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BGF releases 2019 results, reports operating profit of £133m
BGF invested more than ТЃ200m in 45 new companies and provided a further ТЃ144m in follow-on funding
EQT Ventures leads $12m series-A for Peanut
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, engagement on London-based Peanut has increased by 30%
Andera hires Argos Wityu's Jay
Andera is currently deploying a series of funds, including BioDiscovery V and Winch Capital 4
Dawn Capital appoints Inflexion's Brown
Hannah Brown is joining from her position as assistant director at Inflexion Private Equity
FTV leads £78m round in Bought By Many
Based in London, and founded in 2012, Bought By Many is a pet insurance broker based in London
2010-vintage funds: what is still in UK portfolios
PE managers now have a number of options available to them when funds near the end of their lifespan
Aurelius's Bertram to make wholesale division insolvent, sells Wordery
Bertram temporarily closed Bertram Books as of 1 April due to uncertainty caused by the pandemic
Palatine-backed SMP acquires RBC Corporate Services Hong Kong
Palatine acquired financial advisory service SMP in 2019, drawing equity from Palatine III
VGC appoints Read as director
Alex Read joins from Alantra, where he spent three years as an origination associate
Nesta and Downing lead £2m round for Empiribox
Nesta education lead Manish Miglani and Downing portfolio director Mike Kennedy join the board
NB et al. buy minority stake in Castik-backed Waterlogic
In January 2020, BCI acquired a minority stake, which the three new incoming investors will share
IDIA et al. invest €15m in Amarenco
Amarenco also purchases Macquarie Capital's shares in their solar project joint venture
NPIF allocates £23.7m to Maven
Regions the fund invests in include Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside
Elysian III eyes first close in June
LPs in Elysian II include Hamilton Lane, Morgan Stanley and West Yorkshire Pension Fund
Stirling Square hires two
Stirling Square is currently investing from its fourth-generation fund, which closed on тЌ950m
VCs in $80m series-B for Compass Pathways
Compass intends to use the funds to expand upon its lead programme in psilocybin therapy
Synova-backed Fairstone acquires domestic IFA firms
Synova committed ТЃ25m to the development of Fairstone in 2016, drawing equity from Synova III
IW invests £2m in GPDQ
IW Capital provides equity investments, typically of ТЃ1-2.5m, through EIS investments
Maven leads round for Intilery
Founded in 2012 and based in Chester, Intilery offers a real-time omnichannel CRM platform
Hg promotes Sanow to partner
Sanow has been involved in the Hg 6, Hg 7, Hg 8, Saturn, Mercury 1 and Mercury 2 fundraisings
UK government extends lifeline to PE assets, but obstacles remain
Clarification for CBILS is deemed helpful, but concerns linger for the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS)
Mayfair announces five promotions
Mayfair has promoted its portfolio director Paul Reading to the position of managing director
Oakley hires Kienwald on legal team
Kienwald joins Oakley's legal team from his position as associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Ubon portfolio companies Vaion and Jazz Networks merge
Following the merger, the combined company т now named Ava т will consolidate its offering