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Bowmark promotes Masters and Mastrodonato, hires Lyceum's Keen
GP is currently deploying capital from its £375m fifth fund, which closed in January 2014
Ardian's Solina bolts on Essential Cuisine
Deal is the second UK bolt-on acquisition for the France-based food products company
BGF invests £5.5m in NWC and High Access merger
Deal will create a facilities management group with a combined turnover of £30m
Primary Capital backs SBO of ICS Learn from Par
Deal is the sixth investment made from the GP's fourth growth capital fund, which invests £10-45m
Permira acquires Corin from DeA et al.
GP draws capital from its €7.5bn global fund to acquire the orthopaedic implants firm
Elaghmore acquires McPhee Mixers
Deal for the concrete mixer manufacturer is the fourth investment from the GP's £60m maiden fund
Mayfair acquires BGF-backed GCI
Deal for the UK telecoms and IT group brings to an end a six-year holding period for the vendor
Inflexion invests in management buyout of ITM
GP supports the buyout from the founder-owners of the financial services IT and software firm
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Livingbridge appoints Kahn as vice-president in Boston
New recruit leaves his role as VP of corporate development at Summit- and Bain-backed Ability
Anders Invest acquires Groku from Heritage B
Deal for the Dutch kitchen furniture manufacturer is the 11th acquisition made by the investor
Insight Venture's Kaseya and Unitrends merge
Deal will lead to a consolidated business with a broader range of IT-related products and services
Investcorp's Calligo acquires Mico Systems
Deal is the second North American acquisition by the data hosting company in seven months
Rockpool acquires Smyle
Events agency's existing management team will retain a significant minority stake following the deal
Smedvig leads £9.5m series-B for Poq
Fresh capital will enable the e-commerce app developer to open a US office and hire a new chairperson
Emeram-backed Bench enters adminstration
Fashion retailer is the latest in a series of UK-based consumer brands to face troubles
Yabeo et al. in $17m series-A for Cera
Online elderly care platform will expand into Germany and across the UK following the deal
One Peak leads £41m round for Concentra
Operational data analysis software provider is in the process of opening its first Asian office
Synova generates 8x return on Mandata sale to LDC
Deal for logistics software company brings to an end a five-year holding period for the vendor
Andera leads $70m series-B for Crescendo Biologics
UK-based biotechnology company will progress its lead programme to the clinical stage
Insight and ISIF in >€100m round for AMCS
ISIF is understood to have contributed around €40m to the round for the recycling software firm
Draper Esprit et al. divest Tails.com to Nestlé
Dog nutritionist and food retailer will become part of the trade buyer's Purina Petcare division
Hg sells Radius to Baring's Vistra
Deal comes five years after the GP invested in the company via its acquisition of UK-based Nair & Co
BGF exits Brownhills in Duke Royalty-backed deal
Glass merchant and processor has expanded via a bolt-on and investment in new facilities