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Lenders take control of CBPE portfolio company Sofa.com
LGT European Capital has taken over the furniture retailer after CBPE's three-year tenure
Mobeus invests £14m in Geotech
GP's buyout team led the deal for the UK-based provider of ground stabilisation services
Palatine reaps more than 3x on Westleigh sale to Countryside
Transaction values the home builder at up to £135.4m, two years after the GP invested at a £65m EV
Parkwalk and IQ inject $5.3m into Spectral Edge
UK-based image processing business will use the fresh capital to build up its R&D team
Quilvest acquires Phaidon International
Specialist STEM sector recruitment business increased its underlying EBITDA to £10.4m last year
Hg invests in TA-backed Access in £1bn EV deal
TA will retain a joint controlling stake in the business software company following the deal
Consumer uncertainty sees retail feeling the pinch
PE-backed retailers are increasingly following casual dining chains in showing signs of struggling under the downturn in UK consumer confidence
Charme acquires 80% stake in OCS
Italian financial software business will pursue an international and acquisitive growth strategy
Qiming in $12m series-A for LetsGetChecked
Healthcare self-testing company will invest in technology development and recruitment
BGF divests Decision Tech to MoneySupermarket in £40m deal
Online comparison group has made four bolt-ons since the vendor's initial investment
Holland and Dolfin sell Esdec to Gilde
Under the vendors' tenure, Esdec has invested in a new R&D facility and international sales activity
Value Creation, ABN Amro divest Ion-IP to Proximus
Sale of IT security business brings to an end a 10-year holding period for the vendors
Ampersand invests in MedPharm
UK-headquartered provider of drug-related products and devices will look to expand internationally
LDC reaps 2.5x on £95m sale of Capital Economics to Phoenix
Acquisition of the macroeconomic data and research company is the sixth deal from Phoenix's 2016 fund
Charterhouse acquires 3i-backed SLR
Deal brings to an end a 10-year holding period for 3i, during which the company doubled its EBITDA
3i sells Scandlines to First State and Hermes in €1.7bn deal
Vendor reinvests for a 35% stake in the Danish-German ferry operator after an 11-year holding
Mega-buyout volumes hit post-crisis Q1 high
Combined with Q4 2017, the past six months have represented the most active consecutive quarters for €1bn-plus buyouts since 2007
Beechbrook invests in Leathwaite
Firm drew capital from its £150m UK SME Credit Fund, which supplies £3-15m in senior secured loans
Connection Capital hires Snaith and Collins
Duo joins the firm respectively from Grant Thornton and International Asset Management
BGF divests Duncan & Todd as part of LDC-led SBO
Opticians group will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy under LDC's ownership
GIC in £100m round for Oxford Nanopore
Deal gives the UK-based gene-sequencing devices company an equity valuation of £1.5bn
Inflexion acquires Chambers and Partners
Legal publishing company will undertake international expansion and invest in product development
Maven-, Penta-backed Endura acquired by Pentland Brands
Transaction comes three and a half years after the GPs invested in the cycling apparel brand
Eight Roads launches $375m third vehicle
Vehicle is almost 60% larger than its 2015-vintage predecessor