United Kingdom
Octopus in £2m series-A for Segura
Investment is the latest in an active Q4 for Octopus, according to unquote" data
PHD Equity Partners invests £2.5m in 1st Class Holidays
UK GP invests for minority stake in Manchester-based travel agent
POP Capital buys New & Lingwood
Sale to US luxury brands investor POP Capital follows Cavendish-led sales process
Carlyle invests in PIB Insurance Brokers
GP secures stake via its Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners II fund
AnaCap promotes Edwards and Hilkene to partner
Both new partners are near decade-long AnaCap employees
SEP backs Peppermint Technology with £10m
Original investor OLM Systems remains a shareholder in the business
Deal in Focus: Mobeus and Maven score 6.8x on Westway exit
An in-depth look at Mobeus and Maven's trade sale of Westway
SL Capital Partners hires John Seal
John Seal joins SL Capital as head of junior debt team
Bridgepoint scores 3x money on LGC exit to KKR
Bridgepoint had acquired the company from LGV in 2010 for ТЃ257m
DN Capital's Purplebricks aims for £255m IPO
AIM flotation to raise ТЃ25m for estate agency
New VCT rules could force collaboration with buyout funds
Restrictions on how VCT funds can invest could cause wider industry shift
BGF hires Mike Clark in Leeds
Mike Clarke joins BGF investment team in north of England
Bridges' Alina bolts on Extra Mile Care
Acquisition of domiciliary care business marks third bold-on for Alina with Bridges backing
Key Capital Partners appoints new Leeds director
Key Capital has hired James Hall as a director in its Leeds office
Palatine's Chase Templeton bolts on Avanti Healthcare
Palatine has owned Chase Templeton since 2013
RBS formalises three alternative tie-ups
RBS has signed agreements with AIG, Hermes and M&G
Bowmark buys Nexus from Livingbridge for £51m
Livingbridge acquired the business in 2008
JMI Equity injects £49m into Avecto
US private equity firm secures minority stake in Manchester-based security software business
GHO buys Quotient Clinical from BDC
BDC exits drug development business after two years, reaps 6.4x money multiple and strong IRR
Palatine opens Birmingham office
Firm looking to accelerate dealmaking across East and West Midlands
CMC and CITIC buy 13% of City Football Group
Deal values Manchester City parent company at $3bn
BlueBay closes second debt fund on €2bn
Fund close comes after less than a year on the road
VC-backed Velocity bolts on Uncover
Third add-on to be financed via $16m series-A
Autumn statement causes carried interest confusion
Carried interest to be taxed as income unless investment is "long term"




