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AAC fully exits Strix via £190m IPO
Listing of kettle component manufacturer brings to an end a 12-year holding period for the GP
Q2 Barometer: Aggregate PE deal value reaches 10-year peak
Deal numbers climbed for the second consecutive quarter, boosted by buyouts and growth capital deals
Rubicon in exclusivity over John Lawrie acquisition
Proposed deal for metal recycling business is reportedly based on an EBITDA figure of £10-12m
Blackstone and CVC to buy PaySafe in £2.96bn deal
Transaction would value equity in the digital payments company at around 13x its 2016 EBITDA
Mobeus holds £166m final close for maiden LP-backed fund
Buyout vehicle is already 20% deployed across four transactions, with another deal in due diligence
Blackstone-backed Cloudreach bolts on Cloudamize
Deal is the first acquisition by the cloud service provider under the GP's tenure
Bridgepoint acquires Miller Homes from GSO in £655m deal
Under the vendor's tenure, the business disposed of its heavy construction and mining divisions
MMC-backed Love Home Swap sold to Wyndham for £40m
Sale of home-swapping platform brings to an end a five-and-a-half-year holding period
Limerston closes debut fund above £200m target
GP was founded in 2014 by former TDR, Nomura and UBS executives, and has made two deals to date
Alchemy sells Noonan to Bidvest in €175m EV deal
Deal brings to an end a nine-year tenure, during which the company more than doubled its headcount
NorthEdge sells Help-Link to HomeServe for up to £22.7m
Boiler installation company faced challenges related to a drop in subsidised boiler installations
Vitruvian leads $39m series-C for Carwow
Online car purchasing platform will expand internationally and invest in marketing activity
Sumeru acquires MDSL
Expenses management software provider will merge with US-based Telesoft following the deal
Inflexion's Kynetec undergoes refinancing
Inflexion carved out Kynetec from Frankfurt-listed GFK in November 2015
Accel and PTB lead $35m series-A for Callsign
UK cyber security business will open new offices in the US and expand into the Far East
Montagu acquires Oasis from Housatonic and Sverica
RIM business made numerous bolt-ons and expanded internationally under the vendors' tenure
Newgate to acquire Arle Capital Partners
Development comes five months after Arle announced it was in the process of liquidation
GCP-backed Arrow acquires Worksmart
Acquisition of healthcare- and finance-focused firm is the second bolt-on under GCP's tenure
Lyceum invests in Churchesfire
Fire safety company will look to expand via acquisitions following the transaction
TA invests in Oakley-backed Inspired
Private schools group previously acquired International School of Europe Group from HIG Europe
LDC sells Antler to Endless
Luggage manufacturer and retailer will come under PE ownership for the fourth consecutive time
LDC backs Amberon MBO
GP invests as part of £25m package to support the buyout of the provider of temporary traffic lights
Take-privates back on PE’s shopping list
With CVC and Blackstone's bid for Paysafe adding to a string of recent deals, is the transaction type due a revival?
Insight leads $75m series-D for Darktrace
Cybersecurity firm will use the funding to support its ongoing international expansion