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Nauta in funding round for Abiquo
Telefónica's venture arm, Wayra, also takes part in the round for the cloud-based software firm
Vespa invests £17m in Bluecrest buyout
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which typically invests in firms with £10-70m enterprise value
Advent International agrees £4bn take-private for Cobham
Proposed share price represents a 50.3% premium on the average value across the last three months
Sovereign backs Premier Park
GP is supporting the parking operator's founders and is investing from its £395m fourth fund
Toscafund et al. in £50m round for Atom Bank
PE and VC advisory firm Perscitus also took part in the round for the UK-based online bank
Hilco-backed Homebase acquires Bathstore
DIY company has acquired 44 of the bathroom retailer's stores from administrators BDO
Cairngorm acquires Millbrook Healthcare
Mobility equipment company will form the basis for a buy-and-build programme in the assisted living space
LDC in £100m round for OneCom
Telecommunications firm's founder will remain a significant shareholder and take on a non-exec role
Fund managers turn to steady and reliable Ireland
Buyouts in Ireland have been steadily rising in recent years, with 12 deals in each of 2017 and 2018
NVM hires PwC's Wildig as investment manager
New recruit joins the GP eight months after it closed its £142m maiden institutionally backed fund
ECI-backed MIC bolts on Smart Utility Management
Transaction is the third bolt-on for the energy intermediary since it first got ECI's backing
Inflexion sells Cawood Scientific to Waterland
Acquirer typical makes initial investments in deals with enterprise values of up to €100m
BlueGem sells Liberty to Glendower for £300m
Vendor generated a 12x return on the luxury retail store after a nine-year holding
Rewriting the rulebook: how technology is disrupting PE
A round-up of key takeaways from speakers at Unquote's Allocate conference in June
Permira acquires Quotient from GHO for a reported £600m
Outsourced drug development company has expanded into the US and tripled its revenues under GHO
Inflexion to merge Bridgepoint-backed Estera with Ocorian
Transaction ends a four-year holding period and reportedly values Estera at £500-600m
Insight leads $55m series-B round for ContractPodAI
Legal software developer will invest in product development, marketing and recruitment
Cairngorm's Stamco and Parker bolt on Fairalls
Deal is the third installment in a buy-and-build strategy in the builders' merchant market
K1 injects $60m into Graduway
Company is pursuing North American expansion and will invest in product development
Equistone to acquire Knowledge Services from Moody's
Vendor will use the proceeds from the divestment to repurchase outstanding stock
Gauss leads $55m series-B for Curve
UK-based credit card aggregation company will pursue expansion across Europe and the US
Blackstone to acquire CRH distribution arm for €1.64bn
Deal for the building materials provider is based on a 2018 pro forma EBITDA figure of €155m
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Allocate special
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses all the hot topics from Allocate
Perwyn leads £30m round for Gousto
Latest round for the meal kit delivery company comes just six months after it raised £18m