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UK fundraising continues apace in 2017
Final closes in the first three quarters of the year show the UK is on track to surpass the post-crisis fundraising peak set in 2016
Foresight injects £3m into 200 Degrees
Business will use the fresh funding to open new coffee shops and invest in wholesale distribution
LeapFrog leads $40m series-C for WorldRemit
Fresh capital will be used to expand the company's payment services into new markets
Livingbridge sells Crew Clothing to Exquisite Apparel
Sale of the clothing retailer brings an end to an 11-year holding period for the GP
Bridgepoint raises €5.5bn for sixth fund
GP exceeded its тЌ5bn target and completed the fundraising ahead of schedule
Mercia holds £45.1m first close for EV Growth II
Tech-focused fund will make investments of up to ТЃ5m in buyouts and replacement capital deals
Apax closes digital fund on $1bn hard-cap
New team will be based in the firm's London and New York offices and led by Gigliani and O'Keefe
BGF, First Derivatives invest in AuditComply
Deal is the first to be jointly made by the backers after they announced a strategic partnership
CDPQ takes $400m stake in Hyperion
CDPQ joins the UK insurer alongside General Atlantic, which acquired a 33% stake in March 2013
Deal in Focus: BC-backed Sabre floats with £575m market cap
IPO of the insurance underwriter raised ТЃ206m to acquire shares owned by BC and other investors
General Atlantic appoints Samec as operating partner
Appointment is part of a raft of worldwide promotions at the firm, including two others in Europe
Synova-backed Defaqto refinances
New funding package will enable the business to repay shareholder debt and invest in further growth
Pentech et al. in £3m round for TravelNest
Deal for the holiday bookings management platform is the first made by Pentech and Mangrove's new funds
Terra Firma calls on H/2 to accept Four Seasons proposal
Development comes a month after the GP proposed to hand over its stake for a nominal sum
Hg-backed Cogital buys Shelley Stock Hutter
Shelley Stock Hutter is the first acquisition made under the Blick Rothenberg brand
Episode 1 closes second fund on €60m
BBB-backed tech-focused vehicle was oversubscribed and is 60% larger than its predecessor
Hughes Armstrong makes changes to management team
Founder Steve Lord takes charge of a portfolio company as the firm faces "excessive headwinds"
Sidley appoints Simpson Thacher's De Vlieger and Lefranc
Recruits leave their roles as counsel and associate after 10 and nine years respectively
ADV and Mercia inject £1.3m into MindTrace
Collision-avoidance systems developer will recruit a development team and CEO following the deal
Q&A with Aztec Group's Harrison: Outsourcing demystified
Aztec's Harrison speaks with unquoteт about modern fund administration and how the role has adapted to a new market
Forward Partners leads $4m round for Apexx
Payment processing marketplace will invest in product development and international expansion
Schroders Adveq launches third secondaries fund
Vehicle is the LP's first private equity fund launch since it acquired Adveq in April
Mercia provides Voxpopme with series-A funding
Seven-figure investment will enable the market research software business to expand internationally
Neo invests £30m in Victoria Beckham Limited
Fashion brand plans to launch collaborations and products in new categories of womenswear