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LDC's Fishawack buys Healthcircle Advertising
LDC backed the buyout of the pharmaceutical media agency from Growth Capital Partners in early 2017
TA-backed Datix agrees RL Solutions merger
Healthcare software firm Datix is backed by TA Associates since its investment in May this year
MML, Macquarie acquire Capita's ParkingEye for £235m
Capita is aiming to sell off its non-core assets to reduce its debt and focus on its core business
Maven in £2.8m round for P2P lending platform Lending Works
Previous backer NVM, along with Pollen Street and business angels, bring in ТЃ800,000
Marcorp leads $20m round for PaySend
UK fintech company PaySend plans to roll out additional services as it focuses on global growth
Eight Roads leads £14m series-B for Moneybox
Existing investors Oxford Capital Partners and Samos Investments are also taking part
SWFs consider reducing PE allocations – survey
Private equity remains among the most popular asset classes in the alternatives space
Bregal Milestone holds €400m final close for debut fund
Fund will make non-control investments in European family- and founder-led businesses
Hg-backed Cogital buys Wilkins Kennedy
Deal is the largest bolt-on to date for Cogital Group since it began investing in December 2016
NorthEdge's SME Fund I closes on £120m
NorthEdge's small-cap-focused vehicle, launched in February 2018, hits ТЃ120m hard-cap
Apiary holds £200m final close on debut vehicle
Fund is seeking investment opportunities in business services, healthcare and education
Inflexion buys 20% stake in Mountain Warehouse for £45m
Deal values the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer at around ТЃ310m
ECI reaches £700m hard-cap for fund 11 in less than three months
ECI 11 was launched in mid-April this year and is 40% larger than its predecessor
Idinvest leads $17m series-B for 21Buttons
Latest round brings total funding to $31m, and will be used to expand into the US market
Investec hires HSBC's Burgess
Burgess will focus on origination and execution of private debt services across Europe
Achleitner joins Investcorp advisory board
Career academic sits on the advisory board of several other financial institutions
Madison Dearborn and HPS acquire UK insurance firm PFP
US private equity houses own Ardonagh, a group of UK-based insurance brokers
VC firms back $20m series-C for Fever
Round is co-led by Spanish media company Atresmedia and technology real-estate business Labtech
NVM leads £2m round for Newcells Biotech
NVM provides ТЃ1.5m towards the round, while Northstar contributes the remaining ТЃ500,000
RCapital acquires Havelock from administrators
Acquisition of shopfitting company will safeguard 300 jobs and Havelock's manufacturing sites
Draper Esprit to co-invest with Earlybird
Draper Esprit has taken a stake in Earlybird's new Digital West Early Stage Fund VI
Investec sells Investigo to BCI
Sale of the professional-services-focused recruitment firm brings to an end a five-year tenure
Hg's Cogital buys Westleton Drake
Transaction is a bolt-on for the group's UK division, tax adviser Blick Rothenberg
Cairngorm acquires Rembrand to merge with Thornbridge
Acquisition of the Scottish timber processing and distribution firm is the group's second bolt-on