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Palatine-backed Forrest enters into administration
Development comes 21 months after the construction company underwent a refinancing
ICG hires Carlyle's Palmer as responsible investing officer
Palmer will work alongside ICG's investment teams and lead ESG activities across its funds
Syz Group launches private market arm
New division will comprise a multi-manager fund and a team dedicated to co-investment
Alcuin invests in Servelec Controls MBO
Systems integration business will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy under the GP's tenure
Brexit apprehension brings sharp drop in UK deal activity
Country suffers a larger drop-off in aggregate buyout value than any other European region in the first 11 months of 2018
Highland injects €25m into Camunda
Open source workflow automation software developer will pursue international expansion
Insight leads $30m series-C for LeanIX
Software developer will pursue international expansion and invest in new products
Epiris appoints Macquarie's Xiao as IR associate
New hire leaves her role as senior investment associate in Macquarie's infra and real assets team
NVM hires four to its VCT team
New recruits include Korn Ferry's Sam Sinclair and Nesta Impact Investments' Ishaan Chilkoti
LSP leads $28m round for Lumeon
Healthcare software company will expand its US operations and invest in marketing
Investors acquire BGF-backed Canburg
Development comes a week after the fitted furniture maker announced it was to appoint administrators
Amulet acquires Open Health to merge with Peloton
Consolidated healthcare communications agency will have operations across three countries
LDC sells Amberon to H2 after 17-month holding
Temporary traffic lights and roadworks signage provider Amberon acquired Barrier Services in November
Stanhope leads $90m round for S4
Investment in the UK-based digital marketing business will support the bolt-on of MightyHive
Phoenix's Bridge Leisure bolts on Bowland Fell
Holiday park operator has trebled its number of sites since being acquired by the GP four years ago
Mayfair leads £35m round for Ultrahaptics
Deal for the touch-related ultrasound company is the final investment from the GP's maiden fund
Aurelius partially sells embattled Nestor to trade buyer CRG
Deal comes weeks after a regulator warned that the homecare provider could cease trading
CVC in exclusivity for stake in Premiership Rugby
Reported deal would see the GP pay more than ТЃ200m in exchange for a minority stake
Q3 Barometer: European PE's strongest third quarter
European market had its most active third quarter on record in 2018 in terms of dealflow
Newly launched Ethos acquires Ares-backed Miles 33
Publishing software developer generates EBITDA of ТЃ3m, while Ethos invests ТЃ3-8m per deal
Brighteye leads €1.8m series-A extension for Tech Will Save Us
Extension brings the total value of the series-A round for the educational toy company to тЌ6m
Inflexion acquires Clearlake-backed Mycom OSI
Deal for the telecoms assurance software firm is the first from the GP's fifth flagship fund
NVM holds £142m final close
Firm's maiden institutionally backed fund received commitments from European and North American LPs
Innova and Solter invest in Oshee Polska
Poland-based isotonic and mineral drinks producer will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy