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Electra acquires The Original Bowling Company for £91m
Operator of bowling alleys to expand through acquisitions and new sites
Synova backs £20m MK Test MBO
Deal sees Synova taking majority stake
Gresham’s Hemley joins LDC
LDC bolstering numbers after departure of CEO and head of London office
Travers Smith looks to grow PE practice in wake of Sanderson exit
Paul Dolman replaced Phil Sanderson as head in July
Wellington et al. in $3m round for Import.io
Web data company to open new office in San Francisco
Balderton leads $1.4m round for Tapdaq
Advertising network to expand team with new developers
Strong sterling: a cause for concern for portfolio companies?
The strength of sterling could damage portfolio companies with export exposure
Isis's Enterprise Finance picks up West One Loans
Combined entity will continue buy-and-build growth strategy
ECI closes 10th fund on £500m hard-cap
Vehicle surpasses initial target by £100m within five months
NorthEdge backs Ramsdens
Deal marks eighth investment from NorthEdge's debut fund
Irish Venture Capital Association appoints chairman
Flynn has 25 years' experience in software and technology venture investment
Inflexion hires Harper from LDC
Harper is third high-profile LDC employee to leave since April
Connection commits to DN and Beechbrook
Commitments highlight growing trend for individuals accessing alternative funds
Caird exits Gradus in Endless-backed MBO
Firm's history of private equity ownership dates back to 2001
SEP moves into infrastructure investment
New vehicle makes maiden investment with £53m acquisition of SSE Pipelines
Synova appoints Ashlin as partner
Tim Ashlin, Synova Capital
Blackstone, Blue Water and GIC invest in Siccar
Consortium of investors pumps $500m into newly formed Siccar Point Energy
Primary Capital hires Gresham’s Wolstenholme
New partner Iain Wolstenholme to remain based in Manchester
Bridgepoint acquires Moneycorp
International payments market expected to grow by 11% per year
Sovereign closes fourth fund on £395m hard-cap
GP fully realised its first fund earlier this year, returning 3.5x money
BGF appoints north-UK talent network manager
Victoria Robson, Business Growth fund
Hattington acquires Enterprise Foods for £30m
Bakery supplier will invest in new team members and service lines
JF Lehman acquires Aeronautical & GI Holding
BNP Paribas provided debt funding for deal
Brookside picks up Tellermate
The deal provides Tellermate's founding shareholders with liquidity