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Maven launches VCT offers to raise GBP30 million for established VCTs

Maven Capital Partners has announced VCT offers to raise up to GBP30 million (with an over-allotment facility for up to a further GBP10 million). Maven is launching the offers to take advantage of the strong pipeline of new transactions which is in evidence across the Maven regional office network.  

Maven VCTs lead investment in ADC Biotechnology

Maven Capital Partners (Maven), one of the UK’s most active private equity houses, is leading an investment in ADC Biotechnology (ADC Bio) to support the construction of a dedicated pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at a site in Deeside, North Wales, creating 50 new scientific jobs. The facility will cost GBP8 million

Littlejohn sells C&K Holdings

Littlejohn & Co, a private investment firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut, has sold C&K Holdings, a provider of function-critical, highly engineered electromechanical switch and interface technology solutions, to Sun European Partners, an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. Financials have not been disclosed.   Founded in 1928, C&K is one

Perusa invests in MBN-PROLED

Perusa Partners Fund 2 has acquired a majority 51 per cent stake in MBN (MBN-PROLED) a specialist in the development, production and distribution of LED lighting. Under the brand names PROLED and MBNLED, MBN-PROLED offers high-quality LED lighting, controllers and components worldwide. The partnership’s goal is to achieve a leading

Prosper secures USD50m Series G investment

Prosper, a marketplace lending platform for consumer loans, has secured a USD50 million investment from an investment fund co-managed by FinEX Asia. The Series G investment, which brings Prosper’s total equity raised to USD410 million to date, will be used to make strategic investments in the company’s platform and products.

Providence Equity Partners completes DoubleVerify investment

Private equity firm Providence Equity has complete an investment in DoubleVerify (DV), a provider of digital media measurement software and analytics. As previously disclosed, digital marketing and advertising executive and former CEO of Starcom MediaVest Group Laura Desmond has been appointed Lead Director of the DoubleVerify Board of Directors. The

Inflexion agrees buyout of Xtrac

Funds managed by Inflexion Private Equity have agreed the buyout of Xtrac Ltd, a specialist in the design and manufacture of high performance transmissions for the motorsport and automotive industry.  Xtrac supplies most of the world’s top motorsport teams in both two and four-wheeled formulae across the globe, from MotoGP

Canyon Bridge acquires Imagination Technologies

CBFI Investment Limited (CBFI), a newly incorporated company indirectly owned by Canyon Bridge Fund I (Canyon Bridge) – a fund managed by US headquartered Canyon Bridge Capital Partners – is to acquire the entire ordinary share capital of Imagination Technologies Group (Imagination). The price of 182 pence per share represents a premium of approximately

Appleby Cayman advises on USD3.7bn restructuring of Ocean Rig Group

Appleby Cayman has acted as Cayman Islands counsel to the Ad Hoc Group of Creditors on the financial restructuring of Ocean Rig UDW Inc and three of its subsidiaries by way of four inter-connected Cayman Schemes of Arrangement and Chapter 15 recognition. The restructuring resulted in a net debt reduction

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