United Kingdom
Core makes 2.4x on PDP Couriers trade sale
Exit is first for GPтs second fund and comes eight years after investing in PDP
JZ makes 1.3x money on €96.3m direct secondary
Deal sees firm reap combined тЌ96.3m in proceeds and 1.3x exit multiple
MML's Iqarus buys C-Chec
MML acquired Iqarus in 2015 from former parent Capita
AnaCap closes third fund on €850m
Second vehicle with a focus on financial services to close so far in February, according to unquoteт data
MMC leads $6m series-B for Admedo
Programmatic advertising platform Admedo has closed a $6m series-B round led by MMC Ventures
Coller Capital loses senior partner Johansen
Fundraising partner Johansen leaves one week after CEO Tim Jones unexpectedly stepped down from his role
Albion leads £1.65m investment in InCrowd
Albion was joined by Sky and several angel investors in the funding round
Electra sells Daler-Rowney to Fila for €80.8m
Electra first backed fine art materials company in 2011 with ТЃ26m investment
Alvarez & Marsal hires new managing director David Evans
David Evans is appointed managing director and European practice leader
Elysian Capital in MBO for Sambro International
Transaction marks first platform deal for Elysian Capital II LP fund
Idinvest buys minority stake in VC-backed Secret Escapes
Institutional funds injection is company's fifth since inception in 2011
Accel, Octopus, Index exit SwiftKey in $250m Microsoft deal
US technology conglomerate continues European acquisitions with deal reportedly worth тЌ250m
FRP expands with debt advisory partners
FRP adds three debt advisory partners by acquiring London-based Litmus
WHEB closes €140m fund and rebrands as Alpina
Alpina Partners will continue to manage WHEB Partners' private equity funds
MMC promotes Coker to managing partner, hires Kelnar
Coker to co-manage venture investor alongside partner Bruce Macfarlane
Sofinnova and Imperial's Mission Therapeutics raises £60m
Investment led by Woodford Patient Capital Trust and saw existing backers re-up
Permira appoints new senior adviser Santschi
Niklaus Santschi, former chief executive of Six Payment Services, has joined Permira
Procuritas acquires Calorex in bolt-on
Deal follows buyout of Danthermтs HVAC and EMEA Telecoms divisions
Game platform FaceIt raises $15m in series-A funding
Anthos, Index Ventures and United Ventures fund UK gaming platform to expand in the US
BGF joins existing investors in $30m NewVoiceMedia round
Cloud communications service had previously raised capital from Bessemer, Eden Ventures et al.
Dawn and DN Capital in £20m Sonovate funding round
Round consists of ТЃ5m series-A and ТЃ15m in credit funding provided by Shawbrook
Peakon raises €4m from Idinvest and Sunstone
Recently launched business will boost operations at both its London and Copenhagen locations
BGF leads £15.3m funding round for Olive Communications
Barclays provided ТЃ5.25m in fresh debt funding, alongside BGF's ТЃ10m growth capital injection
Abingworth closes maiden co-development fund on $105m
VC's 11th vehicle will be used for five to six co-development deals over the next three years