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3i creates new bioprocessing platform with Cellon acquisition
GP is currently looking for a CEO to sit across the divisions of the new platfom
Montagu acquires RTI OEM business for $490m
Headquartered in Florida, the business has four manufacturing sites in the US and in Germany
Bowmark hires two, including new partner
Both Mani and McRae have joined from the small-cap investment team at CapVest, where Mani was head
Horizon supports three bolt-ons for DMC
Horizon is currently investing from its Horizon Capital I fund, which closed on ТЃ200m in 2018
YFM reaps 2.25x money on Eikon, retains minority stake
YFM has retained a minority investment in the company, comprising equity and loan notes
Balderton leads €12.7m round for Jolt
Existing investor Octopus Ventures' Titan VCT also participated in the funding round
Rede appoints Goodlad as head of transactions
Magnus Goodlad will replace Yaron Zafir, who has stepped down from his role and will act as senior adviser
Phoenix acquires Redington
Firm is currently investing from Phoenix Equity Partners 2016, which closed on ТЃ415m
Bridgepoint invests in Oris Dental
Based in Trondheim and founded in 2016, Oris operates 25 dental clinics and four dental laboratories
LDC invests in Global Autocare
NatWest will continue to support the fleet management business as its incumbent senior lender
Elysian to launch new £250m fund in Q1 2020
Current fund also closed on ТЃ250m, in 2015, and is nearly three-quarters deployed
Elysian acquires Mergon
Elysian draws equity from its second fund, which closed on ТЃ250m in 2015
Maven exits Prime Document for 2.6x return
Acquisition of Prime will allow UnifiedPost Group to enter the UK market
LDC acquires Commsworld
Mark Kerr, head of LDC in Scotland, and investment director Colin Bennett will join the board
Endless-backed The Book People goes into administration
Book retailer The Book People will continue to trade and no redundancies are planned
Mayfair-backed GCI to acquire Nasstar for £79.4m
Mayfair draws equity from its second fund, which closed on ТЃ650m, to support the acquisition
3i scores 4.1x on Aspen Pumps sale to Inflexion
Sale of the pumps manufacturer represents a 4.1x return on invested capital and a 34% IRR for 3i
Summit leads $90m round for Odoo
Sofinnova invested in a €3m funding round for the enterprise management company in 2010
Octopus, Calculus lead £3.6m round for Fiscal
Octopus draws equity from its Apollo VCT for the investment, which manages ТЃ30m
NorthEdge-backed Total Fitness acquires Pro-Fit
NorthEdge invested ТЃ11.5m for a majority stake in the company in 2015, using its debut fund
Zetland Special Situations Fund I closes on €372m
Zetland has a team of 14 investment professionals and €500m in assets under management
Astorg sells Audiotonix to Ardian
Audiotonix is the first realisation from Astorg VI, which closed on тЌ2.1bn in 2016
BlackRock, Sofina in £66m round for THG
THG has taken out a new five-year ТЃ150m revolving credit facility provided by Barclays and HSBC
Bridgepoint-backed Qualitest acquires AlgoTrace
Founded in 2015, AlgoTrace is based in Petach Tikva, Israel, and employs eight people