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Cavendish's Stelzer promoted to managing partner
Joe Stelzer, Cavendish Corporate Finance
Reed Smith hires new leveraged finance partner
Law firm Reed Smith has appointed Ben Davis as a leveraged finance partner in its London-based UK finance practice.
Octopus finances two bolt-ons for GetLenses
Octopus Investments has provided fresh funding for the acquisition of Dutch firms Lensbase and Vision Direct by its portfolio company GetLenses, a UK contact lenses retailer.
Florman and Oldroyd join MCF as advisers
Mark Florman, MCF Corporate Finance
North West Fund backs Fusion Implants
The North West Fund for Venture Capital, managed by Enterprise Ventures, has made a six-figure capital commitment to Fusion Implants, which manufactures veterinary implants using 3D printing technology.
PE backers work out gym merger
CCMP Capital Advisersт Pure Gym is merging with The Gym Group, backed by Phoenix Equity Partners and Bridges Ventures.
EDITD raises $4.4m from Index, Frog
London-based market data and analytics firm EDITD has raised $4.4m from Index Ventures and Frog Capital.
Maven leads £7.25m SPS MBO
Maven Capital Partners has led the ТЃ7.25m management buyout of promotional merchandise supplier SPS from parent company 4imprint Group.
Powervation raises $5.5m
Cork-based semiconductor firm Powervation has raised $5.5m in a series-C1 funding round.
Frog Capital backs RatedPeople.com pre-IPO round
Frog Capital and Western Technology Investment (WTI) have injected ТЃ6.5m into its portfolio company RatedPeople.com in a pre-IPO investment round.
DFJ leads £5m investment in SportPursuit
DFJ Esprit has led a ТЃ5m investment round for SportPursuit, a UK sport flash sales site.
Octopus appoints entrepreneur-in-residence
Debu Purkayastha, Octopus Investments
Howson joins Investec's corporate lending team
Tim Howson, Investec
Kantox raises further €6.5m
Partech Ventures and Idinvest Partners have led a тЌ6.5m series-A funding round for Peer-to-peer FX trading platform Kantox, with support from existing backer Cabiedes & Partners.
Duke Street sells Marlin to Cabot for £295m
Duke Street has sold UK debt purchaser Marlin Financial Group to Cabot Credit Management (CCM) in a deal valuing the company at ТЃ295m.
Epidarex leads £4m investment in EMI
Epidarex Capital (formerly Rock Spring Ventures) has taken part in a ТЃ4m series-A funding round for Edinburgh University spinout Edinburgh Molecular Imaging (EMI).
VC-backed Egalet raises $50.4m in IPO
VC-backed UK pharma Egalet has raised $50.4m in its IPO on the Nasdaq, giving the company a market cap of $166.8m.
VC-backed Circassia to float on LSE
Circassia, a UK allergy treatment developer backed by several investors, has announced its plans to float on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) next month.
Corsair's NoteMachine secures £76.5m refinancing
GE Capital and Ares Management have arranged unitranche facilities worth ТЃ76.5m for the refinancing of Corsair Capital-backed NoteMachine.
Artemis et al. invest £2m in Atterley Road
Artemis and several private investors have injected ТЃ2m into Atterley Road, a UK-based fashion e-commerce site and brand.
SEP et al. sell Zinwave to McWane
US manufacturing company McWane has acquired venture capital-backed Zinwave, a UK provider of in-building wireless coverage infrastructure.
August's Rixonway in £15m refinancing
August Equity portfolio company Rixonway Kitchens, a UK-based kitchen manufacturer, has completed a refinancing of more than ТЃ15m.
SEP backs Car Loan 4U with £8m
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has invested ТЃ8m in Car Loan 4U, a UK online car finance specialist.
Gresham's Bull to head up Barracuda's private equity efforts
Anthony Bull, former co-head of the London team at Gresham Private Equity, is to head up the newly created private equity division at recruitment firm Barracuda Group.