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Station 12 to raise £60m for venture funds
VC will target early- and growth-stage investments in the media, entertainment and knowledge space
EmergeVest acquires CM Downton in £75m deal
GP will put in place a succession plan for the logistics company's family owners
Q&A: Rutland's Craddock on Aston Barclay and making partner
Special situations investor's newly appointed partner discusses the firm's evolution and its recent investment in the UK-based car auction business
Perwyn backs Freshcut Foods MBO
Fruit, vegetable and carbohydrates supplier aims to capitalise on an increased focus on healthy diets
Elysian-backed Fastflow bolts on Partner Construction
Portfolio company has acquired the housing developer with cash from the GP's initial buyout
3i supports Infinis's bolt-on of Alkane with £125m
Acquisition of methane-capturing company comes 16 months after 3i's initial investment in Infinis
TPG's Prezzo to close 94 restaurants following CVA
Casual dining chain suffered an 8.1% drop in like-for-like sales in 2017 and owes ТЃ220m to creditors
Endless partially divests BAI to Shiloh Industries for €52.9m
GP has sold two of the automotive parts manufacturer's factories in the Netherlands and Italy
NorthEdge makes 3.1x on sale of Jigsaw24 to Alcuin
Sale of the IT business brings to an end a five-year holding period for the vendor
Searchlight sells Ocean Outdoor to Ocelot for £200m
Deal brings to an end a three-year holding period for the vendor, having previously acquired it from LDC
Privet's Aeromet bolts on Stone Foundries
Acquisition comes two and half years after the GP acquired Aeromet from Black Diamond Capital Management
Tenzing makes third deal from debut fund with CitNow
Automotive video software company will pursue product development and international expansion
Advent receives board approval for £1bn Laird take-private
GP has also received irrevocable undertakings and letters of intent from 27% of Laird's shareholders
BGF invests £6.3m in Dianomi as Beringea exits
Online advertising content management platform will expand into the US, Germany and Asia-Pacific region
Rutland's Maplin enters into administration
Talks to sell the consumer electronics retailer to Edinburgh Woollen Mill collapse
Aleph and Crestview exit Interoute in €1.9bn sale to GTT
Deal values the fibre network and data management provider at 11.5x adjusted EBITDA
Casual dining: overbooked and undercooked
British PE owners are facing challenges as the sector shows signs of strain due to oversupply and macroeconomic headwinds
LocalGlobe et al. lead $3.9m round for StatusToday
Funding will enable the HR-related AI firm to build out its team and invest in product development
CIC leads $6.6m series-A expansion for GeoSpock
Deal brings the total value of series-A funding for the data analytics company to $13.3m
Atlantic Bridge leads $30m round for DecaWave
Irish fabless semiconductor business will invest in recruitment and international expansion
TDR begins sales process for David Lloyd
Rothschild has been mandated for the sales process of the UK-based tennis and gym club
Lonsdale's Mobility Group bolts on Cassellie
Acquisition is part of the group's strategy to move beyond the specialist bathrooms market
Grovepoint and Rubicon acquire Aquamain
Deal for the water utility services company is the GPs' second joint investment in three months
Bridges invests £8.5m in Innovate Services
School catering business is looking to capitalise on increasing demand for healthy school meals