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Baird acquires minority stake in Crisp Thinking Group
Social media monitoring firm will expand its international marketing team and invest in new services
Hg Saturn holds final close on £1.5bn hard-cap
Software-dedicated vehicle is already 40% deployed across investments in Visma and Iris
Palatine sells MJ Quinn telecoms arm to Visabeira/Constructel
Partial exit from the infrastructure services firm comes 10 years after the GP's initial investment
BBVA and Anthemis launch London-based fintech incubator
Project will look to support companies from start-up thorugh to their seed funding rounds
Inflexion's ITM bolts on Faraday Tracing Bureau
Deal is the first bolt-on for the financial services IT and software company under the GP's tenure
Rutland sells assets of arson-struck Gardman to Westland
Newly developed warehouse of garden products business was destroyed by fire in March
Maven reaps 2.7x on sale of Cursor to DiscoverIE
Sale of trackball manufacturer brings to an end a three-year holding period for the fund manager
Endless sells Affinity Workforce to Castlerock Recruitment
Deal for the recruitment business brings to an end a holding period of just 16 months
Carlyle acquires EnerMech from Lime Rock
Deal reportedly values the Scottish oilfield services provider in the £425-450m range
Rutland's Aston Barclay bolts on TCBG
Deal for the online car trading platform comes 16 months after the GP acquired Aston Barclay
Dawn Capital leads £22.9m round for Garrison
Expansion deal for the web browsing software provider comes 19 months after its £12m series-A
Platinum sells Exterion to Global for £400m
Sale of the billboard company comes 16 months after the vendor reportedly aborted a previous auction
Blackstone acquires NEC from LDC
Transaction reportedly values the Birmingham-based exhibitions organiser at more than £800m
Endless acquires American Golf from Sun European Partners
Deal for golf retailer reportedly follows a quick-fire sale and values the chain at less than £10m
Impact investing: making a splash
As high-profile GPs launch impact-dedicated funds, progress is being made in efforts to identify metrics by which to measure performance in the space
PE-backed LeasePlan withdraws IPO
Dutch fleet management business had been scheduled to float in Amsterdam and Brussels in October
Mobeus sells Hemmels stake to private investor
Deal for classic car restoration company comes six months after the GP's initial investment
Edge Investments in £2.9m round for TRX
UK-based TV licensing platform has quadrupled its volume of transactions since Q1 2018
DTCP injects $10m into Pipedrive's $60m series-C
Follow-on round for the CRM software developer comes four months after an initial $50m series-C
PHD Equity Partners invests in Technikraft
Transaction for the Yorkshire-based chemicals business was carried out via a newco
SV, Sofinnova in $30m series-A for Sitryx
Biotech company focused on immuno-oncology and immuno-inflammation launched earlier this year
Cairngorm acquires Helix Tool Company
Deal is part of the GP's plans to create a consolidated player in the UK full-service MRO space
HIG, General Atlantic sell £1.65bn FNZ to Generation, CDPQ
Deal for the fintech company brings to an end a nine-year holding period for HIG
Mercia injects £1.5m into Voxpopme
Deal for video market research software business comes 11 months after the GP's initial investment