Maven Capital Partners
Maven backs Acton Banks in MBO
Deal includes an investment of £9.65m from Maven in addition to investment from senior management
Maven reaps 2.7x on sale of Cursor to DiscoverIE
Sale of trackball manufacturer brings to an end a three-year holding period for the fund manager
Maven completes £20m MBO of UAP
PE firm invests £8.7m alongside reinvestment from the senior management team
Maven in £2.8m round for P2P lending platform Lending Works
Previous backer NVM, along with Pollen Street and business angels, bring in £800,000
Maven appointed to manage £27m fund for north-east England
GP has secured a number of mandates to manage publicly funded regional vehicles in recent months
Maven-, Penta-backed Endura acquired by Pentland Brands
Transaction comes three and a half years after the GPs invested in the cycling apparel brand
Maven's Finance Durham fund leads £850,000 round for Honcho
Investment in Honcho is Maven-managed Finance Durham Fund’s fifth deal
Penta- and Maven-backed GRP acquires County Group
Current management team will stay with the business as it moves to new ownership
Maven invests £1.95m in E-Safe Global
Deal comes two years after the GP made a £450,000 investment in the cyberbullying detection business
Maven appoints directors for MEIF Debt Fund teams
Steve Lewis and Jonathan Lowe join Maven in Birmingham and Nottingham, respectively
Maven exits SPS with 3x return
Sale of SPS to PE-backed PF Concept represents Maven's 13th exit since January 2014
Maven-backed Vodat buys Axonex
Three directors and majority shareholders from Axonex will become shareholders in the new group
Maven Capital hires Marsh as investment manager
Marsh will help manage the Durham County Council's £20m Finance Durham fund, mandated to Maven in March
Maven injects £3m into Altra
Capital will support the launch of the group's structured trade credit insurance brokering division
Maven reaps 4.7x on Crawford Scientific sale to Limerston
Sale of the stake leads to a 70% IRR after a three-year holding period for Maven
Maven and Enso inject £2m into Cognitive Geology
Fresh capital will fund the rollout of the oil-and-gas-related data software provider's Hutton product
PE-backed Indigo Telecom acquires Belcom247
Transaction is first bolt-on acquisition after Indigo's Maven- and YFM-backed buyout 15 months ago
Maven appointed to manage £90m MEIF debt funds
GP will oversee deployments of £100,000-1.5m for SMEs in West Midlands, East Midlands and the area to the immediate south
Maven hires Furlong as investment director
Dave Furlong joins the firm's Manchester office from Infinity Debt Capital Management
Maven opens Durham office
Maven will manage the £20m Finance Durham Fund from its new office in the city
Maven leads £3.5m round for Contego Fraud Solutions
NVM Private Equity and existing investors provide £1.7m in the round as well
Penta- and Maven-backed GRP acquires Greens
Deal is the third bolt-on acquisition made by the insurance broker since the beginning of 2016
Maven backs ITS with £2.25m venture funding
Maven deploys capital for the internet provider via its venture capital trust funds
Maven invests £1.5m in data and graphics startup Ebb3
Funding for the deal will come from Maven Capital Partners's venture capital trusts