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IK appoints partner to launch UK Mid Cap strategy

European private equity firm IK Partners (IK) has appointed Pete Wilson as its first UK Mid Cap Partner. In addition, five individuals based across the firm’s Paris, Stockholm and London offices have been promoted to Partner. Prior to joining IK, Wilson was a Partner and Head of UK Private Equity

Fitness tech company Myzone hits USD102m valuation after BGF investment

Myzone, a global manufacturer of wearable fitness tracking technology, has secured a USD17.2 million investment from BGF, the UK’s most active growth capital investor, alongside tech entrepreneur Vin Murria OBE, who also joins as Non-Executive Chair. Created in 2011 by fitness industry expert Dave Wright, Myzone has experienced impressive growth

Baird Capital appoints Director in Global Portfolio Operations team

Baird Capital, the global private equity and venture capital arm of Baird, has appointed Louise Kingston as a Director with the Global Portfolio Operations team in London. Kingston will focus on supporting UK-based investee companies.    Kingston joins Baird Capital from the mid-market private firm Livingbridge, where she spent eight

Maven leads GBP5.5m funding round for transport tech platform Liftango

Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led a GBP5.5 million funding round for Liftango, a cloud-based technology platform which enables transport operators to optimise route planning in real-time based on passenger demand. The transaction includes a GBP1.75 million investment from the Maven VCTs with follow-on funding from Liftango’s existing investors, which

PwC names Head of Deals practice in the UK

PwC UK has announced changes to its Deals Leadership team and continued to strengthen the practice with the promotion of nine new equity partners from 1 January 2022. Lucy Stapleton has been appointed as Head of Deals and a member of the firm’s Management Board. With over 25 years’ experience

BPOC makes strategic growth Investment in Network Partners

BPOC, a pure-play healthcare investors, has made a strategic growth investment in Networking Packaging Group (Network Partners), a provider of consulting services to medical device and pharmaceutical companies. Founded in 2015, Network Partners serves many of the world’s largest medical device and pharmaceutical companies, providing specialised expertise to help bring

Clearlake Capital-backed Dude Solutions acquires Energy Profiles Limited

Dude Solutions, a SaaS provider of cloud-based operations management solutions backed by Clearlake Capital Group, has acquired Energy Profiles Limited (EPL), a software provider enabling Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) optimisation for customer facilities. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Based in Toronto, Canada, EPL delivers data-driven

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