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Palatine backs Anthesis
Company intends to further boost its growth both organically and via strategic acquisitions
Inflexion buys minority stake in Systal
Investment in the managed IT network service is the GP's third deal to be announced in March 2021
LDC buys Sohonet from FPE Capital
With LDC's support, the company intends to boost its international growth and explore complementary acquisitions
BGF-backed TIG bolts on ThirdSpace
Acquisition of the cybersecurity and identity firm is backed by BGF and Santander Growth Capital
BGF invests in Leeds company Northern Building Plastics
GP's backing will help the company expand its service, delivery capability, and product range
BlackRock joins $100m series-C funding for Exscientia
Company plans to use the financing to expand its portfolio of drugs and grow its artificial intelligence capabilities
Consortium in $400m series-C for Hopin
Virtual event software was valued at $2.1bn at the time of its $125m round in November 2020
August Equity sells PCS to BC Partners' VetPartners
Sale ends a six-year holding period for August, which invested in the company via its ТЃ200m August Equity Partners III fund
CBPE invests in Mindera
Software systems developer is the GP's first investment from its ТЃ561m CBPE X vehicle
NorthEdge invests in Distology
GP is investing from its ТЃ120m SME Fund, which held a final close in July 2018
Inflexion invests in DR&P Group
GP is acquiring a majority stake in the insurance broker via Inflexion Enterprise Fund V
LDC backs WCCTV with £30m investment
Company plans to use the fresh capital to further accelerate its international expansion and launch new products
LDC invests in Phoenix Datacom
As part of the transaction, Phoenix Datacom extends its banking facilities with Lloyds Bank
Platinum-backed Cision buys Brandwatch for $450m
Brandwatch raised around $65m over three funding rounds from VCs including Partech and Nauta
Inflexion secures majority stake in Pangaea Laboratories
Beauty product developer owns the Medik8 brand, which generated revenues of ТЃ18.9m in 2020
2150 holds first close on €130m for debut fund
It plans to back 20 companies, offering equity cheques of up to тЌ40m across the life of an investment
Intriva invests in £60m MoneyPlus MBO
MBO, led by CEO Chris Davis, will see MoneyPlus's management team continue in their existing roles
August Equity hires Walsh, Stevens and Coates
UK-based PE firm August Equity hires Greg Walsh, Mark Stevens and Michael Coates
QPE hires three
Queen's Park Equity has hired Alison Price, Valentina Matheus and Prudence Jones
Octopus-backed SimplyCook acquired by Nestlé
SimplyCook will continue to be led by its founding team from its base in London
Quantile sold to minority owner Spectrum for £11m
In January 2021, Spectrum Equity injected $51m in growth capital funding into Quantile
FPE sells IWSR to Bowmark Capital
FPE Capital acquired the business in April 2018 and Allied Irish Bank provided acquisition finance
Primary Capital takes minority in Sigma Sports
Founders Ian Whittingham and Jason Turner will both remain with the company following the deal
Downing leads $10m StorageOS series-B
StorageOS intends to invest further in its go-to-market strategy and scale its sales