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AO Proptech leads €29m series-B for Plentific
Newcomer Target Global and existing investor Round Hill Ventures also take part in the round
Lakestar, Dawn Capital co-lead $37m series-B for Eigen
Existing investors Temasek and Goldman Sachs Growth Equity also participate in the funding round
Inflexion-backed Radius acquires Pure Telecom
Radius first acquired a telecommunications company in October 2018 with Adam Phones
Alcuin acquires Marsden
Marsden's current managing director, Richard Black, will continue to lead the company
LDC-backed Linley & Simpson acquires Beercocks
Financing for the acquisition was provided by Santander Corporate and Commercial Banking
Index Ventures leads $17m series-A for Cutover
Sussex Place Ventures, Contour Ventures, Partnership Fund and Outrun Ventures also take part
Diversification key to mitigating downturn, say AVCJ panellists
As concerns about a looming recession abound, LPs are focusing on diversifying their portfolios
Connection Capital sells JCRA
Connection Capital provided £6.7m to support the buyout of the business in 2017
Temasek, SIB in $18m series-B for PureLiFi
Temasek previously led a £7m investment for the technology developer in 2016
BC-backed Advanced acquires CareWorks
CareWorks is Advanced's first acquistion following the investment from BC Partners
Aliter acquires Sponge
Aliter acquired Bolt Learning in May 2019 and concurrently provided financing to acquire Mercurytide
UK pension partnership fully invests debut PE fund
LGPS Central Limited also announces its co-investment sleeve is performing ahead of targets
Balderton VII closes on $400m hard-cap
Balderton VII's predecessor closed on $375m and is now more than 50% deployed over 30 investments
Blackstone to buy stake in MagicLab in $3bn deal
London-based MagicLab owns social networking and dating apps Bumble, Badoo, Lumen and Chappy
BC-backed VetPartners buys Italian vet practices
VetPartners plans to further develop in Italy with the acquisition of additional practices
Livingbridge hires Osman and Manning
Rebecca Osman and Nick Manning join as investment director and investment manager respectively
True Venture leads $13m series-A for Wefarm
Existing investors LocalGlobe, ADV and the Norrsken Foundation also participate in the round
LDC-backed Eque2 acquires ClipIt
LDC acquired a significant minority stake in Eque2 from Livingbridge in a £16m deal in 2017
HV Holtzbrinck et al. back €11.5m Immo round
Real estate fintech business will use the fresh capital to grow its platform
Mobeus-backed Ludlow acquires Ivan A Hargreaves
Ludlow finances its third acquisition this year with its debt facility provided by Santander
Summit leads $40m for Immersive Labs
Existing investor Goldman Sachs also joins the funding round
Seed Partners backs DDI Projects
Seed Partners paid several million pounds for a 50% stake in the construction fit-out specialist
Inflexion-backed Huws Gray acquires JE Fuller
Inflexion acquired a minority stake in Huws Gray and backed its merger with Ridgeons in October 2018
Foresight opens Edinburgh office
Foresight opens the new office to support the investment of its Scottish Growth Fund
