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BGF injects £6.3m into Molson
Construction equipment company will pursue bolt-on opportunities and open a national parts centre
Pemberton targets €2.5bn for second European debt fund
Vehicle's 2016-vintage тЌ1.2bn predecessor is now understood to be fully deployed
Apax Partners acquires Three Hills-backed Genius Sports
Sports data company will pursue an international acquisitive growth strategy under the GP's tenure
Circularity leads €37m series-A for Grover
Consumer electronics rental platform undertakes international expansion and invests in marketing
Balderton leads $10m series-A for HealX
Drug repurposing company will more than double its headcount and invest in product development
Exponent-backed Enva bolts on GP Green Recycling
Transaction comes 15 months after the buyout house acquired Enva in a ТЃ219m all-equity deal
Stripes Group invests $40m in GlobalWebIndex
Deal will enable the UK-based digital market research company to pursue international expansion
Endless to carve out Menzies Distribution for £74.5m
Acquisition of the final-mile logistics company would mark the GP's first investment of 2018
Terra Firma partially exits Wyevale Garden Centres
Trade buyer Blue Diamond acquires eight garden centre sites, with a further two also sold
MMC exits Invenias via trade sale to Bullhorn
Recruitment software company has undertaken a recruitment drive under the vendor's five-year tenure
Aurelius acquires Ideal Shopping Direct from Blackstone
Transaction ends a three-year holding for Blackstone, which invested via its seventh fund
Baird acquires majority stake in Collingwood
GP is currently investing via its $310m global fund, which was 50% deployed across six deals in May
ECI backs Arkessa MBO
Deal for the IoT-focused company comes shortly after the GP backed insurance broker The Clear Group
Graphite holds £470m final close for ninth fund
Total amount committed is 4% more than the ТЃ450m raised by the vehicle's predecessor
TDR's Stonegate bolts on Piper's Be At One
Deal reportedly values Be At One at ТЃ50m and also sees the pub group buy 15 bars from Novus Leisure
Apiary invests in The Appointment Group
Music-industry-focused travel management company will pursue bolt-ons and international expansion
ECI acquires The Clear Group
GP is currently investing from its 10th fund, which invests in companies with EVs of ТЃ20-150m
Pentech and Connect in $3m round for Lifebit
Beacon Capital and Tiny VC also took part in the round for the genomics data software company
Cabot Square to launch sixth fund in 2019
Financial-services-focused GP's new vehicle is understood to have a target in the region of ТЃ300m
Insight closes 10th fund on $6.3bn
Total is 5% more than the fund's $6bn target and 32% more than the $4.75bn raised by its predecessor
NVM invests £3.1m in Clarilis
Automated legal drafting software company has enjoyed strong growth due to pressures on legal fees
BGF backs Click Travel
UK-based online travel agent will invest in product development on completion of the deal
Equistone-backed Gaucho appoints Deloitte as administrator
Development is the latest sign of the challenging environment facing the casual dining space
Mobeus's Advantedge bolts on Henry Howard Cashflow Finance
Deal is the invoice finance provider's first acquisition since Mobeus's intial investment