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BGF exits Acro in £55m trade sale to ZTC
Deal will enable the aircraft seat manufacturer to expand its presence into the Chinese market
Crane leads $30m series-C for Onfido
Existing VC backers also took part in the round for the automated background check platform
Starwood invests $250m for 30% stake in Yotel
Fresh funding will allow the group to acquire land and buildings to be developed into new hotels
Synova acquires Syslink via MBO
Synova is currently investing from its £250m third fund, which typically deploys £10-30m
Cinven sells 10% of Just Group for £130m
Sell-down comes six months after Cinven and Permira sold a joint 10.2% stake in the group for £124m
Blackstone sells AAG to Genuine Parts Company for $2bn
Deal values auto parts business at more than three times the figure at which Blackstone acquired it
Temasek invests in Francisco-backed BluJay
Deal values logistics SaaS company at $700m five years after Francisco bought the company for £103m
Dunedin-backed Alpha announces intention to float
Proposed IPO of asset and wealth management consultancy would bring to an end a 20-month tenure
TDR's Stonegate close to £101.5m Revolution deal
Target company has rejected a counter-proposal from Deltic, which may yet return with a new cash bid
KCP injects £4m into Sparta Global
IT consultancy will recruit 100 staff as it opens new offices in Leeds and Birmingham
Minority investments brewing in the UK craft beer space
Negative connotations associated with the sale of microbreweries to conglomerates brings opportunities and challenges for PE backers
BEX Capital holds €120m final close for secondaries fund
Secondaries investor acquires commmitments in funds-of-funds and other secondaries-dedicated vehicles
Cambridge Innovation et al. in $26m series-A for CMR
Latest funding round brings total invested in medical robotics company to $46m
Gunn steps down as SL Capital partner
Gunn leaves the LP three months after the firm's parent group's merger received regulatory approval
Spectrum injects €26m into Digital Marketing Institute
Digital marketing training company will undertake international expansion following the deal
Omnes acquires minority stake in Aero Negoce
Distributor of fastening hardware for the aerospace industry will undertake international expansion
Draper Esprit, Touchstone in $24m round for Ieso
Digital healthcare provider will look to expand its US and European presence following the deal
Invus injects $48m into Bizagi
Enterprise software company will look to expand its presence across Europe and the US
Riverside Europe collects €312m for fifth fund
Vehicle is still raising and currently €110m short of its €450m target, including GP commitments
Goldman Sachs invests £100m in Neyber
Hybrid investment in consumer loans provider will see Goldman Sachs take a minority stake
Rutland acquires Armitage Pet Care
Deal is the sixth investment for the GP's third fund, which closed on £263m in January 2015
Palatine closes impact fund on £100m hard-cap
Vehicle is the GP's first impact investment fund and will write equity cheques of up to £10m
NorthEdge founding partner Wright steps down
GP promotes Plumb to head of portfolio and appoints two new partners following the development
Guy Hands commits capital to Volpi's debut fund
Terra Firma founder joins Newbury and Members Capital Advisors as LPs in the fund