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Mega-buyout volumes hit post-crisis Q1 high
Combined with Q4 2017, the past six months have represented the most active consecutive quarters for тЌ1bn-plus buyouts since 2007
Beechbrook invests in Leathwaite
Firm drew capital from its ТЃ150m UK SME Credit Fund, which supplies ТЃ3-15m in senior secured loans
Connection Capital hires Snaith and Collins
Duo joins the firm respectively from Grant Thornton and International Asset Management
BGF divests Duncan & Todd as part of LDC-led SBO
Opticians group will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy under LDC's ownership
GIC in £100m round for Oxford Nanopore
Deal gives the UK-based gene-sequencing devices company an equity valuation of ТЃ1.5bn
Inflexion acquires Chambers and Partners
Legal publishing company will undertake international expansion and invest in product development
Maven-, Penta-backed Endura acquired by Pentland Brands
Transaction comes three and a half years after the GPs invested in the cycling apparel brand
Eight Roads launches $375m third vehicle
Vehicle is almost 60% larger than its 2015-vintage predecessor
Eight Roads et al. in £40m round for Made.com
Partech previously invested $34m as part of a $60m funding round for Made.com in July 2015
Equistone's sixth fund makes first investment with Boal buyout
Vehicle held a €2.8bn final close this month and writes equity cheques of €25-150m
CVC's Wireless Logic bolts on Mdex
Acquisition of the German IT business comes shortly after the acquirer secured a ТЃ115m refinancing
MML divests Lowe Refrigeration to Perwyn
Deal reportedly values the catering equipment rental provider at slightly more than ТЃ60m
NVM invests £5m in CurrentBody
UK-based cosmetic devices retailer will look to undertake international expansion
BGF et al. in £28.5m round for Gousto
UK-based meal kit delivery company will make a number of new hires and invest in its technoogy
Patron sells Cala stake to Legal & General in £605m deal
Deal for the UK home builder brings to an end a five-year tenure for the vendor
Augmentum raises £94m in LSE flotation
Newly announced investment vehicle will deploy a substantial portion of the funds within one year
Oaktree, KKR acquire Riverstone's Proserv via restructuring
Development comes three and a half years after Riverstone acquired the company for $750m
NorthEdge invests in Cloud Technology Solutions
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which typically writes cheques of ТЃ5-45m
Turn/River injects $40m into Netsparker
Web-security scanning software company will undertake geographic expansion and invest in marketing
Cathay and OrbiMed divest Echosens to Astorg
Deal is the first exit for Cathay's 2014-vintage €500m Sino-European MidCap fund
Octopus sells Box-it Data to Montagu's Oasis
Records and information management company says the acquisition is its largest to date
Hg's Cogital acquires Rawlinsons
Deal is the second bolt-on acquisition for the tax and advisory group's UK company Baldwins in two weeks
Accel-KKR invests in Kimble Applications
Data analytics software developer will invest in product development and international expansion
Brait's New Look proposes CVA with closure of 60 stores
High street fashion retailer will look to renegotiate its rental and debt agreements