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Vitruvian leads $64m round for Just-Eat
Vitruvian Partners has led a $64m funding round for London-based online takeaway ordering service Just-Eat.
Terra Firma buys Four Seasons for £825m
Terra Firma has acquired British elderly and specialist care provider Four Seasons for ТЃ825m.
ISIS appoints four partners
ISIS Equity Partners has promoted Pete Clarke, Liz Jones, Paul Morris, and Daniel Smith to partner.
ISIS closes fifth fund on £360m
ISIS Equity Partners has closed its fifth vehicle ISIS V on ТЃ360m.
McDermott hires Dewey & Leboeuf duo
Law firm McDermott Will & Emery has officially appointed Mark Davis and Russell Van Praagh as partners in the firm's London offices.
CVC acquires AlixPartners
CVC Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in corporate advisory firm AlixPartners from private equity owner Hellman & Friedman.
Naxos Capital et al. back P2i
French GP Naxos Capital Partners has taken part in a ТЃ12m funding round for British liquid repellent coating firm P2i.
UK PE market defies recession
While the UK officially entered a double dip recession this morning, its private equity market has defied the gloom and is once again showing growth.
Video: Government raises pressure on Bribery Act
The Bribery Act makes it a corporate offence if a business with a UK presence fails to prevent a bribe.
EV backs MBO of HSEC
Venture capital firm EV has backed the ТЃ2.7m management buyout of Health Safety and Engineering Consultants (HSEC), based in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
HgCapital's Voyage Care acquires Solor Care
HgCapital and SL Capital Partners portfolio company Voyage Care has acquired UK care provider Solor Care from Barclays Ventures and RBS.
YFM appoints non-exec chairman
Andrew Marchant has been appointed non-executive chairman of YFM Equity Partners.
PEF raises £1m for disadvantaged young people
Last weekтs Private Equity Foundation (PEF) Full Potential Awards dinner was attended by 400 people and raised ТЃ1,046,070. The sum is earmarked to help some of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable young people in the UK.
Augmentum leads £7.5m round for Bathrooms.com
Augmentum Capital has led a ТЃ7.5m series-B round for Leighton Buzzard-based bathroom products retailer Bathrooms.com.
Inflexion expands international teams
Inflexion Private Equity has expanded its teams in Brazil, China and India to support portfolio development.
ISIS to close latest fund on £350m
ISIS Equity Partners is about to announce the close of its fifth fund on ТЃ350m, according to reports.
VCT fundraising remains strong
VCTs raised ТЃ330m in the last tax year, according to data published by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).
Sovereign promotes two
Sovereign Capital has promoted investment team members Jose Rodriguez Cesenas and Neil Cox to directors.
ISIS invests in Happy Days
ISIS Equity Partners has invested ТЃ3.7m in day nursery operator Happy Days.
Montagu acquires College of Law
Montagu Private Equity has acquired the legal education and training business of The College of Law.
YFM backs Seven Technologies
YFM Equity Partners has invested ТЃ6.6m in Northern Irish engineering firm Seven Technologies.
Lyceum's Adapt makes £13m acquisition
Lyceum Capital has invested an undisclosed sum of fresh equity to support the ТЃ13m add-on acquisition of eLINIA by its portfolio company Adapt.
Notion Capital holds a $100m first close
Notion Capital has announced a $100m first close for Notion Capital Fund 2, its second fund focused on emerging cloud computing and software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies in the UK and Europe.
WestBridge closes £30m SME fund
WestBridge Capital has closed the WestBridge SME Fund on its ТЃ30m target after two years of fundraising.