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VC-backed King prices IPO, valued at $7.5bn
Company to net up to $612.72m from offering
Strong second half boosts UK year-end activity figures
Read the latest unquote” Regional Mid-market Barometer, published in association with LDC
Maven leads £4.6m round for ISN
Oil & gas IT support provider to expand into Aberdeen market
Downing invests £3.8m in Goonhilly
Satellite communications firm will receive new space-science centre
Greycroft leads $10m round for Azimo
Azimo money transfer services "85% cheaper" than high street banks
Octopus leads $7.5m series-A round for Adbrain
Existing backer Notion Capital also participates
MML’s Optionis bolts on Wheatley Pearce
Accountancy practice to become part of ClearSky brand
Accel Partners injects $40m into WorldRemit
Money transfer business plans to expand geographically
Warburg to reap 4.5x in Poundland IPO
Warburg Pincus is set to reap a 4.5x money multiple and an IRR of more than 50% in the flotation of portfolio company Poundland, which has been valued at £750m after setting its price range for its admission to the London Stock Exchange.
RCapital acquires Shopacheck
Credit business will be merged with RCapital’s MCL
Palatine-backed Chase Templeton shapes up with Health Assist
Portfolio company completes 13th bolt-on in as many months
Albion launches new VCT offer
Offer reflects strong investor demand for VCTs
Smedvig leads £5m investment in Quill
Existing investor & Toptable founder Karen Hanton also joins the round
Bridges expands with four new hires
Includes three hires for Sustainable Growth Funds team
ECI backs £57m Avantia buyout
Home insurer trades under the HomeProtect brand
Atomico et al. invest £3.4m in Quipper
Japanese firms Globis and Benesse also back the round
Dunedin-backed Hawksford buys Janus
Hawksford completes fifth acquisition since Dunedin MBO in 2008
Cinven looks to sell Spire
Asset expected to fetch more than £1.5bn
H2-backed Hancocks picks up JTS
H2 first invested in Hancocks in November 2012
TA Associates sells off remaining Jupiter stake
Jupiter's current market cap £1.85bn
Albion injects £2.2m into Egress
Funds to be drawn from VCTs
VC-backed Just-Eat bolts on Meal2Go
Just-Eat to infuse electronic point-of-sale technology
Polaris leads $6m series-A for Boxever
Polaris Partners and Frontline Ventures have invested $6m in a series-A round for Boxever, a Dublin-based B2B platform for airlines and travel operators.
Maven and Simmons inject further £3.25m into Glacier
Maven Capital Partners and investment bank Simmons & Company have invested an additional £3.25m in oil & gas services company Glacier Energy Services to finance a bolt-on.