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Synova backs Chatsworth Schools platform
Initial deal comprises five schools in south-east England, with plans to expand internationally
CH&Co in exclusive sale talks with Equistone – report
Talks for the MML-backed catering and hospitality firm are reportedly based on £22m run-rate EBITDA
Summit exits Acturis in Astorg-backed deal
Sale of insurance-related software business brings to an end a nine-year holding period
UK's financial sector buyout slump persists
Deal volume in the sector fell for the fifth consecutive year, with aggregate value falling for the fourth consecutive year
Livingbridge acquires FluidOne from Rigby Group
B2B-focused telecommunications and data hosting company will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy
DCG, MiddleGame in $20m round for Nivaura
London Stock Exchange Group led the round for the UK-headquartered trading software firm
Endless's Antler secures £8m refinancing
Development comes 19 months after the GP acquired the luggage manufacturer from LDC
Sequoia in $42m series-B for Tessian
Email security software developer will invest in product development and international expansion
Idinvest leads $20m series-B for Botify
SEO-focused software developer will open a second US office and invest in product development
Disruptive Capital partially exits Tantalum in trade sale
Sale of the stolen vehicle tracking division comes 17 months after the VC's most recent investment
BGF invests £3.5m in Planixs
Data analytics software company will invest in marketing, product development and recruitment
Ares refinances PE-backed Daisy with £1bn
Deal will enable the telecommunications company's founder to buy out minority investors
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Crypto craze
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team decodes the intricacies of securitised token offerings
Blossom Capital closes debut fund on $85m
Firm will look to make four or five deals per year and will focus on European technology startups
First Reserve to buy Flow Control from Weir for £275m
Deal values the carve-out from the listed Scottish mechanical engineering firm at £275m
Souter takes part in £60m round for DivideBuy
Equity and debt round will support marketing and increase the lender's available pool of capital
Exponent to exit Bullitt via restructuring - reports
Reported transaction would come less than two years after Exponent acquired a 65% stake in the firm
Mobeus appoints Mead as venture partner
New recruit left his role as chief investment officer at Mercia Technologies in 2018
LDC backs £110m buyout of Evolution Funding
GP acquires a minority stake in the carve-out of the online B2B car finance broker
Augmentum leads £150m debt and equity round for Iwoca
NIBC and existing investors including Prime also took part in the round for the SME lender
Gain Capital holds €28.4m first close for third fund-of-funds
Vehicle has a target of €60m and will look to hold a final close by the end of 2019
Adams Street co-leads $75m series-E for GoCardless
GV and Salesforce also lead the round, with Accel, Balderton, Notion and Passion taking part
Ambienta hires seven
Sustainability-focused GP has made a number of hires in its Italian and German offices
LDC's Lucid bolts on Bluedog
Deal is the first acquisition by the healthcare-focused communications firm since LDC's investment