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MML, Macquarie acquire Capita's ParkingEye for £235m
Capita is aiming to sell off its non-core assets to reduce its debt and focus on its core business
Maven in £2.8m round for P2P lending platform Lending Works
Previous backer NVM, along with Pollen Street and business angels, bring in £800,000
Marcorp leads $20m round for PaySend
UK fintech company PaySend plans to roll out additional services as it focuses on global growth
Eight Roads leads £14m series-B for Moneybox
Existing investors Oxford Capital Partners and Samos Investments are also taking part
Bridges hits £50m mark for evergreen vehicle
Permanent capital vehicle was launched in December 2016, with initial commitments of £23m
Bregal Milestone holds €400m final close for debut fund
Fund will make non-control investments in European family- and founder-led businesses
Hg-backed Cogital buys Wilkins Kennedy
Deal is the largest bolt-on to date for Cogital Group since it began investing in December 2016
Lonsdale acquires Elite Electronic Services
Deal marks the sixth investment for Lonsdale since closing its first institutional fund
Lyceum buys DMC Canotec
Lyceum will invest alongside DMC Canotec's management team to support its growth
NorthEdge's SME Fund I closes on £120m
NorthEdge's small-cap-focused vehicle, launched in February 2018, hits £120m hard-cap
Apiary holds £200m final close on debut vehicle
Fund is seeking investment opportunities in business services, healthcare and education
Inflexion buys 20% stake in Mountain Warehouse for £45m
Deal values the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer at around £310m
Abingworth closes 12th fund on $315m
ABV VII will follow the same strategy as its predecessor, investing in early- and late-stage deals
ECI reaches £700m hard-cap for fund 11 in less than three months
ECI 11 was launched in mid-April this year and is 40% larger than its predecessor
Investec hires HSBC's Burgess
Burgess will focus on origination and execution of private debt services across Europe
Pantheon opens Japan office, hires three
New operation based in Tokyo, Japan will be Pantheon's seventh international office
Achleitner joins Investcorp advisory board
Career academic sits on the advisory board of several other financial institutions
Madison Dearborn and HPS acquire UK insurance firm PFP
US private equity houses own Ardonagh, a group of UK-based insurance brokers
VC firms back $20m series-C for Fever
Round is co-led by Spanish media company Atresmedia and technology real-estate business Labtech
NVM leads £2m round for Newcells Biotech
NVM provides £1.5m towards the round, while Northstar contributes the remaining £500,000
RCapital acquires Havelock from administrators
Acquisition of shopfitting company will safeguard 300 jobs and Havelock's manufacturing sites
Draper Esprit to co-invest with Earlybird
Draper Esprit has taken a stake in Earlybird's new Digital West Early Stage Fund VI
Investec sells Investigo to BCI
Sale of the professional-services-focused recruitment firm brings to an end a five-year tenure
Hg’s Cogital buys Westleton Drake
Transaction is a bolt-on for the group's UK division, tax adviser Blick Rothenberg