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Horizon sells Eat to Pret a Manger
Sale of UK sandwich shop chain brings to an end an eight-year holding period for the vendor
YFM invests $4.5m in Elucidat
Education-focused authoring platform developer will invest in product development and recruitment
KKR's Trainline announces intention to float
Train and coach ticket booking company expects to be eligible for FTSE inclusion following IPO
Horizon-backed Wireless Innovation bolts on Ground Control
GP provides equity to support the acquisition of the US-based telecommunications firm
Syncona leads £35m series-A for Quell
UCL Technology Fund also took part in the round for the newly launched cell therapy company
Equistone appoints BGF's Copeland and promotes Baker
Copeland joins as investment manager in Birmingham and Baker is promoted to investment director in London
Webedia acquires Panoramic- and Smedvig-backed Quill
Marketing content provider is reportedly anticipating revenues of £7m in its current financial year
Bowmark sells Aston Lark to Goldman Sachs
Deal brings to an end a four-year tenure, during which the insurance brokerage made 13 bolt-ons
GP Profile: Maven Capital Partners
Maven Capital Partners is celebrating its 10th anniversary in June 2019, following a busy year on all fronts
Mosaic acquires minority stake in SkinnyBrands
GP acquires a 37.5% stake in the low-calorie drinks brand and typically writes cheques of up to £10m
Greenoaks et al. in $575m round for Deliveroo
Food delivery company will add to its engineering team and develop delivery-only "super kitchens"
Bowmark's Node4 acquires Secura
Deal comes two years after the IT and communications group bolted on database services provider Onomi
ADV leads $10m series-B round for Urban
Existing backers Felix and Passion also take part in the round for the health treatment booking firm
NVM reaps 2.7x on £37.5m sale of MSQ Partners to LDC
UK-based marketing communications firm will pursue international expansion under its new owners
Apposite's Swanton bolts on GRS and Values In Care
Deal comes four months after the group acquired residential childcare provider Courtyard Care
EQT, Summa, LGT sign up to UN's SDG Impact initiative
Development comes two months after EQT co-founder Ståhlberg left to launch an impact-dedicated firm
Oakley buys Videotel and Seagull, Herkules exits
Transaction, following which both businesses will merge, values Videotel at $90m
Capdesia acquires minority stake in Wasabi
Deal marks the inaugural European investment for the recently launched fund manager
Softbank invests $800m in Greensill
Transaction reportedly values the UK-based supply chain finance company at around £3bn
BC sells Acuris to Ion
Sale of Unquote's parent group brings to an end a six-year holding period for BC
ICG hires Cerberus's Ross as managing director
GP says it is positioning itself for future opportunities as the economic cycle reaches maturity
Mobeus reaps 5.6x on Plastic Surgeon sale to Triton's Polygon
Deals brings an end to an 11-year tenure of the UK-based hard surface repair company
BC and GIC close to Acuris sale to Ion
Deal reportedly values Unquote's parent company, which generated £75m in EBITDA in 2018, at £1-1.2bn
Inflexion sells Vivona to Webster Equity Partners
US-based acquirer is currently investing from its $875m fund, which targets deals with EVs of $25-150m