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PHD invests in AMC
PHD Equity Partners has acquired its sixth investment from its second-generation fund
LocalGlobe, Oxford Capital lead $5m round for Zamna
International Airlines Group also takes part in the round alongside Seedcamp and the London Co-Investment Fund
Index leads $30m series-B for Duffel
Index Ventures first invested in the travel software company in 2018, alongside Blossom
Rothschild & Co acquires Livingstone's UK business
Livingstone will be part of the Rothschild & Co group and will be run separately by its current partners
Vance recapitalises Eirtech
Neuberger Berman has provided debt and an equity co-investment for aviation services firm Eirtech
Northzone leads $60m round for Pollen
Existing investors Draper Esprit, Backed and Kindred Capital also participated in the round
CCI exits Abtran in management buy-back
Abtran was majority owned by the joint venture of The Carlyle Group and Cardinal Capital
Lux, Obvious Ventures lead €11.5m series-A for LabGenius
Fresh capital will be used to initiate an internal asset development programme
Exponent close to buying KPMG pensions advisory business – report
KPMG has been exploring the potential sale of its pensions advisory business since June 2019
Livingbridge-backed Broadstone acquires BBS
Broadstone makes its fourth bolt-on of 2019 with the workplace pensions services company
Souter exits furniture company CCF
Management and a private investor have acquired the company from Souter Investments
Waterland-backed Schönes Leben acquires Mediko
Waterland began its care home buy-and-build strategy in 2017 with the acquisition of Compassio
Exponent-backed SHL to acquire Aspiring Minds
Exponent acquired psychometric testing and interviewing services company SHL in 2018
Northzone leads $15m series-A for Disperse
Existing investors Kindred Capital and Frontline Ventures also participate in the round
Elysian-backed Raymond Group sells RBWS
Raymond Brown Minerals & Recycling has sold one of its divisions to waste management company Collard
Headway hits €372m hard-cap for fourth secondaries fund
Fund targets direct secondaries, structured secondaries, GP restructurings and co-investment secondaries
Maven leads £5.3m funding round for E Fundamentals
Existing investors Downing Ventures and Scottish Enterprise also invest in this round
Albion VC leads £6.35m series-A for Speechmatics
Company plans to use the funding to further boost its product development and geographical expansion
Hg invests in Argus
Hg has invested in the commodities reporting company through its listed vehicle and its Saturn fund
Ethos acquires Motocaddy stake for £22m
Beechbrook Capital provides a senior secured loan and an equity co-investment
Kester invests in YouGarden MBO
YouGarden sells horticultural products across a variety of channels such as Amazon and Groupon
Beechbrook hires Whitehouse as investment director
Whitehouse joins the private debt firm from the corporate and leveraged finance team at Lloyds
Sovereign acquires Murgitroyd in £62.8m deal
Sovereign will pay 13.8x EBITDA for the intellectual property attorney service
UK late-stage venture boom offsets early-stage lull
Second quarter saw an average value per deal of £30.7m, significantly higher than the 10-year average of £11.8m