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Wonga set to appoint Grant Thornton as administrator
Britain's largest payday lender closes its doors just a month after a ТЃ10m cash injection
PE-backed IPOs hit nine-year low
Of the 617 European exits so far this year, only 17 have been IPOs, equivalent to 2.7%
Record SBO numbers helped drive buyout dealflow in Q2
Q2 2018 saw 94 buyouts sourced from other GPs, setting a new quarterly record for European private equity
Record number of French SBOs and mega-deals in H1 2018
France's year is going from good to great as new figures from Unquote Data show buyout volumes reaching their highest level for a decade
TA-backed Datix agrees RL Solutions merger
Healthcare software firm Datix is backed by TA Associates since its investment in May this year
TA backs Norway-based Compusoft
TA says it expects demand for kitchen and bathroom modelling services to rise across Europe
MML, Macquarie acquire Capita's ParkingEye for £235m
Capita is aiming to sell off its non-core assets to reduce its debt and focus on its core business
Pantheon opens Japan office, hires three
New operation based in Tokyo, Japan will be Pantheon's seventh international office
Achleitner joins Investcorp advisory board
Career academic sits on the advisory board of several other financial institutions
Attestor Capital makes €200m offer for Condotte
Troubled Italian construction firm will enter administration unless an agreement is reached quickly
Madison Dearborn and HPS acquire UK insurance firm PFP
US private equity houses own Ardonagh, a group of UK-based insurance brokers
Parcom-backed BlueStar bolts on RH Offshore
GP acquired Star Group in 2011 in a management buyout and has now completed three bolt-ons
Agilitas completes four bolt-ons for Recover Nordic
Damage control group has acquired 14 firms since being acquired by Agilitas in 2013
BGF invests £11.5m in SaleCycle
Funding will fuel its international expansion, with plans to open offices in Japan and New York
LDC backs Martin Audio MBO
Martin Audio was acquired from the Loud Audio group, which is backed by Transom Capital Group
Dunedin provides follow-on capital to Premier Hytemp
Premier Hytemp was acquired by Dunedin's second fund, which closed in 2006
Primary Capital acquires VJ Technology in £30m carve-out
SIG said it was selling off its non-core assets to reduce its leverage
Beringea leads £3m series-A for Aistemos
Aistemos plans to target its intellectual property software at sectors undergoing tech disruption
Accel and 83North back $50m series-B for Celonis
Celonis is planning to expand globally, after exceeding expections over the last 18 months
Italian funds find new source of capital
Local private pension funds are hiking their allocations to Italian private equity, improving fundraising prospects in the mid-market space
Omnes-backed Batiweb bolts-on HelloArtisan
Batiweb is aiming to provide a full service to individuals working on renovation projects
Livingbridge backs investment platform Munnypot
Munnypot uses a chatbot to select investments for customers and helps manage their accounts
Edge backs Airbeem
Fresh capital will be used to roll out the platform through more sales and marketing activity
Eight Roads Ventures invests $20m in Fuse Universal
Transaction is Eight Roads Ventures' third investment so far this year