November 2016 with тЌ1.85bn and was 87% deployed as of December 2019
Guru buys ETX from JRJ
JRJ began exploring a sale process for CFD brokerage in 2017, when it mandated RBC
Sovereign appoints Rossetti to investment team
Rossetti previously worked at Morgenthaler Private Equity and Incline Equity Partners
Perwyn invests in $40m series-B for Decibel
Perwyn is an evergreen multi-family office that takes lead positions in funding rounds
Coller leads $829m GP-led secondary deal for Permira IV
Transaction involves four remaining assets, including Genesys, eDreams and Asia Broadcast Satellite
Groupe BPCE leads €8.5m round for Meniga
Existing investors Velocity Capital, Industrifonden and Frumtak also participate
KKR commits $1bn for GTR formation
Investment will be supported by $1.5bn in debt financing for a buy-and-build startegy
GP Bullhound invests in Busuu
Investment is drawn from GP Bullhound Fund IV, which closed on тЌ113m in June 2019
Morgan Lewis poaches funds team from Morrison & Foerster
Team includes partners Oliver Rochman and Rob Mailer, and two associates
IP Group-backed Oxford Nanopore raises £48.4m
Nanopore announced last week that it has a new category of Covid-19 test in advanced development
Novo leads $60m series-C for Exscientia
Evotec, Bristol Myers Squibb and GT Healthcare Capital also participate in the round
Caledonia announces private capital returns of -18%
Buzz Bingo and Liberation Group leisure venues are currently closed, due to coronavirus restrictions
ICG-backed Adelie falls into administration
Trade buyers Greencore, Bakkavor and Samworths have all been listed as potential buyers
Crowdcube invests £7.1m in Freetrade
CEO Adam Dodds says the company was looking to raise $20-50m in a series-B in 2020
CVC acquires 28% stake in Guinness Pro14
CVC Capital Partners Fund VII, which closed on тЌ15.5bn in June 2017, will make the investment
LGPS appoints Ross as CIO
Ross was previously deputy CIO and joined the company two years ago
Waterland invests in IMC
Viv Adshead, former president and CEO of Ashfield Communications, agrees to join the IMC board
GP Profile: August Equity Partners
Philip Rattle discusses mitigating the effects of the coronavirus crisis on the portfolio, and the firm's exit strategy
Horizon sells Connexas to trade
For the 2019 financial year, the company reported adjusted EBITDA of ТЃ6m from revenues of ТЃ18.4m
UK fundraising update: name-brands push on through
Despite the coronavirus crisis, many GPs and VC investors are expecting to hold closes in 2020
S-UBG wholly acquires Palmer Hargreaves
S-UBG offers growth capital and seed funding through its Seed Fonds II Aachen fund