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Ignite acquires NTG
Debt for the investment, as well as the company's growth strategy, has been provided by Arbuthnot
Mobeus promotes Bacon to investment director
Bacon joined the firm in 2013 as an investment analyst, and was later promoted to investment executive
Comhar acquires Bazaar for £10m
Cramlington-based Bazaar is expecting revenues approaching £15m in 2021, according to a statement
Blackstone to acquire Bourne Leisure
Blackstone Capital Partners and Blackstone Real Estate Partners will acquire the company together
Investcorp appoints Davis as head of corporate strategy
Davis's current position is head of portfolio operations and chief operating officer
Permira-backed Dr Martens prices IPO with valuation of £3.7bn
During Permira's holding period, the boot maker's turnover has grown from £209m in 2014 to £672m in 2020
Endless acquires Evolutions TV
Evolutions CEO Simon Kanjee will continue to lead the business, alongside Darren Musgrove and Owen Tyler
WestBridge invests £10m in Channel 3 MBO
CEO John Howard leads the MBO alongside colleagues Eleanor Rollason and Lucy McLintock
Palatine appoints Crowley as IR director
Crowley joins from placement agent Probitas Partners, where he was responsible for UK investor relationships
Palatine acquires TranScrip minority
As part of the investment, Palatine has appointed experienced executive Paul McCluskey
Schroders sells portfolio of seven assets to Rosetta for £49m
Immunocore recently filed for an IPO, and, in light of this news, Shcroders has agreed an earn-out
Pollen Street and QIC invest £200m in Markerstudy
Deal marks the third investment in the insurance sector and Pollen Street's second investment from PSC IV
BGF invests more than £380m in 2020
BGF exited 20 businesses in 2020 with an average money multiple of 1.9x and an aggregate IRR of 26%
Nordic Capital launches $2bn take-over for Advanz
Advanz Pharma initially hired Jefferies to advise on a sale process in October 2020
Foresight sells FFX to H2 for 4.3x return
H2 focuses on mid-sized companies in the UK, Ireland and the Benelux region
Tenzing invests in MetaCompliance
MetaCompliance generated £6m in revenues in the year ending on 31 March 2020
Limerston-backed Prism acquires Repose
GP bought Prism via its debut fund, Limerston Capital Partners I, which closed in 2017 on £220m
LDC appoints Scales as investment director
Prior to joining LDC, he spent eight years at Rothschild & Co, as a member of its corporate finance team
Octopus to launch £100m healthcare-focused fund
In conjunction with the announcement, the firm has hired an investment team from TenX Health
Carlyle acquires Jagex
Carlyle is expected to pay more than $530m, the purchase price of the business in 2020
Permira-backed Dr Martens to publish IPO prospectus
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are the joint global co-ordinators on the listing
ICG hires Bridge Valley's life sciences investment team
Allan Marchington, who will become head of ICG life sciences, says the team has a strong pipeline
Pantheon promotes four to partner
Petra Bukovec is a member of Pantheon's secondaries team and is based in London
Eight Roads promotes Cornet to partner
Principal Lucile Cornet joined Eight Roads Ventures as an associate in 2016