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Education loan startup Knoma grabs £21m debt, equity investment round

UK-based education loan platform Knoma has reportedly raised £21m in a funding round comprised of both debt and equity.

Boris Johnson: Covid-19 crisis can be a trigger for Britain to ‘build back greener’

PM expected to outline to the Conservative Party conference his new target for renewable energy

Eaton Partners brings in MVision veteran Ophir Shmuel as co-head of EMEA

Global placement agent major Eaton Partners has brought in veteran MVision exec Ophir Shmuel as its co-head of EMEA.

UK investors’ sentiment worsens over pandemic and Brexit – survey

The outlook for the next two years is negative for 70% of investors and business leaders interviewed

YFM Equity Partners promotes 2019 hire Mike Clarke to partner

UK buyout house YFM Equity Partners has promoted experienced investment executive Mike Clarke to the partnership.

Inspirit invests in Procam Group

UK investment firm Inspirit Capital has made an investment in London-based digital cinematography and hire facility Procam Group.

UK equity crowdfunding firms Crowdcube and Seedrs to merge

The two companies will merge by the end of this year or early 2021

UK insurer Liverpool Victoria in talks with Bain Capital

Liverpool Victoria sold its general-insurance business to Allianz earlier this year

SK Carves-Out Specialty Polymers Biz of Baker Hughes

SK Capital has formed NuCera Solutions to acquire the specialty polymers business of Baker Hughes. NuCera produces specialty olefin polymers and high melting point polyethylene waxes that are used in adhesives, candles, coatings, imaging, personal

HSBC joins rivals in freezing UK back-to-office plans as City braces for another lockdown

The UK lender paused its plans to roll out 'phase one' of getting staff back to the office, with only 'critical' staff encouraged to come into both its branches and its office in Canary Wharf

UK exits set to drag in Q3

Following a dramatic drop in exit activity in Q2, early figures from the third quarter suggest that very few GPs will be in sell mode for the rest of year. Katharine Hidalgo reports

Hg seals trade sale exit of A-Plan Group after more than doubling revenue at company

European software and tech private equity specialist Hg has scored an exit of UK insurance intermediary A-Plan Group to international trade buyer Howden.

HCI Builds on its Cabinet Platform

Wellborn Forest, a portfolio company of HCI Equity Partners, has acquired De Pere Cabinet. Wellborn Forest was acquired by HCI in November 2018. Wellborn Forest is a designer and manufacturer of semi-custom wood kitchen and

Peak Rock Still Hungry

Peak Rock Capital has acquired Halo Foods, a manufacturer of bars and snacks, in partnership with the company’s management team. Halo was acquired from Nimbus, a Dutch private equity firm. Halo’s products include cereal bars,

Bank of England to roll out ‘simpler regime’ for small banks post-Brexit

The deputy governor of the BoE Sam Woods said that the UK would return to a more ‘British-style’ of regulation after the transition period

Westbridge already prepping for Fund III raise, brings in Bond as investor relations director

UK private equity house WestBridge has named Katherine Bond as investor relations director as the firm prepares the pre-marketing of its third fund.

EQT Real Estate makes first UK deal with £1bn JV addressing “severe” London rental home shortage

European private equity major EQT's real estate arm has launched a £1bn joint venture with Sigma Capital Group to bring 3,000 new rental homes to outer London.

EQT teams up with Sigma Capital for £1bn housing JV

The Swedish private equity firm and the UK residential specialist plan to have a portfolio of around 3,000 affordable homes in London, expected to be built and completed over a period of at least five

Europe’s sluggish IPO market shows signs of life

Hopes rise that tech offerings could spark a wider revival following strong debut by UK's online retailer THG Holdings

Kindred Capital, which lets portfolio company entrepreneurs share its fund carry, closes £81m Fund II

Kindred Capital has hit an £81m final close for its second seed-stage European tech fund, doubling its capital under management.

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