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Catapult and Opus unite
Catapult Venture Managers and Opus Ventures have combined operations to become Catapult Ventures Group (CVG).
ECI: UK growth businesses enjoy easier access to finance
UK growth companies are finding it easier to obtain finance for growth and many are turning to equity over debt, according to a survey conducted by ECI.
HitecVision's Oyster Petroleum in bolt-on
HitecVision-backed Oyster Petroleum has agreed to acquire a package of licence interests in an area of the West of Shetlands basin from Ithaca Energy.
IPO values Foxtons at £649m
The public listing of BC Partners-backed Foxtons has valued the company at £649m.
HSBC’s Bowser joins Endless
Wayne Bowser, Endless
Mercia appoints Mike Hayes
Mike Hayes, Mercia Fund Management
Bessemer leads $35m NewVoiceMedia series-C round
Cloud communications specialist NewVoiceMedia has completed a $35m series-C funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners.
HitecVision pumps $150m into Oyster Petroleum
UK exploration and production start-up Oyster Petroleum has received a $150m cash injection from oil- and gas-focused investor HitecVision.
Midven enters Diverse World
Venture capital firm Midven has invested £255,000 in specialist travel company Diverse World.
BVCA hits back at Alexander tax attack
Following Danny Alexander’s call to close loopholes used by private equity at the Liberal Democrat conference yesterday, the BVCA has hit back.
Tax crackdown on UK PE firms
Treasury chief secretary Danny Alexander will declare that he is closing tax loopholes used by accountants and private equity firms in the UK at the Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow today.
BC Partners secures Phones4u dividend recap
BC Partners is to receive a dividend payout after phone retailer Phones4u issued bonds worth £200m.
Bowmark loses investment director
Dylan Bourguignon is understood to have stepped down as investment director at Bowmark Capital.
Index leads $20m Egalet round
Index Ventures has led a $20m funding round for Egalet, a pharmaceutical company specialising in the development of abuse-deterrent oral products.
Altius appoints Pfister as partner
Private equity advisory firm Altius Associates has appointed Peter Pfister as partner and head of Asia-Pacific.
NewsWhip secures $1.1m in seed funding
Hal Philipp of Meridian Growth Capital, Shane Naughton of Inundata and others have invested $1.1m in a seed funding round for NewsWhip, a Dublin-based online news platform.
LDC invests in Equiom
LDC has acquired Equiom, an Isle of Man-based provider of fiduciary and administrative services, as part of a secondary management buyout from Isis Equity Partners.
H2 Equity Partners acquires Eurocell
H2 Equity Partners has wholly acquired Eurocell, a UK manufacturer and distributor of PVC-u profiles and roofline products.
SJ Berwin's Gold joins Electra's board
SJ Berwin funds partner Josyane Gold has joined Electra Private Equity’s board as a non-executive director.
ECI makes 2.1x on Ascribe exit
ECI Partners has sold healthcare IT company Ascribe to AIM-listed clinical software supplier Emis Group for £57.5m, generating a 2.1x return.
Enterprise Ventures et al. back Knight Warner
Enterprise Ventures, Turning Point and management have invested in UK-based process automation equipment manufacturer Knight Warner.
Eversheds hires DLA’s Beardmore as senior corporate partner
Eversheds has appointed Mark Beardmore as corporate partner in its Company Commercial practice group.
CBPE dines out with Côte
CBPE Capital has emerged as the new owner of French bistro chain Côte Restaurant in a deal thought to be worth in the region of £100m.
Exponent's Trainline in £190m dividend recap
Trainline, a UK train ticketing website backed by Exponent Private Equity, has secured a £190m refinancing.