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Albion leads $6.5m series-A for Avora
Existing investor Crane also took part in the round for the data analytics software company
BGF exits Jumpstart via trade sale to Visiativ
Sale of the GP's minority stake in the tax consultancy comes five years after its initial investment
BGF-backed Hawk Group enters into administration
Development comes three years after the GP invested £8m in the construction equipment business
Beringea leads £9m round for AccessPay
Deal brings the total amount raised by the corporate payments processing software firm to £13m
Ratos acquires remaining stake in TFS for €11m
Transaction comes three and a half years after the GP acquired a 60% stake in the business
Horizon's Sabio bolts on Callware
Deal is the fourth bolt-on made by the enterprise software company since Lyceum acquired it in 2016
L Catterton partially exits Steiner via $900m Elemis sale
Sale of the skincare brand to L'Occitane is worth marginally less than the original deal for its parent
Inflexion opens Boston office
GP chooses the same city as its rival UK mid-market player Livingbridge for its US base
Gresham House acquires minority stake in Rockfish
Fish and chips restaurant chain aims to increase the number of Rockfish-branded restaurants to 16
Beechbrook backs Shuttercraft MBO
UK-based blind and shutter manufacturer has recently opened a new branch in Oxford
Panoramic backs Online Home Retail MBO from Grafton
Deal for the bathroom retailer, which trades as PlumbWorld, is the seventh from the GP's second fund
LDC exits Inprova via dual sale
GP sells the company's energy division to Inspired for £19.5m and the non-energy arm to management
BGF sells Petrotechnics stake in trade sale to Sphera
Risk management software provider was exposed to the dramatic oil price drop in 2014-2016
Hg- and ICG-backed Iris bolts on BioStore
Acquisition of the ID and cashless sytems provider comes eight months after the GPs acquired Iris
TT Capital and MSD invest in Clinithink
Healthcare data analytics company will invest in international expansion and new services
Investcorp acquires Ubisense's SmartSpace for up to £35m
Deal for the location software and hardware developer is the GP's fifth from its fourth tech fund
LSP leads €28m series-B for Atlantic Therapeutics
Andera Partners, Atlantic Bridge, Seroba and Earlybird also take part in the round
Bancroft acquires minority stake in Rubik's Brand
Deal for the Rubik's Cube rights owner will see the company develop new sales channels and products
Sovereign supports Utility Bidder MBO
GP is investing from its £395m fourth fund, which writes equity cheques of up to £50m
Synova reaps 5.6x from Stackhouse Poland sale to Gallagher
Sale of specialist insurance broker comes four years after the GP's initial investment
LDC acquires minority stake in Zip World
Deal will support the company's acquisition of new sites and investment in new attractions
Waterland acquires Sandcastle Care
Deal for childcare provider is the GP's third UK platform investment since opening its Manchester office
Phoenix reaps 3.6x from Travel Chapter sale to ECI
Sale of holiday accommodation booking company ends a holding period of less than three years
Xenon acquires PanaPesca
Earlier reports suggested the deal could value the seafood and fish producer at around €90m