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SEP invests €25m in Immedis
Transaction will enable the Irish payroll software developer to double its headcount
Innova to acquire majority stake in CS Group Polska
Deal is the fourth investment made from the GP's sixth fund, which has a €325m hard-cap
YFM supports MBO of The Protein Works
GP's maiden institutionally backed fund is more than 70% deployed following the deal
Preservation and BCI acquire BMS Group in £500m deal
Insurance brokerage group's management and staff will retain a significant minority stake
Westbridge raises £140m for sophomore fund
Figure exceeds the vehicle's ТЃ100m hard-cap, though it includes commitments for co-investments
Velocity Capital raises €105m evergreen fintech fund
VC has also appointed SureTrade and TradeKing co-founder Don Montanaro as partner
Horizon's DMC Canotec acquires United Carlton
Deal is the first acquisition for the printing and document management firm under the GP's tenure
Battery leads $35m round for Matillion
Existing backers Sapphire, YFM and Scale also invest in the round for the cloud-based data software firm
BGF injects £10m into Extentia
Property services group is anticipating EBITDA of ТЃ16m for the year ending in June 2019
Duke Street backs MBO of Kent and Athlone from DCC
UK and Irish businesses will form the basis for a buy-and-build growth strategy
BC- and KKR-backed United Group bolts on Tele2 Croatia
Deal is the Dutch telecommunications group's first acquisition under BC's tenure
UK exits on hold in Q1
Exit activity reached its lowest quarterly level since the height of the financial crisis in Q1, according to Unquote Data
Egeria acquires majority stake in MAAS Aviation
Aircraft painting business is growing due to the continuing global growth in demand for air travel
Charterhouse agrees £668m Tarsus take-private
Deal values shares in the Irish media and events business at 17x its average EBITDA in 2017 and 2018
Stirling Square appoints two to investment team
GP has appointed JP Morgan's Mazurier and Hannam Investments' Bloys to its London-based team
Palatine supports MBO of Lucion Services
Testing, inspection and certification business will undertake an acquisitive growth strategy
LDC sells Away Resorts to Bregal Freshstream
Deal is the 10th investment made by Freshstream's debut fund, which writes cheques of тЌ30-100m
Horizon sells Eat to Pret a Manger
Sale of UK sandwich shop chain brings to an end an eight-year holding period for the vendor
YFM invests $4.5m in Elucidat
Education-focused authoring platform developer will invest in product development and recruitment
KKR's Trainline announces intention to float
Train and coach ticket booking company expects to be eligible for FTSE inclusion following IPO
Horizon-backed Wireless Innovation bolts on Ground Control
GP provides equity to support the acquisition of the US-based telecommunications firm
Syncona leads £35m series-A for Quell
UCL Technology Fund also took part in the round for the newly launched cell therapy company
Equistone appoints BGF's Copeland and promotes Baker
Copeland joins as investment manager in Birmingham and Baker is promoted to investment director in London
Webedia acquires Panoramic- and Smedvig-backed Quill
Marketing content provider is reportedly anticipating revenues of ТЃ7m in its current financial year