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Wheb exits AMCS
Wheb Partners has sold its stake in Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems (AMCS), an Irish provider of technology solutions to the waste and recycling sector.
Gresham sells LAS Claims Management for £35m
Gresham Private Equity has sold LAS Claims Management to LSE-listed The Innovation Group in a £35m deal.
Doughty’s TMF takes full control of Custom House
Doughty Hanson-backed TMF Group has acquired a further 49% holding in Custom House Global Fund Services, securing full ownership of the business.
BGF invests £3.4m in Jumpstart
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected £3.4m into tax consultancy business Jumpstart.
GTCR picks up Vitruvian’s Callcredit
US-based private equity firm GTCR has acquired Leeds-based Callcredit Information Group from Vitruvian Partners.
Index in $500,000 round for Blaze
Index Ventures has taken part in a £300,000 funding round for Blaze, a UK-based start-up that produces safety lights for cycling.
Mobeus hires three
Richard Babington, Mobeus
Deal in focus: SEP drives car financing deal
Scottish Equity Partners’ (SEP) £8m investment in Car Loan 4U picks up on the growing need for online consumer finance as well as increased demand for cars in the UK.
Cavendish's Stelzer promoted to managing partner
Joe Stelzer, Cavendish Corporate Finance
Reed Smith hires new leveraged finance partner
Law firm Reed Smith has appointed Ben Davis as a leveraged finance partner in its London-based UK finance practice.
Octopus finances two bolt-ons for GetLenses
Octopus Investments has provided fresh funding for the acquisition of Dutch firms Lensbase and Vision Direct by its portfolio company GetLenses, a UK contact lenses retailer.
Florman and Oldroyd join MCF as advisers
Mark Florman, MCF Corporate Finance
North West Fund backs Fusion Implants
The North West Fund for Venture Capital, managed by Enterprise Ventures, has made a six-figure capital commitment to Fusion Implants, which manufactures veterinary implants using 3D printing technology.
3i's SLR bolts on US business
3i-backed environmental consultancy SLR Management has acquired US- and Canada-based HFP Acoustical Consultants.
PE backers work out gym merger
CCMP Capital Advisers’ Pure Gym is merging with The Gym Group, backed by Phoenix Equity Partners and Bridges Ventures.
EDITD raises $4.4m from Index, Frog
London-based market data and analytics firm EDITD has raised $4.4m from Index Ventures and Frog Capital.
Maven leads £7.25m SPS MBO
Maven Capital Partners has led the £7.25m management buyout of promotional merchandise supplier SPS from parent company 4imprint Group.
Powervation raises $5.5m
Cork-based semiconductor firm Powervation has raised $5.5m in a series-C1 funding round.
Highland’s AMCS bolts on PCST
Irish company Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems Group (AMCS), backed by Highland Capital Partners and Investec, has acquired US firm PC Scale Technologies (PCST).
Frog Capital backs RatedPeople.com pre-IPO round
Frog Capital and Western Technology Investment (WTI) have injected £6.5m into its portfolio company RatedPeople.com in a pre-IPO investment round.
DFJ leads £5m investment in SportPursuit
DFJ Esprit has led a £5m investment round for SportPursuit, a UK sport flash sales site.
Octopus appoints entrepreneur-in-residence
Debu Purkayastha, Octopus Investments
Howson joins Investec's corporate lending team
Tim Howson, Investec
Kantox raises further €6.5m
Partech Ventures and Idinvest Partners have led a €6.5m series-A funding round for Peer-to-peer FX trading platform Kantox, with support from existing backer Cabiedes & Partners.