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Dunedin reaps 3x on £280m sale of Kee Safety to Investcorp
Sale of safety equipment manufacturer ends a four-year holding, representing an IRR of 35%
Piper injects £6m into Frame
Fitness club chain will look to expand across the UK, with two new sites imminent
USS promotes Horsnall to head of direct private equity
Move forms part of the limited partner's strategy to increase its focus on direct investments
Livingbridge backs Mobysoft
Social housing administration business will invest in HR, recruitment and product development
Livingbridge invests in Catalyst Development
GP draws capital from its Enterprise 2 fund, which typically writes equity cheques of ТЃ5-15m
Alteri acquires Intertoys from Blokker
Dutch toy retailer will invest in marketing activity, its online platform and store refurbishment
BGF's Decision Tech bolts on MobilePhoneChecker
Acquisition of mobile price comparison platform is the firm's third bolt-on in 12 months
More alpha, less male: The gender diversity conundrum
Higher echelons of PE remain bereft of female talent, though signs of progress are appearing
Equistone acquires ITG from BDC
SBO of marketing consultancy and data group follows a three-and-half-year tenure for BDC
Deal in Focus: Dunedin reaps 55% IRR from Alpha IPO
Divestment of wealth management consultancy came ahead of schedule, generating an ТЃ89.6m return
IW Capital leads £8m series-B for WeSwap
Peer-to-peer currency exchange platform will pursue expansion into the Asian market
Volpi to acquire Digital Barriers' video division for £27.5m
Shareholders to vote on disposal of surveillance and security company's video business on 26 October
Bain to acquire NGA UK
Deal will see the GP spin the UK mid-market division out from parent group NGA Human Resources
Accel-KKR backs MBO of Reapit
Developer of software for estate agents recently acquired stakes in two UK-based property platforms
Maven and Enso inject £2m into Cognitive Geology
Fresh capital will fund the rollout of the oil-and-gas-related data software provider's Hutton product
Dunedin to fully exit Alpha via £163m IPO
Transaction comes just 20 months after the GP acquired the company from Baird in an ТЃ80m deal
Blenheim Chalcot in £40m round for SalaryFinance
Deal is the second investment in the UK salary-deductible loans space in quick succession
Hermes raises $620m for co-investments
Firm raises $389m for third co-investment fund and $230m for sidecar and segregated mandates
LDC backs Ensek MBO
GP buys minority stake in the developer of energy-related software and introduces former Centrica MD
JC Flowers sells 8% stake in OneSavings for £75m
Partial divestment comes four months after the GP sold a 10% stake in the specialist lender for ТЃ110m
Synova's Stackhouse Poland completes refinancing
Deal will fund the insurance brokerage's ongoing acquisitive expansion strategy
FPE's Kallidus acquires Advorto
GP provided the HR software company with fresh capital to support the acquisition
BGF injects £10m into Roc to support CCM bolt-on
IT business will also pursue additional acquisitions and invest in operations and infrastructure
CVC's St John to step down after 19 years
IR-focused partner, who also works at charity Teens and Toddlers, will focus on his philanthropic work