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Beech Tree-backed Wavenet bolts on Solar Communications
Acquisition comes shortly after Wavenet secured an тЌ85m refinancing deal from Ares and RBS
Augmentum and Investec in $60m series-B for Monese
Latest round brings the total amount raised by the UK-based challenger bank to $76m
Epiris acquires auction house Bonhams
As part of the deal, Bruno Vinciguerra from Sotheby's will take on the role of executive chair
Campbell Lutyens hires HSBC's Dumbell
Firm says the new role reflects its growth in response to increasing demand for fund placement
BC to fully exit Sabre
BC and co-founder Angus Ball start an accelerated process to sell a further 17.9% stake
Sixth Element leads £4m series-A for Azeria
Company plans to use the fresh capital to advance its research towards clinical trials
Forward Partners leads £2.3m round for CountingUp
Online bank and bookkeeping software developer will invest in developing its accounting features
Arma appoints new partner, and managing director
Both new appointments will be based in Arma's London office to enhance the firm's deal capabilities
BGF in £6m round for MyLife
Deal for the personal-data-related software company is the GP's 32nd investment of 2018
Foresight invests £2.5m in ABL
Foresight Group's equity investment is supported by a debt package from Barclays
Maven completes £20m MBO of UAP
PE firm invests ТЃ8.7m alongside reinvestment from the senior management team
KKR and Bregal sell Cognita to Jacobs Holding
CVC, GIC, EQT and Temasek are also reportedly in the running for the independent schools group
VC-backed Funding Circle seeks to raise £300m from IPO
Proposed listing would reportedly value the UK-based peer-to-peer lender at ТЃ1.5bn
Evox Therapeutics raises £35.5m series-B
New backers include Redmile Group, GV, Cowen Healthcare Investments and Panacea Healthcare Venture
VC-backed Green Man prepares for IPO
Video game trading platform and community will reportedly seek a market cap of around ТЃ100m
Beech Tree's Wavenet secures €85m refinancing
Ares and RBS provide a unitranche and super-senior revolving credit facility, respectively
Albion leads $4m series-A for Phrasee
Previous backers Next Fifteen and angel syndicate Galvanise Capital also take part in the round
UK consumer sector maintains appeal in H1
Activity in the space remained remarkably resolute in the face of mounting pressures on the high street
Lansdowne et al. in £25m series-B for Genomics
US-based drug developer Vertex Pharmaceuticals led the funding round for the genetic data researcher
Wonga set to appoint Grant Thornton as administrator
Britain's largest payday lender closes its doors just a month after a ТЃ10m cash injection
NorthEdge backs Orbis Protect MBO
NorthEdge secures a significant majority stake in the facilities management company
LDC-backed Pelsis bolts on Curtis Gilmour
UK pest control products business has acquired its US competitor from PE house Harwood Capital
Investec and SC Lowy acquire Gaucho's debt
Transaction reportedly forms part of a deal to acquire the restaurant chain out of administration
Longitude leads £25m Kandy Therapeutics series-C
Recently founded biotech company will advance its menopause drug to the testing phase