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3i invests €120m in Lampenwelt
Deal for German lighting company sees existing co-owner reinvest alongside incoming chair
Bregal- and Project A-backed Onlineprinters bolts on Solopress
Acquisition comes six months after the company was acquired from TA Associates in a secondary buyout
Endless acquires C&F from trade vendor SIG
Deal for the carpet and flooring company is the 14th investment from the GP's fourth fund
SVG sells Xceptor to CBPE Capital
Divestment comes as the vendor prepares to wind down after HarbourVest acquired its portfolio
Chinese investors bring exit opportunities but inflate entry prices
Research reveals GPs are noticing an increased appetite from Chinese backers for European assets
Inflexion acquires Cawood Scientific from NVM
Agriculture-focused laboratory testing business acquired Sci-Tech under the vendor's tenure
UK private equity's northern awakening
North of England is well positioned for substantial PE-backed growth in the coming years, accelerated by infrastructure investment
Inflexion acquires minority stake in K2
Deal for the tech consultancy firm is the fourth made by Partnership Capital Fund I in four months
Aquiline sells Simply Business to Travelers in $490m deal
Sale of online insurance brokerage comes less than a year after the GP acquired it for ТЃ120m
Patron and Invesco sell Generator Hostels to Queensgate for €450m
Sale brings to an end a decade-long tenure that saw the hostel business grow from two to 14 sites
Cairngorm's Stevenswood bolts on Truemans
GP provided extra capital to support the acquisition of the doors and windows distributor
Private equity must wise up to cybersecurity
Private equity practitioners must act to avoid becoming the newest soft target for cybersecurity attacks, says Nazo Moosa from Riyad Taqnia Fund
Dunedin invests in Forensic Risk Alliance
Accountancy and data analytics consultancy will undertake an international expansion strategy
Bain sells down 12% stake in Ibstock for £97m
Partial divestment of shares comes 27 months after the GP first invested in the business
Aliter acquires majority stake in Calm
Deal is the second investment made with capital drawn from the GP's ТЃ92m maiden fund
Primary Capital reaps 2.9x on Thompson & Morgan sale to BVG
Sale of the horticultural retailer comes 15 years after the vendor's initial investment
Lyceum appoints Greensmith to north-of-England team
New recruit will head up the north of England team as the GP looks to boost its presence in the region
Strong returns: Are managers or the market due credit?
Beneficial exit market of recent years may not endure the next PE cycle, raising questions as to how strongly LPs should reinvest in the asset class
Livingbridge's Metronet bolts on Venus
Acquisition comes five months after the business acquired competitor M247 for ТЃ47.5m
Piper invests £5m in Pet Food UK
Investment in dry pet food producer comes 18 months after the GP backed wet food producer Forthglade
LDC reshuffles senior team with six promotions
Grove, Souillard, Lyndon, Hurley, Bell and Gould will all take on new responsibilities
Carlyle sells ITRS to TA Associates
Divestment of the financial software company marks the sixth exit for the GP's second European tech fund
GPs and non-execs: Partners through thick and thin
Recent reports have questioned the logic behind appointing NEDs to portfolio companies, though there is little sign of GPs changing their approach
Inflexion's Succession in £10m double bolt-on
Wealth management business has acquired two of its affiliate member firms nine months after receiving follow-on funding