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Elliott Advisors acquires Waterstones
Deal reportedly values the UK book retailer in the region of £250-300m and will complete in May
DST leads $250m series-C for Revolut
UK fintech company will look to expand across North America and Asia-Pacific regions
Riverside acquires Netwatch and NMC to create new group
Investment sees the creation of a CCTV monitoring company with a US and European presence
NorthEdge acquires Prohire in MBO
GP secures a majority stake in the Stoke-on-Trent-headquartered fleet management company
Livingbridge invests in Disguise MBO
Live events visual software company will invest in international expansion and product development
Ardian sells 49% stake in Luton Airport to AMP Capital
Previous media reports valued Ardian's stake in the international airport at more than $400m
LDC acquires Precision Micro in £22.5m MBO
Deal sees the GP invest £13m in the Erdington-based photochemical etching company
Synova's Stackhouse Poland bolts on Honour Point
Acquisition of corporate insurance broker and risk management firm is Stackhouse's ninth bolt-on
Hg sells Allocate Software to Vista
Healthcare workforce management software company has expanded internationally under Hg's tenure
Inflexion acquires EHL, UKWM, creates Comparison Technologies
New multi-channel price comparison company is likely to pursue bolt-on acquisitions
GTCR sells CallCredit to TransUnion for £1bn
Sale comes four years after the GP acquired the credit reference bureau for around £480m
Rutland divests Pizza Hut in management buy-back
GP will retain a minority stake in the UK pizza restaurant chain following the deal
Fondo Italiano invests €10m in Seco
Computer components company will seek to pursue international expansion and make bolt-on deals
LDC's LearnDirect divests e-assessment division to PSI
Sale comes eight months after the company lost an appeal against an "inadequate" Ofsted rating
Maven appointed to manage £27m fund for north-east England
GP has secured a number of mandates to manage publicly funded regional vehicles in recent months
Gilde acquires Veco from Investcorp's SPGPrints
Micro-precision metal components manufacturing division recently acquired Dutch business Reith Laser
Project A et al. in $4.2m round for Aula
Funding will enable the education-focused online communication company to pursue product development
Mercia invests in £3m round for ITL
Automotive components supplier will undertake recruitment in its commercial and operations teams
BGF invests £6.5m in Kids Planet
Deal comes 20 months after the GP invested £10m in the UK-based nursery school operator
Inflexion acquires minority stake in Huws Gray
GP invested in the builders' merchant with capital drawn from its £400m partnership capital vehicle
Charterhouse's Cooper-Vemedia buys 12 Sanofi brands for €158m
Deal is the second major bolt-on acquisition for the group since the GP acquired it in 2015
Apollo's take-private bid pre-emptively rejected by FirstGroup
Transport group's board reject an approach for the company, which has a market cap of £1.3bn
Foresight injects £2.1m into Codeplay
Deal will fund the computing process optimisation firm's expansion into the autonomous vehicle space
Eos Venture Partners launches $100m debut insurtech fund
Vehicle has raised $30m from two insurance companies to date and will have a global remit