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Highland leads $30m series-A for Condeco
Europe-focused GP Highland Europe invests as a separate entity following its spinout from HCP in 2012
Electra to float Hollywood Bowl in July
Electra acquired the business, then known as The Original Bowling Company, from CBPE Capital for £91m in 2014
ECI promotes Watt and Hayhurst
Watt and Hayhurst's promotions come as Tim Raffle retires from the firm after 26 years
LDC appoints Chris Coulton as portfolio director
Coulton is joining after 15 years spent at Deloitte as restructuring services director
Partners Group targets UK defined contribution market with new fund
Partners Group Generations Fund is structured as a non-UCITS retail scheme
YFM holds first close for new closed-ended fund
New vehicle will allow the firm to target investments that do not comply with the new VCT rules
In Profile: LDC
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Octopus invests £1.25m in ClearlySo
Seven existing investors also participated in the round, as well as eight new angel investors
Inflexion’s Succession secures fresh £25m funding
Plymouth-based Succession plans to acquire 50 competitors by the end of 2017
Investec appoints two to growth & acquisition finance team
Investec's growth and acquisition finance team will now count 24 members in total
Maven Capital backs Prime Document MBI
Maven's backing will help the company expand into the electronic document management sector
NorthEdge scores first exit with Accrol IPO
Tissue manufacturer has listed on AIM with a £93m market cap, less than two years after the investment
LDC adds to exit list with Workplace Systems trade sale
LDC sells Workplace Systems to US-based Insight Venture Partners portfolio company WorkForce
Cambridge Associates appoints senior investment director
Vicky Williams joins from BP Investment Management, where she was head of private equity
LDC sells NWTC pub chain to Graphite for £50m
Vendor reaps a healthy multiple by divesting the pub and restaurant business after three years
Livingbridge backs Southern Communications
Deal for the UK-based telecoms business includes a loan facility from HSBC and Santander
FPE backs internet provider Optimity
UK-based fund manager secures a significant stake in the telecoms provider
LDC backs Adey MBO
GP’s investment director Alistair Pendleton will join Adey’s board following the buyout
Bessemer leads $7.5m round for Hibob
Funding will enable the company to roll out its product in the UK
Brexit: The only certainty is uncertainty
While the long-term economic pros and cons of severing EU ties are up for debate, short-term uncertainty would be troubling for business leaders
Electra exits Elian to Intertrust in £435m deal
Sale of the fund administration business generates a 2.6x return
Exponent offloads Radley
Exponent acquired the handbag retailer in 2007 in a deal worth £130m
LDC exits Synexus to PPD in £178m deal
Sale provides the GP with a 2.3x return after just a one-year tenure
Sale to depart from Lloyds after 30 years
Sale is stepping down after 30 years at the bank and will be replaced by Neil Price