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Terra Firma holds onto Odeon
Terra Firma Capital Partners is understood to have shelved its plans to sell the Odeon cinema chain after a strategic review.
Baruk Pilo joins Icon as M&A senior vice president
Icon Corporate Finance has appointed Baruk Pilo as new senior vice president of M&A.
Investec hires Joanna Turney
Joanna Turney, Investec
YFM regains independence
YFM Equity Partners has spun out of GLE Group to become an independent entity.
eVenture backs Azimo
Global VC firm eVenture Capital Partners (formerly BV Capital) has invested approximately $1m in Azimo, a UK-based online money transfer service provider.
MMC backs Love Home Swap with £1m fresh funding
MMC Ventures has injected a further £1.025m into portfolio company Love Home Swap, a UK-based “home swap” holiday planning platform.
Corsair-led consortium buys RBS branches
A consortium of financial buyers comprising Corsair Capital, Centerbridge Capital, RIT Capital Partners and the Church Commissioners has bought up 314 RBS branches for £600m.
Albion Ventures backs Relayware
Albion Ventures has invested £3.5m in Relayware, a UK-based provider of B2B collaboration and multi-channel communication solutions.
YFM backs Douglas Gill MBO
YFM Equity Partners has invested in the management buyout of technical sailing clothing and accessories manufacturer Douglas Gill.
BNY Mellon appoints Burns as head of PE accounting
Investment bank BNY Mellon has appointed Eamon Burns as regional head of private equity accounting for EMEA within its asset servicing business.
RCapital invests in SLG
London-based RCapital has made a growth investment in Shropshire Leisure Group (SLG), a company previously held by RBS’s West Register fund.
Terra Firma’s Infinis considers IPO
Terra Firma-backed Infinis, a UK-based independent renewable energy generator, is preparing for a potential IPO.
Oaktree’s Stock Spirits to float
Stock Spirits Group, the Buckinghamshire-based drinks maker backed by Oaktree Capital Management, has announced its intention to raise approximately £52m in an IPO on the London Stock Exchange.
Apax-backed Candy Crush developer to float
Apax Partners-backed King, the games developer behind Candy Crush Saga, has confidentially filed its IPO plans with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to reports.
Lloyds, HSBC, GE team up for Côte funding
CBPE’s acquisition of Côte Restaurants earlier this month received debt financing from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking’s Acquisition Finance team, the HSBC Leveraged Finance team and GE Capital.
Electra acquires South Lakeland Parks
Electra Partners has acquired holiday parks operator South Lakeland Parks for £47m and will look to exploit synergies with its portfolio company Park Resorts.
Investec supports Lomond Capital
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided financing to Edinburgh-based property management company Lomond Capital.
Tapastreet pulls in €500,000 funding round
Tapastreet, an Irish location-based media discovery app developer, has secured a €500,000 investment from state-backed venture capital firms Kernel Capital and Enterprise Ireland.
Palatine's head of portfolio Donaldson steps down
Palatine Private Equity head of portfolio Steve Donaldson left the firm last month for an industry role.
Puma hires business development manager
James Ramsay, Puma Investments
BGF injects £4m into VTL
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £4m into VTL Group, a manufacturer of car components.
Sofinnova et al. invest £1.3m in Synthace
Sofinnova Partners has led a £1.3m funding round for Synthace, a London-based applied synthetic bioengineering company, alongside a syndicate of angel investors.
Graphite Capital hits £475m target in six months
UK mid-market investor Graphite Capital has held a £475m closing for its latest vehicle, GCP VIII. A handful of potential additional commitments could bring the total to more than £500m within the next few weeks.
Riverstone to list new £550m energy fund on LSE
Riverstone is planning to list its new energy fund Riverstone Energy Limited (REL) on the London Stock Exchange, with a view to raise up to £550m.