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Syntaxin receives £18m investment
Lundbeckfond Ventures, Seventure and Ipsen have taken part in a series-C round of financing for biopharmaceutical company Syntaxin.
Permira-backed New Look "open-minded" on flotation
Fashion retailer New Look - backed by Permira and Apax - said it remained "open-minded" on IPO prospects following the holiday season.
LDC secures partial exit from Virgin Racing
LDC has reached an agreement with Marussia that will see the Russian supercar manufacturer take a shareholding in F1 team Virgin Racing.
Penta-backed SpiriTel acquired by Daisy plc
Daisy Group plc has wholly acquired listed communication services company Spiritel, owned by Penta Capital, for an enterprise value of £37m.
Finance Wales leads £400,000 G-volution round
Finance Wales has led a £400,000 funding round for G-volution, a Newport-based firm which has developed a clean teach multi-fuel system.
Balderton-backed Hut Group acquires Lookfantastic
Online retailer The Hut Group has raised £18.5m from existing investors to finance the £19.4m acquisition of the Lookfantastic Group.
Consortium invests £4m in Vivacta
A consortium, consisting of HBM BioVentures, IDInvest Partners, Spark Ventures and Viking, has invested £4m in medical diagnostics company Vivacta Limited.
KKR on the lookout for Chrysalis
KKR is among the potential buyers for British music publisher Chrysalis, according to media reports.
US and UK law firms announce combination
US-based Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. and UK-based Hammonds LLP have combined to create a new global legal practice.
IQ Capital et al. invest £3.83m in Sirigen
A consortium of investors led by IQ Capital has injected £3.83m in UK medical equipment company Sirigen.
Matrix acquires stake in RDL
Matrix Private Equity Partners has invested £5m in recruitment specialist RDL, according to reports.
Doughty Hanson to buy Vue for £450m
Doughty Hanson is to acquire UK cinema chain Vue Entertainment from its management, Cavendish Square Partners, and Och-Ziff Capital Management Group funds, in a deal that values the company at £450m.
Oakley Capital acquires BDOIM
Oakley Capital Private Equity has acquired 88.4% of BDO Investment Management (BDOIM), in a deal that values the company at £14m.
Dunedin announces senior hire
Dunedin has appointed David Williams as a director in its London office. He will be responsible for sourcing and executing new investments for the company’s £250m buyout fund.
Houlihan Lokey appoints new London MD
International investment bank Houlihan Lokey has followed a series of senior hires across its global network with the appointment of David Sola as managing director in the group's London M&A team.
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European Parliament negotiators last week agreed on the final text of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive, bringing 18 months of discussion to an end.
Morgan Stanley PE and Investcorp in race for Wagamama
Morgan Stanley Private Equity and Investcorp are among the final private equity bidders for Lion Capital-owned restaurant chain Wagamama, according to reports.
Kernel Capital and IIU inject €2m in Decawave
Kernel Capital and International Investment & Underwriting (IIU) have invested €2m in Irish semiconductor company Decawave.
Heritage Group hires Susan Clark
Heritage International Fund managers (HIFM), the fund administration arm of the Heritage Group, has appointed Susan Clark as head of fund administration.
Darwin backs MBO of Euroffice
Darwin Private Equity has backed the MBO of online office supplier Euroffice Ltd.
GE Capital appoints European equipment financing head
GE Capital has appointed Elmar Lukas as managing director, equipment financing for the EMEA region.
Sovereign Capital funds fifth add-on for NFA Partnerships
Buy-and-build specialist Sovereign Capital has committed new equity to fund a fifth add-on acquisition for its portfolio firm National Fostering Agency Partnerships (NFAP).
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance boosts originations team
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance, part of Investec Specialist Private Bank, has hired Tristan Nagler.
Baird Capital Partners acquires Nigel Wright Group
Baird Capital Partners Europe has acquired UK-based recruitment services provider Nigel Wright Group (NWG), for an estimated £15m.