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RCapital backs SciChem MBO
Special situations GP acquired the laboratory equipment and supplies business from its family owners
Lakestar leads £14m series-A for FiveAI
UK government has also provided £12.8m in funding for London road testing in 2019
LDC invests in engineering consultancy Patrick Parsons
Funding will enable the company to bolt on Birmingham-based consultancy THDA
Aurelius sells Regain Polymers to Imerys
Sale of plastics compounder and recycler follows just a two-year holding period
Foresight injects £1.9m into Regency Design & Print
Graphics company will recruit for its management team and pursue international expansion
General Atlantic promotes Goldman to head of financial services
Aaron Goldman relocates to the firm's London office, having joined the business in 2007
LDC backs Stuart Turner MBO
Investment in water pump producer is the GP's fifth deal in the Midlands region this year
UK venture awaits EIF replacement
New national investment fund will look to address shortfall in UK venture space and fill the void left by EIF's post-Brexit approach
Bridgepoint acquires shares in Séraphine
GP invests in the UK-based maternity clothes business via its growth fund
Apax acquires Matchesfashion
Founders reportedly make £400m from the sale, placing the enterprise value at £800m
Mobeus acquires Ski Solutions
GP invests £6m to acquire majority stake in luxury holiday travel agency as part of an MBO
BGF invests £3.5m in Filmore & Union
Company will use the fresh funding to expand its restaurant portfolio across the north of England
FPE Capital appoints Kay as investment manager
New recruit will be responsible for sourcing and executing UK investment opportunities
NorthEdge invests in Cubic Motion
Computer-generated imaging business will double its headcount and roll out its latest technology
Centerbridge et al. to buy Sompo UK division Canopius for $952m
US-based investment firm Gallatin Point Capital also takes part in the deal
Charme invests in Livingbridge-backed Witherslack
Vendor will reinvest for a significant minority stake in the specialist education and care provider
Foresight invests £500,000 in Utonomy
Gas leakage monitoring startup received approximately £1.5m in 2017
Kirkland hires Damodaran from Ropes & Gray
Damodaran will be advising clients on the formation of private investment funds
H2 invests in BA Components
Door and furniture component manufacturer will invest in its manufacturing facilities
LDC backs SBO of Pelsis from Wind Point
Deal for pest control business brings to an end a 12-year tenure for the US-based vendor
Maven appointed to manage £90m MEIF debt funds
GP will oversee deployments of £100,000-1.5m for SMEs in West Midlands, East Midlands and the area to the immediate south
Palatine invests in Trade Skills 4U
Deal for the electrical training provider is the first investment from the GP's impact investment fund
Connection Capital backs £13.6m MBO of JCRA
GP invests £6.7m to support the MBO of the currency hedging and financial risk consultancy
Cinven to sell CPA Global to Leonard Green & Partners
Deal reportedly values the Jersey-based intellectual property company at £2.4bn