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Atomico promotes Haivas to partner
VC is currently investing from Atomico IV, which closed on $765m in February 2017
Lexington closes ninth fund on $14bn
Vehicle is now the largest secondaries fund ever raised, with Ardian aiming to top it
Google buys VC-backed Pointy
Following the acquisition, Pointy expects to build new features and further expand its offering
Inflexion-backed Bollington acquires Ashgrove
Since 2012, Ashgrove has acquired five insurance businesses in the north-west of England
Ethos acquires Pet Mate
Unquote understands the entry multiple for the company was 4-8x the company's £2m EBITDA
Three UK charities on hunt for impact-focused managers
Successful manager would oversee a £32m portfolio with a focus on ESG and impact
Felix closes third fund on $300m
In conjunction with the fund close, the firm has also hired two advisers and a new CFO
G Square closes third fund on €500m
Investors in the fund include Adams Street Partners, Banca March, Cresta and Goodgrower
Montagu acquires RTI OEM business for $490m
Headquartered in Florida, the business has four manufacturing sites in the US and in Germany
Bowmark hires two, including new partner
Both Mani and McRae have joined from the small-cap investment team at CapVest, where Mani was head
Horizon supports three bolt-ons for DMC
Horizon is currently investing from its Horizon Capital I fund, which closed on £200m in 2018
YFM reaps 2.25x money on Eikon, retains minority stake
YFM has retained a minority investment in the company, comprising equity and loan notes
Balderton leads €12.7m round for Jolt
Existing investor Octopus Ventures' Titan VCT also participated in the funding round
Rede appoints Goodlad as head of transactions
Magnus Goodlad will replace Yaron Zafir, who has stepped down from his role and will act as senior adviser
Stephane Etroy joins Ares as head of European PE
Former executive vice-president and head of private equity at CDPQ will join from 6 February
Accel-KKR leads $50m round for Partnerize
Accel-KKR principal Joe Porten will join the Partnerize board of directors as a part of the deal
Livingbridge reinvests in Vitruvian's Sykes
GP secures a minority stake in the cottage rental firm, a few months after selling to Vitruvian
New merchant bank Umbra Capital Partners launches in UK
Umbra will also act as an investor itself, in addition to offering advisory services
Platinum closes fifth fund on $10bn hard-cap
Platinum Equity Capital Partners V draws $10bn in commitments from more than 250 LPs in 30 countries
Synova returns to life sciences with Charnwood investment
Second investment for Synova's latest vehicle, following Preventx last October
ECI promotes Pike to partner
Suzanna Pike joined ECI in 2011 to work on deal origination, and was promoted to director in 2017
Horizon Capital backs Sapphire Systems
Deal is the fourth from the Horizon Capital I fund, which closed on £200m in Q4 2018
TA Associates promotes three in London
Lovisa Lander is promoted to principal from senior vice-president
Livingbridge promotes Yateman-Smith, Kirby to partner
GP also makes a further seven promotions in its London, Manchester and Melbourne teams