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UK buyout activity reaches post-crisis peak in 2017
Small-cap and lower-mid-market invested strongly during the course of the year, while fundraising activity continued apace
BGF, Blue Water Energy inject £56m into Rovop
Subsea vehicle services company will expand its fleet by 50% following the transaction
BGF invests in APS Group
Tomato producer will invest in a new glasshouse, site expansion and automation technology
Ontario Teachers' partially divests Busy Bees to Temasek
Nursery school business has undertaken an acquisitive growth strategy under the LP's tenure
Global Founders leads $14.75m series-A for DigitalGenius
Fresh funding will enable the company to invest in product development and marketing activity
Perwyn-backed Sumo floats with £145m market cap
Listing of the video games developer will generate ТЃ39.7m returns for Perwyn and company management
Terra Firma's Four Seasons agrees interest payment standstill
Major creditor H/2 has agreed to the measure in order to facilitate a consensual restructuring
Rubicon, Grovepoint's Goodridge bolts on Gieffe Racing
Rubicon provided fresh capital to support the acquisition of the automotive fluids business
Eight Road leads $20m round for OTA Insight
Hospitality-focused data analytics company will invest in product development and make new hires
Phoenix sells Riviera to Silverfleet
Sale of holiday provider brings to an end a three-year holding period for the vendor
Riverside invests in LeftShift
Investment in the delivery automation business was made via the GP's acceleration capital division
Crescent-, Viridian-backed Fusion Antibodies to list on AIM
Northern Irish biotech company will use the capital to invest in its laboratories and manufacturing
Foresight injects £3m into 200 Degrees
Business will use the fresh funding to open new coffee shops and invest in wholesale distribution
Livingbridge sells Crew Clothing to Exquisite Apparel
Sale of the clothing retailer brings an end to an 11-year holding period for the GP
Mercia holds £45.1m first close for EV Growth II
Tech-focused fund will make investments of up to ТЃ5m in buyouts and replacement capital deals
Apax closes digital fund on $1bn hard-cap
New team will be based in the firm's London and New York offices and led by Gigliani and O'Keefe
BGF, First Derivatives invest in AuditComply
Deal is the first to be jointly made by the backers after they announced a strategic partnership
Deal in Focus: BC-backed Sabre floats with £575m market cap
IPO of the insurance underwriter raised ТЃ206m to acquire shares owned by BC and other investors
General Atlantic appoints Samec as operating partner
Appointment is part of a raft of worldwide promotions at the firm, including two others in Europe
United Ventures holds €75m first close for sophomore fund
Venture capital fund will make early-stage investments in software, ICT and digital tech companies
Synova-backed Defaqto refinances
New funding package will enable the business to repay shareholder debt and invest in further growth
Pentech et al. in £3m round for TravelNest
Deal for the holiday bookings management platform is the first made by Pentech and Mangrove's new funds
Terra Firma calls on H/2 to accept Four Seasons proposal
Development comes a month after the GP proposed to hand over its stake for a nominal sum
Neuberger Berman acquires FII's portfolio
Portfolio of 21 companies has a combined turnover of €2.3bn and EBITDA of €282m