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Vista to buy Misys for £1.27bn
Vista Equity Partners has agreed a £1.27bn bid for British banking software provider Misys.
Arle, AlpInvest and GSCP portfolio company Expro divests business
British oil and gas company Expro, held by Arle Capital Partners, AlpInvest Partners, and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, has divested its Connectors & Measurements business.
MMC Ventures announces second venture capital fund
MMC Ventures launches its second venture capital fund for young investors. The MMC Growth Generation Fund is available to investors aged 18-35 with £2,500 to £10,000 to invest.
Have your say: unquote” Watch
With the Chancellor’s latest Budget rapidly approaching, is the UK government doing enough to support investment? Is the industry facing significant refinancing issues over the next two years?
Nauta Capital backs Brandwatch
Nauta Capital has led a €4.6m funding round for Brighton-based social media monitoring service Brandwatch.
Carlyle hires Lloyds banker
Carlyle has announced that Alexander Pietruska will join the firm from Lloyds Banking Group as managing director and European head of global financial services partners.
Mayers joins MML
Richard Mayers has been appointed investment director in MML Capital Partners' London team.
Breedon Report highlights £200bn funding gap
The UK is facing a financing gap for SMEs of up to £200bn over the next five years, leading to calls for the government to act in next week's budget.
ISIS exits TVC to the Economist
ISIS Equity Partners has sold communications agency TVC to the Economist Group.
Dunedin makes five promotions
Dunedin has made five promotions: Nicholas Hoare has been promoted to COO; Jon Ma, Oliver Bevan and Simon Rowan have been made investment directors; and Jamie Moodie has taken on the role of senior associate.
Atlas Venture leads $4M round for The Currency Cloud
Atlas Venture has joined existing investor Anthemis Group in a $4M series-A funding round for The Currency Cloud.
BGF backs STATS Group
The Business Growth Fund has invested £7.8m in Aberdeen-based oilfield service sector firm STATS Group in exchange for a minority stake.
Fifth Cinven fund holds first close at €3bn
Cinven has held a €3bn first close for its fifth fund.
Bridges Ventures announces new chairman
Bridges Ventures has appointed Peter Englander as chairman.
LDC's A-Gas acquires Australian Technochem
LDC portfolio company A-Gas has acquired Australian refrigerant re-packer Technochem.
Ferguson steps down as SVG shakes up board
Nicholas Ferguson will retire as chairman of SVG Capital at the end of this year, after 28 years with the firm.
Phoenix acquires Gall Thomson Environmental
Phoenix Equity Partners has acquired liquid product transfer equipment manufacturer Gall Thomson Environmental from trade player Lupus Capital.
Endless moves into asset-based lending
UK-based turnaround specialist Endless has launched Encina, a new business providing both asset-based lending (ABL) and equity investments.
Kinetic Partners expands into Luxembourg
Advisory firm Kinetic Partners has acquired Luxembourg-based fund advisory firm AB Fund Services.
UK & Ireland unquote" March 2012
With the UK’s VCT community getting ready for fundraising season, Prime Minister David Cameron joined a number of EU leaders calling on Brussels to boost economic growth by supporting investment.
Trade player considering rival bid for TPG target GlobeOp
Financial software and services company SS&C Technologies is set to outbid TPG Capital's offer for fund hedge fund specialist GlobeOp.
Greenpark Capital opens office in Hong Kong
Greenpark Capital has opened a new office in Hong Kong, to be headed by Chin Chin Teoh.
Gresham-backed TTG bolts on Red-M
Gresham Private Equity portfolio company Team Telecom Group (TTG) has acquired wireless technology company Red-M.
Key Capital appoints managing partner
Key Capital Partners (KCP) has appointed Owen Trotter, co-founder, as managing partner. His appointment is part of the firm’s strategic development plan.