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UK’s Hg to scoop up Riskalyze in its first US wealth-tech deal

London-based Hg has invested in around 10 companies in North America, but Riskalyze is its first wealth technology deal in the US

UK minister wants London to secure more Spac listings

Ex-Barclays and Standard Life Aberdeen chair Lord Grimstone says clear rules will help attract UK Spac investors

Livingbridge acquires RealVNC

Livingbridge has acquired UK-based remote access software RealVNC, marking the firm’s second deal announcement in two days.

Livingbridge invests in Jungle Creations

Livingbridge has acquired a majority stake in UK-based social media creative agency Jungle Creations.

Highland, Brookfield lead USD 100m round for Plentific

Highland Europe and Brookfield Technology Partners have led a USD 100m Series C funding round for UK-based property maintenance platform Plentific.

MML, 57 Stars invest GBP 20m in Natural World Products

MML Growth Capital Partners and 57 Stars have made an investment of around GBP 20m in Northern Ireland-headquartered organic waste recycling company Natural World Products (NWP).

Livingbridge backs fast-growing social media publishing business Jungle Creations

UK private equity house Livingbridge has tapped its fast-growth SME fund to back social media publishing business Jungle Creations. The post Livingbridge backs fast-growing social media publishing business Jungle Creations first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity

‘Investing in private equity was an opportunity I couldn’t let slide’

Meet Adam Mlamali – one of the UK’s youngest private equity investors

Schroders Capital, CIM hit £192m final close for UK social supported housing fund

Schroders Capital and Civitas Investment Management have hit a £192m third and final close for their UK-focused Social Supported Housing Fund. The post Schroders Capital, CIM hit £192m final close for UK social supported housing fund

PE-backed UK broadband firm nears deal with Mubadala Investment

Investment would see the UK fibre-optic broadband provider valued at £2bn, as competition in the sector hots up

VCs in USD 292m round for WorldRemit

Venture capital firms including new investor Farallon Capital have taken part in a USD 292m Series E for UK-headquartered cross-border payments platform WorldRemit at a USD 5bn valuation.

SK Capital picks up Deltech’s monomers, polymers, European businesses

SK Capital Partners has bought a majority stake in the monomers, polymers and European businesses of specialist materials maker Deltech. The post SK Capital picks up Deltech’s monomers, polymers, European businesses first appeared on AltAssets

Private equity said to circle yet another UK supermarket major, Sainsbury’s deal could exceed £7bn

Sainsbury's has reportedly become the latest UK supermarket to be the target of a multibillion-pound private equity buyout, with a string of firms said to be circling the retailer. The post Private equity said to

US buyouts of UK companies rise 57% in past year

Meanwhile, the share of buyouts of UK companies by UK PE funds fell to 67% in the year to June 2021 from 72% in the previous year.

Bridges exits The Vet in trade sale

Bridges Fund Management has sold its stake in UK-based veterinary service The Vet to market peer CVS Group.

Nvidia’s takeover bid of UK’s Arm delayed by the regulator

Nvidia's deal to buy chip designer Arm is one of a number of recent foreign takeovers in the UK

Wm Morrison board accepts GBP 7bn CD&R offer

UK supermarket Wm Morrison has accepted an increased GBP 7bn offer from Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R); if the deal succeeds, it will be the largest PE-backed take-private in the UK since Boots' GBP 11.1bn

CD&R raises stakes in Morrisons bidding war with new £9.7bn offer

Private equity giant CD&R has raised the stakes in the bidding war for UK supermarket chain Morrisons, upping its bid to value the company at £9.7bn. The post CD&R raises stakes in Morrisons bidding war

Bridges’ summer exit success continues with exit of The Vet to trade buyer CVS

Sustainability and impact investor Bridges Fund Management’s summer of exits has continued with the sale of The Vet to trade buyer CVS Group. Bridges said it created UK-based The Vet in 2013 after recognising that although

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