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Three UK charities on hunt for impact-focused managers
Successful manager would oversee a £32m portfolio with a focus on ESG and impact
Felix closes third fund on $300m
In conjunction with the fund close, the firm has also hired two advisers and a new CFO
Horizon supports three bolt-ons for DMC
Horizon is currently investing from its Horizon Capital I fund, which closed on ТЃ200m in 2018
YFM reaps 2.25x money on Eikon, retains minority stake
YFM has retained a minority investment in the company, comprising equity and loan notes
Balderton leads €12.7m round for Jolt
Existing investor Octopus Ventures' Titan VCT also participated in the funding round
Rede appoints Goodlad as head of transactions
Magnus Goodlad will replace Yaron Zafir, who has stepped down from his role and will act as senior adviser
Stephane Etroy joins Ares as head of European PE
Former executive vice-president and head of private equity at CDPQ will join from 6 February
Accel-KKR leads $50m round for Partnerize
Accel-KKR principal Joe Porten will join the Partnerize board of directors as a part of the deal
Livingbridge reinvests in Vitruvian's Sykes
GP secures a minority stake in the cottage rental firm, a few months after selling to Vitruvian
ICG raises €1bn for Mid-Market fund, appoints two MDs
Peter Kirtley and Robin Molvin will support the deployment of ICGтs maiden Mid-Market fund
New merchant bank Umbra Capital Partners launches in UK
Umbra will also act as an investor itself, in addition to offering advisory services
Abry Partners makes investment in Options Technology
This is the second round of investment for the firm, and substantially exceeds the first round of >$100m
Horizon Capital backs Sapphire Systems
Deal is the fourth from the Horizon Capital I fund, which closed on ТЃ200m in Q4 2018
Comhar backs TaperedPlus
Flat-roof design and insulation specialist TaperedPlus is Leeds-based Comhar's third investment
CBPE exits Allied Glass
Buyer for the glass manufacturer is a vehicle managed by Sun Capital and the Allied Glass management
CBPE backs Perspective Financial Group buyout
CBPE is partnering with management, who are all reinvesting in the business
Insight Partners et al. in £55m round for Receipt Bank
Accountancy software platform also drew investment from Kennet Partners and Augmentum Fintech
Cartesian backs Simba Sleep
The fresh capital will be used to facilitate the company's expansion in China and Canada
EMK acquires majority stake in WAE
EMK will invest in the commercialisation of WAE's technology opportunities and long-term growth
Phoenix acquires Redington
Firm is currently investing from Phoenix Equity Partners 2016, which closed on ТЃ415m
LDC invests in Global Autocare
NatWest will continue to support the fleet management business as its incumbent senior lender
Elysian to launch new £250m fund in Q1 2020
Current fund also closed on ТЃ250m, in 2015, and is nearly three-quarters deployed
Maven exits Prime Document for 2.6x return
Acquisition of Prime will allow UnifiedPost Group to enter the UK market
LDC acquires Commsworld
Mark Kerr, head of LDC in Scotland, and investment director Colin Bennett will join the board