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LDC backs SBO of Pelsis from Wind Point
Deal for pest control business brings to an end a 12-year tenure for the US-based vendor
Maven appointed to manage £90m MEIF debt funds
GP will oversee deployments of ТЃ100,000-1.5m for SMEs in West Midlands, East Midlands and the area to the immediate south
Palatine invests in Trade Skills 4U
Deal for the electrical training provider is the first investment from the GP's impact investment fund
Connection Capital backs £13.6m MBO of JCRA
GP invests ТЃ6.7m to support the MBO of the currency hedging and financial risk consultancy
Cinven to sell CPA Global to Leonard Green & Partners
Deal reportedly values the Jersey-based intellectual property company at ТЃ2.4bn
Downing invests £2m in Anglian Country Inns
Fresh capital will enable the pub chain to redevelop property at a recently acquired site
Advent to acquire Williams Lea Tag from Deutsche Post
Deal reportedly values the marketing and public relations business at ТЃ350-400m
TDR-backed Stonegate inches towards £102m Revolution bolt-on
Board of the listed bar operator recommends shareholders approve the 203-pence-per-share offer
MMC injects further £1.2m into StoryStream
Content management platform will invest in product development following the deal
Lyceum acquires Wireless Innovation
Satellite and cellular communications business is the first investment in a buy-and-build strategy
Exponent sells Pattonair stake to Platinum Equity
Sale of aerospace and defence components supplier brings to an end a six-year holding period
Index leads $40m series-C for Prodigy Finance
Postgraduate student loans company also secured a $200m debt facility as part of the deal
YFM divests Harvey Jones to AIB
Sale of stake in kitchen designer and retailer generates around 2x money multiple for the vendor
SK Capital reinvests in Archroma via refinancing
Deal for speciality chemicals business comes seven months after GP was reportedly exploring a sale
Five Arrows acquires minority stake in Opus 2
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which writes equity cheques of тЌ20-70m
TDR sells ICWG to Roark Capital
Deal for automated carwash business brings to an end a three-year holding period for the GP
Bregal Sagemount invests in Options
Deal worth almost $100m will see the cloud-focused financial IT company invest in product development
Lexington, BC Partners agree $1bn stapled secondary deal
Lexington was previously reported to be considering acquiring up to тЌ1.2bn in secondary commitments
Onex raises $5.72bn for fifth fund after four months
Canadian-based GP is targeting $6.5bn for the vehicle, which launched in April 2017
Oaktree acquires Vitanas and Pflegen & Wohnen
Care home business has recently invested in modernising and expanding its facilities
Core Capital invests in Avonside Group Services
Deal will support the roofing company's acquisition of competitor Bracknell Roofing
Oak Hill-backed Pulsant bolts on LayerV
Development comes a year after the UK-based IT business bolted on competitor Onyx Group
Active sells Rapha to RZC Investments
Deal reportedly values the UK-based cycling clothing and accessories business at ТЃ200m
Blackstone et al. buy stake in Rothesay Life from Goldman Sachs
Deal comes four years after the consortium of investors acquired a majority stake