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Dawn Capital makes series of promotions and hires
Announcement includes the promotion of Henry Mason to partner; he joined the B2B software VC in 2016
Warwick Capital closes third fund on USD 430m
Warwick focuses on the European mid-market, and is agnostic towards sectors and capital structure
Bridgepoint sells Element to Temasek for 3.7x money, 30% IRR
Testing, inspection and certification company is reportedly valued at USD 7bn in the sale to Temasek
Bowmark sells Leaders Romans to Platinum Equity
Bowmark formed the property services group via the merger of Leaders and Romans in 2016
Vitruvian leads GBP 125m round for AnyVan
Capital will help develop technology to disrupt the fragmented transportation markets in the UK and Europe
ECI exits KB Associates to Waystone for 3.7x
Montagu has recently taken control of the Waystone Group
LDC bumps up "growth agenda", renews focus on consumer
Mid-cap investor aims to invest in up to 100 businesses over the next five years following a “standout”, competitive market in 2021
MML exits Waystone to Montagu, Hg for 11x money
Exit also sees 164% IRR and has returned 100% of the committed capital in MML Fund VI
Synova sells Pacifica's Home Services division to trade
GP invested in Pacifica in 2019 and will now focus on its applied services and warranty division
Livingbridge promotes three new partners
Susie Stanford, Simon Hollingsworth and Simon Peet have expertise in retail, technology and business optimisation
Aurelius bolsters UK team with new hires and promotions
New joiners to strengthen London team and Peter Woods is promoted to managing director
CBPE Capital invests in Direct Commercial Group
Company's founding CEO remains the majority shareholder in the insurance broker
Blossom holds USD 432m final close for third fund
VC will continue its focus on Series A investing in Europe, backing sectors including cryptocurrency
Grant Thornton hires new head of corporate debt advisory
Fieldhouse brings with him 16 years of deals experience in consultancy firms
Triton acquires Clinigen at increased GBP 1.3bn valuation
Triley Bidco will acquire Clinigen at a price of 925 pence per share; its previous offer of 833 pence was rejected in December 2021
LDC bolsters UK Midlands' team
Mid-market GP wants to invest in 100 companies over the next five years
Cairngorm appoints three to investment team
Adam Watson and Sheena Pattni join as investment managers, and George Buckle as investment associate
Pearson courseware unit attracts trade, sponsors in first round
Sun European Partners, Epiris and Platinum Equity had signalled preliminary interest, one source says
Greenhill hires Silverfleet's Harrison
Andrew Harrison will advise on capital raising across entities including funds and co-investments
Mayfair acquires 60% stake in LoopMe
LoopMe had revenues of USD 100m in 2021, after growth of around 50% per annum for the past three years
PE-backed Argus Media explores potential 2022 IPO
Listing could value the information data provider at more than GBP 2bn
Altimeter, Dragoneer et al. in USD 1bn round for Checkout.com
UK-based payments processor reaches a valuation of USD 40bn following the Series D
Sprints Capital holds EUR 525m final close for Fund IV
Growth fund has made two deals to date, including refurbished electronics marketplace Back Market
Axcel buys Danx, Livingbridge-backed Carousel
Livingbridge invested in Carousel Logistics in 2013; the company will now merge with Danx
