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Better Capital reaps 7x on £326m Gardner sale to SLMR
Aerospace components manufacturer was the GP's maiden investment and generated ТЃ254.1m in net proceeds
LDC invests £11m for minority stake in Lucid
Deal for medical communications agency is the fifth investment by the GP's London team in 12 months
UK general election: private equity and advisory reactions
Lack of an overall majority in parliament creates uncertainty for PE but calls into question Tory threats of a "no-deal" Brexit
EQT acquires DGC One in SEK 2.3bn take-private
Transaction values shares in the telecommunications and internet service provider at SEK 250 apiece
TA invests in Biocomposites
GP is currently investing from its $5.3bn 12th fund, which held a final close in 2015
Shawbrook to reject BC, Pollen Street's £868m take-private bid
Independent directors tell shareholders the 340 pence per share offer undervalues the company
Endless sells Imtech UK & Ireland to EDF
Sale of technical services business comes less than two years after its acquisition by the GP
Bulking up: Consolidation in the LP space
Asset managers are flexing their muscles in a new wave of fund-of-funds consolidation
LDC reaps 3.3x in sale of A-Gas to KKR
Refrigeration gas business has undertaken an acquisitive growth strategy under the vendor's tenure
Bregal Freshstream acquires minority stake in Euro-Caps
Deal is the firm's sixth investment since inception in 2015, and its third in the Netherlands
Baird acquires aircraft components company CAV
Baird partners James Benfield and Dennis Hall will take a seat on the CAV board as part of the deal
What the UK's general election could mean for private equity
Britain's looming snap general election on 8 June presents investors with two very different potential outlooks
NVM divests Kirton to NorthEdge's Direct Healthcare
Acquisition of the medical seating company is the second bolt-on made by Direct Healthcare under NorthEdge
LDC exits UK2 Group to The Hut Group
Sale of server and hosting business to the trade buyer follows a six-year holding period
Primary acquires Metamark in £62m MBO
Deal for the sign vinyl and digital printing business is the fifth investment from the GP's fourth fund
Epiris returns £1.5bn to Electra over eight-month period
Recent exits bring to an end Epiris's remit as investment portfolio manager for the listed LP
BGF injects £3m into Prezola
Wedding gift-list platform will invest in its mobile platform following the deal
Felix, Verlinvest lead €30m funding round for Frichti
Food delivery business will look to expand across France, before reaching other European cities
Pollen Street Capital to merge with MW Eaglewood
GP will become a majority shareholder in the group, with the deal expected to complete later this year
Target and One Peak in €15m series-D for DocPlanner
Investment will fund international expansion, with a particular focus on the Latin American market
Jobi Capital in £20m series-B for Quiqup
Delivery company will look to expand across the UK and internationally following the deal
Lyceum's Bellrock bolts on Profile
Deal is the sixth acquisition for the building and property management company over the past year
YFM invests in TEV management buyout
Deal for air conditioning business is the third investment made by the GP's maiden LP-backed fund
Spice invests £25m in casual dining chain Leon
UK-based healthy fast food chain will undertake an international expansion strategy