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Electra partially exits Premier to Elcot
Deal includes option for additional 25.1% stake at later date
BGF invests £3.6m in Ecovision
Sustainable energy systems provider to invest in marketing activity
BGF injects £6m into Furniture Village
Investment will allow furniture chain to open new outlets and develop online presence
Maven invests £3.9m in Crawford Scientific
UK supplier to laboratories to undertake acquisitive strategy
Sherborne calls for vote on Electra board appointments
Battle intensifies after initial rebuttal by Electra
LDC in £50m MBO of Clifford Thames
Deal sees previous backer Octopus Investments reinvest in the firm
Accel et al. in $45m round for Alfresco Software
SaaS content management provider to invest in sales team and marketing activity
BlueGem’s Mamas & Papas seeks rent reduction
BlueGem bought the business in July for reported £20m
Endless in £19m office2office take-private
If accepted, Endless will combine the company with portfolio company Vasanta
Hattington Capital leads £1m round for Knomo
Luxury tech accessories company to expand into Asia
VC-backed MedaPhor to float
Planned offering will give company £10.1m market cap
RCapital acquires Drum Cussac
Business risk consultancy to expand into new markets
Investec expands fund finance team
Specialist finance provider hires new associate to London office
Turnaround investors find new opportunities in healthy economy
Turnaround pipeline fills up despite UK's economic recovery
DN Capital joins £8m round for portfolio company Purplebricks
Neil Woodford also takes part in round
Montagu picks up Open International again
Montagu previously invested in the company in 2006, selling it just one year later
RBS’s Cockell steps up as Bosson steps down
RBS has named Steve Cockell as head of London origination
Rutland’s BAYV completes £30m financing
Proceeds to pay back £23m of Rutland's investment
BGF appoints Bristol-based investment manager
Business Growth Fund (BGF) has appointed Sarah Ledwidge as investment manager in its Bristol Office
Vision’s Pork Farms buys Kerry’s pastry unit
Vision first backed Pork Farms in 2006
Downing appoints investment director
Downing has appointed Sam Archer as investment director in its unquoted investment team.
Patron divests Gracewell Healthcare
Exit comes in same week as Patron's acquisition of Murco Petroleoum's retail assets
Life.sreda leads series-C round for SumUp
Round understood to total a double-digit million dollar sum
Penta makes bid for Daisy
Offer gives company market cap of £507m