United Kingdom
Midven participates in £251,000 round for Health2Works
VC invests via its Exceed and Early Advantage funds
CM-CIC sells Focal & Naim to Naxicap et al.
Company to be renamed Vervent Audio Group
Top KWM corporate partner Tim Wright leaves for DLA Piper
Tim Wright, DLA Piper
Social-impact investing: just a PR tool?
Social-impact investing
White & Case appoints banking partner
Colin Harley, White & Case
Private equity-backed Markit files for IPO
Firm hopes to raise up to $750m
Former Cambridge Associates MD joins Commonfund
Schmitter will focus on global private capital manager research and due diligence
BGF pumps £3m into Dudson
Company is more than 200 years old
Unlocking the UK's Patent Box
UK Patent Box
Certivox raises $8m series-B
Japan's NTT Docomo also backs company in first European investment
Atomico et al. invest $7m in Evrythng
Cisco invests alongside VCs
UK Watch: Q1 deal volume drops off
But increased exit activity is buoying the market
Bowmark Capital promotes four
Senior partner Mark Salter joins management committee
Saga announces plans to raise £550m in IPO
Proceeds will be used to pay down net debt
Alchemy's Parkdean completes £180m refinancing
Alchemy bought holiday operator in 2006
Tikehau hires former Blackstone exec Anderson for private debt division
Debra Anderson, Tikehau
Mercia, Finance Wales in $1m series-A round for Thalia
Firm also receives grant from Welsh government
MMC leads $10m round for Brightpearl
Existing investors also took part in round
LDC chief Darryl Eales steps down
Darryl Eales, LDC
Galen-backed Quotient raises $40m in IPO
Offering comprises 5 million units at $8 each
Panoramic et al. invest in Concorde
VCs provide business with $2.5m
Arle raises ad-hoc funding for Innovia buyout
GP buys asset from Candover Fund, which it has managed since 2009
British Business Bank doubles potential commitments to ECFs
Programme extended until 2014
NorthEdge's Help-Link buys Miller Pattison
Bolt-on extends firm's offering to include insulation