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Endless acquires Arran Aromatics from administrators
Manufacturer of luxury toiletries has previously received backing from BGF and was also rescued from bankruptcy in 2009
Piper invests £10m in Flat Iron
Casual dining steakhouse company will open two new London sites following the deal
OpCapita acquires Football Pools from Sportech for £83m
All-equity deal for the football betting business will see it move into new headquarters in Liverpool
Epiris's Axio sells Risi to Euromoney for $125m
Sale of the forestry products intelligence business marks the sixth realisation from the group
3i and LDC sell MKM to Bain Capital
SBO of builders' merchant reportedly values the Hull-based business in the region of ТЃ200m
Investcorp completes purchase of 3i's debt management arm
Deal marks the asset manager's largest strategic investment to date, almost doubling its AUM
PE-backed Keepmoat sells regeneration division to Engie for £330m
Home builder backed by TDR and Sun Capital has grown its revenues by 22% under the GPs' tenure
Phoenix invests in GFS
Investment in the logistics and delivery management company marks the third deal made from the GP's 2016 fund
Aurelius acquires Warehouse Express from Barclays
UK photographic retailer will merge with the acquirer's German portfolio company Calumet Photographic
Holtzbrinck leads £10m round for Dealflo
Digital documentation business will look to expand into new segments and international markets
Thrive and Passion in £19.5m round for Monzo
Online bank and commission-free foreign exchange platform will launch its current accounts service in summer 2017
Arle Capital to close in Q1 2017
Fund manager of listed LP Candover Investments recently divested stakes in two listed portfolio companies
UK consumer deals slump as GPs heed Brexit warnings
Strong consumer spending figures in the months following the EU referendum have not translated to increased PE investment in the sector
Draper Esprit leads £9m round for POD Point
VC has invested ТЃ5m in the electric vehicle charge point company as part of the deal
NorthEdge sells Fine Industries to Lianhetech in £103m deal
Trade sale of speciality chemicals business marks the GP's fourth exit in seven months
Livingbridge invests in Stowe Family Law
Deal marks the second investment made from the GP's 2016-vintage sixth vehicle, which closed on ТЃ660m
Black Toro holds €235m final close for second fund
Total commitments for the fund fell some way short of the vehicle's €350m target and €400m hard-cap
Cinven's CeramTec acquires UK Electro-Ceramics from Morgan
ТЃ47m deal for the technical ceramics business marks the second bolt-on for CeramTec under the GP's tenure
Nordic Capital sells 8.75% stake in Resurs for SEK 980m
Partial divestment comes nine months after the consumer finance company listed with an SEK 11bn valuation
Project A closes second fund on €140m
Figure raised by the VC for its second vehicle is 75% higher than the total raised for its maiden fund
KKR acquires 40% stake in Telefonica's Telxius
Infrastructure deal comes after the mobile operator decided against pursuing an IPO for its infrastructure arm
Bridgepoint's Zenith bolts on CVL
Acquisition marks the first bolt-on for the vehicle rental business under the GP's tenure
KDev et al. invest SEK 32m in Modus
Developer of sickle cell disease treatments recently rebranded from Dilaforette and announced intention to float
Intrinsic acquires Ham Baker divisions from administrators
GP has invested ТЃ5m alongside Alycidon Capital to acquire the flow divisions of the water-related engineering business