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Sixth Element leads £4m series-A for Azeria
Company plans to use the fresh capital to advance its research towards clinical trials
Forward Partners leads £2.3m round for CountingUp
Online bank and bookkeeping software developer will invest in developing its accounting features
Arma appoints new partner, and managing director
Both new appointments will be based in Arma's London office to enhance the firm's deal capabilities
BGF in £6m round for MyLife
Deal for the personal-data-related software company is the GP's 32nd investment of 2018
Foresight invests £2.5m in ABL
Foresight Group's equity investment is supported by a debt package from Barclays
Maven completes £20m MBO of UAP
PE firm invests £8.7m alongside reinvestment from the senior management team
KKR and Bregal sell Cognita to Jacobs Holding
CVC, GIC, EQT and Temasek are also reportedly in the running for the independent schools group
VC-backed Funding Circle seeks to raise £300m from IPO
Proposed listing would reportedly value the UK-based peer-to-peer lender at £1.5bn
Pollen Street backs Irish property auction house BidX1
BidX1 has already kicked off plans to expand into South Africa, Spain and Greece
Evox Therapeutics raises £35.5m series-B
New backers include Redmile Group, GV, Cowen Healthcare Investments and Panacea Healthcare Venture
VC-backed Green Man prepares for IPO
Video game trading platform and community will reportedly seek a market cap of around £100m
Beech Tree's Wavenet secures €85m refinancing
Ares and RBS provide a unitranche and super-senior revolving credit facility, respectively
Albion leads $4m series-A for Phrasee
Previous backers Next Fifteen and angel syndicate Galvanise Capital also take part in the round
UK consumer sector maintains appeal in H1
Activity in the space remained remarkably resolute in the face of mounting pressures on the high street
Lansdowne et al. in £25m series-B for Genomics
US-based drug developer Vertex Pharmaceuticals led the funding round for the genetic data researcher
Wonga set to appoint Grant Thornton as administrator
Britain's largest payday lender closes its doors just a month after a £10m cash injection
NorthEdge backs Orbis Protect MBO
NorthEdge secures a significant majority stake in the facilities management company
LDC-backed Pelsis bolts on Curtis Gilmour
UK pest control products business has acquired its US competitor from PE house Harwood Capital
Investec and SC Lowy acquire Gaucho's debt
Transaction reportedly forms part of a deal to acquire the restaurant chain out of administration
Longitude leads £25m Kandy Therapeutics series-C
Recently founded biotech company will advance its menopause drug to the testing phase
Hg reinvests in Allocate Software
GP reinvests in the healthcare-focused software firm from Hg8, which is now 27% invested
Mobeus exits Motorclean in management buy-back
Sale of the automotive valeting business brings to an end a seven-year holding period
Blenheim Chalcot co-leads $20m series-B for SalaryFinance
UK-based low-cost payroll loan provider will launch its services in the US market
Investindustrial-backed Aston Martin prepares for IPO
Luxury car-maker will reportedly seek a £5bn valuation for its listing on the London Stock Exchange