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3i's Go Outdoors in £33m refinancing
Go Outdoors, a UK-based outdoor activities equipment retailer backed by 3i and YFM Private Equity, has secured a new ТЃ33m debt facility from Barclays.
Bridges Ventures closes fund on £125m
Bridges Ventures has held the final close of Bridges Sustainable Growth Fund III on ТЃ125m, beating its ТЃ100m target.
Albion invests £1.4m in Isis Renewables
Albion Ventures has backed Isis Renewables, a UK-based provider of commercial solar panels, with a ТЃ1.4m investment.
Rutland engineers Millbrook deal
Rutland Partners has acquired Millbrook Proving Group from parent company General Motors (GM).
Sequoia backs Skyscanner
Sequoia Capital has invested in Skyscanner, a Scottish travel search engine, in a deal that values the company at $800m.
North West Fund sorts £500k PVC Recycling deal
The North West Fund for Energy & Environmental has invested ТЃ500,000 in plastic waste recycling company PVC Recycling.
Braemar et al. back Sefaira
Braemar Energy Ventures, Chrysalix SET and Hermes GPE have invested $7.2m in Sefaira alongside a $2m debt facility provided by Silicon Valley Bank.
Shackleton sells Nanosight for £15m
Shackleton Ventures has sold Nanosight, a developer of particle-size measurement instrumentation, to Malvern Instruments for ТЃ15m.
Terra Firma holds onto Odeon
Terra Firma Capital Partners is understood to have shelved its plans to sell the Odeon cinema chain after a strategic review.
Investec hires Joanna Turney
Joanna Turney, Investec
YFM regains independence
YFM Equity Partners has spun out of GLE Group to become an independent entity.
eVenture backs Azimo
Global VC firm eVenture Capital Partners (formerly BV Capital) has invested approximately $1m in Azimo, a UK-based online money transfer service provider.
MMC backs Love Home Swap with £1m fresh funding
MMC Ventures has injected a further ТЃ1.025m into portfolio company Love Home Swap, a UK-based тhome swapт holiday planning platform.
Albion Ventures backs Relayware
Albion Ventures has invested ТЃ3.5m in Relayware, a UK-based provider of B2B collaboration and multi-channel communication solutions.
YFM backs Douglas Gill MBO
YFM Equity Partners has invested in the management buyout of technical sailing clothing and accessories manufacturer Douglas Gill.
Terra Firma's Infinis considers IPO
Terra Firma-backed Infinis, a UK-based independent renewable energy generator, is preparing for a potential IPO.
Apax-backed Candy Crush developer to float
Apax Partners-backed King, the games developer behind Candy Crush Saga, has confidentially filed its IPO plans with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to reports.
Palatine's head of portfolio Donaldson steps down
Palatine Private Equity head of portfolio Steve Donaldson left the firm last month for an industry role.
Puma hires business development manager
James Ramsay, Puma Investments
BGF injects £4m into VTL
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ4m into VTL Group, a manufacturer of car components.
Sofinnova et al. invest £1.3m in Synthace
Sofinnova Partners has led a ТЃ1.3m funding round for Synthace, a London-based applied synthetic bioengineering company, alongside a syndicate of angel investors.
Graphite Capital hits £475m target in six months
UK mid-market investor Graphite Capital has held a ТЃ475m closing for its latest vehicle, GCP VIII. A handful of potential additional commitments could bring the total to more than ТЃ500m within the next few weeks.
Riverstone to list new £550m energy fund on LSE
Riverstone is planning to list its new energy fund Riverstone Energy Limited (REL) on the London Stock Exchange, with a view to raise up to ТЃ550m.
VC-focused law firm Jag Shaw Baker launches
James Shaw & Tina Baker, Jag Shaw Baker