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Beringea and Piton sell Watchfinder to Richemont
Sale of the secondhand watch retailer brings to an end a four-year holding period
Seaya et al. in €115m series-C for Glovo
Delivery platform will invest in recruitment and product development following the deal
HPE Growth backs $50m funding round for PPro
Round is led by PayPal with participation from Citi Ventures, the CVC arm of Citi Group
Tech buyouts bolster UK mid-market activity in H1
High multiples in the TMT space have played a part in driving activity in the UK mid-market over the first half of 2018
AP Ventures launches two funds with $200m commited
New vehicles will inherit seed investments made by PGM producer Anglo American Platinum
Sovereign divests Xendo to Linden-backed ProPharma
Sale of the healthcare-focused consultancy business brings to an end a tenure of just two years
Q&A: Rutland Partners' Nick Morrill
Managing partner Nick Morrill discusses how to thrive amid economic uncertainty and the current challenges of the UK's consumer sector
Redalpine and Swisscom sell Bexio to Mobiliar
Sale of the enterprise software company generates returns for Redalpine Capital II
Oakley sells Damovo to Eli for up to €140m
Sale of the IT business will generate a 5.4x return for the vendor, equivalent to a 57% IRR
NVM leads £2m round for Newcells Biotech
NVM provides ТЃ1.5m towards the round, while Northstar contributes the remaining ТЃ500,000
RCapital acquires Havelock from administrators
Acquisition of shopfitting company will safeguard 300 jobs and Havelock's manufacturing sites
Investec sells Investigo to BCI
Sale of the professional-services-focused recruitment firm brings to an end a five-year tenure
Centerbridge, Reservoir acquire minority stake in Amedeo
Deal will finance the acquisition of the US management subsidiary of Intrepid Aviation Holdings
Cairngorm acquires Rembrand to merge with Thornbridge
Acquisition of the Scottish timber processing and distribution firm is the group's second bolt-on
Epiris appoints Brent as investment manager
Appointment comes shortly after the newly independent GP promoted Wilson and Wood to partners
ECI reaps 3.6x from Great Rail Journeys sale to Duke Street
Deal ends a five-year holding period of the luxury rail holiday provider for ECI
MMC, Frontline, LocalGlobe in £16m round for Signal Media
Media monitoring software company has quadrupled its turnover since its 2016 series-A
LDC invests £10m in Linley & Simpson
Yorkshire estate agent will undertake an acquisitive growth strategy following the GP's investment
Highland Europe holds €463m final close
Tech-focused fund will be equally deployed across France, Germany, the UK and the rest of Europe
Beringea exits Chargemaster in trade sale to BP
Transaction reportedly values the electric vehicle charging company at around ТЃ130m
Livingbridge sells Portman stake in SBO to Core Equity
GP sells its minority stake in the dentistry business after a four-year holding period
Bregal launches €40m ESG-dedicated fund
Bregal Sustainable Development Fund will provide loans on favourable terms to portfolio companies
Sofinnova and 5AM lead £28m series-A for NodThera
UK drug discovery company will bring its leading drug candidate to the clinical trial stage
3i promotes Crane to partner amid appointments wave
GP hires Rothschild's Howard as director and makes four further senior European PE promotions