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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 unquote” 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
Talis leads $10m series-A for AI legal firm Luminance
Invoke Capital and law firm Slaughter and May also took part in the funding round
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
Synova's 4Ways refinances
Teleradiology business secures an improved package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking
Neo invests £30m in Victoria Beckham Limited
Fashion brand plans to launch collaborations and products in new categories of womenswear
Maven-backed Vodat buys Axonex
Three directors and majority shareholders from Axonex will become shareholders in the new group
Balderton raises $375m for sixth fund
New vehicle will focus on series-A investments in European technology companies
Inflexion acquires £150m stake in Radius
Fuel card provider will look to expand internationally under its new ownership model
BGL shelves IPO, sells 30% stake to CPPIB
Current owners BHL to retain a majority holding in the company after the transaction
Montagu to take Servelec private for £223.9m
GP makes all-equity cash offer of £3.13 per share, a 19.8% premium on the closing share price
Stanhope Capital launches Entrepreneurs Fund
Vehicle will invest in buyouts and growth equity transactions for European SMEs
Hermes makes two senior hires in London office
GP appoints USS's Phakey and Mojo's Manolopoulos as senior investment professionals
UK autumn budget: industry reactions
VCT and EIS fund managers and trade bodies broadly welcome the autumn budget, as BBB receives an additional £2.5bn in funding
Mercia moves into new Leeds office
Firm is increasing its activity after being appointed to manage Northern Powerhouse funds in February
Seedcamp holds first close on £41m for fourth fund
Fund is backed by around sixty global corporates, venture capitalists and funds-of-funds
Livingbridge opens US office
New Boston location will support portfolio companies' expansion plans in the US market
GCP invests in DMW Group
Deal for the IT consultancy is the fifth investment from the GP's £205m fourth fund
BC Partners to close 10th buyout fund in coming weeks
GP is understood to be anticipating a handful of commitments before holding a final close in January
BGF acquires minority stake in Cornwall Insight
BGF is having a quieter year with 23 deals completed so far in 2017
Inflexion backs MBO of PCMS Group
Acquisition of the POS software business comes a week after the GP acquired Atcore