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Annual Buyout Review: aggregate value reaches new peak
Unquote's lastest Annual Buyout Review, offering in-depth statistical analysis of European buyout activity in 2018, is now available to download
Star Capital's Star Mayan bolts-on Aeroserve
Aeroserve is the third firm acquired by Star Mayan after the 2018 purchase of Grosvenor Contracts
GMT spinout Apse buys Kallidus from FPE
Apse is a new private equity firm established by the core team of GMT Communications Partners
Bowmark acquires Pirum Systems from Five Arrows
Pirum Systems has benefited from greater demand for financial compliance software
Playfair Capital announces $32m second seed fund
Investments will focus on artificial intelligence, machine learning, B2B SaaS and marketplaces
Permira-backed Corin boosts US presence with Omni bolt-on
Omni, which makes robotics-assisted medial equipment, is Corin's second bolt-on under Permira
VC-backed energy software firm Limejump sold to Shell
Magnesium Capital, Passion Capital and Starkraft Ventures have been backing the startup in recent years
Clyde Blowers sells Hydreco to Alcedo-backed Duplomatic
Hydreco was acquired in 2008 by Clyde Bowers' £250m second fund, which made six investments in total
TPG Capital sells Times Higher Education to Inflexion
Inflexion plans to ramp up THE's US expansion following the opening of Inflexion's Boston office in January
LDC sells ATG Access to trade in £22.5m deal
ATG has been sold to Hills & Smith, a FTSE 250 group operating in infrastructure and galvanising
QED Investors lead £3.5m round for Capitalise
SMEs can use Capitalise to seek financial advice from competing providers
Downing Ventures leads £6.5m investment in Imagen
Guinness Asset Management and Cambridge Innovation Capital also take part in the round
Ardian acquires Study Group from Providence Equity Partners
Providence Equity Partners bought Study Group in a secondary buyout worth $570m in 2010
ICG hires Jamie Rivers from BC Partners
Rivers' deals at BC Partners included Acuris, CarTrawler, Cote Restaurants, Elysium and VetPartners
Workday Ventures invests in Beamery
Beamery said it has raised $40m to date and experienced 300% growth in the last 12 months
Rich shoppers and cheap talent quell CEE slump fears
Influx of high profile employers and the availability of affordable skilled talent could benefit the region during a wider European slowdown
US-based VCs invest $25m in Teckro series-C
Teckro produces a software platform that improves the efficiency of clinical trials
Causeway Capital buys Patisserie Valerie out of administration
Patisserie Holdings plc sold Patisserie Valerie and a smaller subsidiary for a combined £13m
Livingbridge sells Thomas Fudge's to Burton's Biscuits
Burton's Biscuits - owned by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan - is targeting the premium biscuit market
Horizon-backed Totalmobile completes two bolt-ons
TBS and Clouddialogs produce software that allows users to manage mobile workforces and properties
Notion and Mosaic back €4.4m Vortexa series-A
London-based Vortexa uses AI and satellite data to track and predict the movement of tankers
VC-backed Sequana Medical sets IPO price range
Offer range of €8.50-9.00 gives the medical equipment maker an implied market cap of around €120m
Foresight leads £2m funding round for Fertility Focus
Foresight, which has £2.8bn in assets under management, invested from two of its VCTs
Calculus Capital invests £2.5m in Essentia Analytics
Essentia Analytics' technology analyses investor behavior and performance