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Inflexion explores sale of Automotive Transformation Group
UK-based automotive software solutions provider is expected to be marketed off GBP 15m in a sale led by Houlihan Lokey
Houlihan Lokey announces promotion in Manchester office
Adviser intends to expand in the region having made nine local hires
Bowmark announces promotions in management and origination teams
Stephen Delaney and Luca Mastrodonato have both worked across the technology teams
Main sells LOCATIQS to PE-backed Sogelink
Owned by Keensight, the combined group will have around EUR 120m revenues and will seek further acquisitions
Elkstone Partners holds EUR 75m first close for start-up fund
Vehicle aims to reach EUR 100m hard-cap by November and will back up to 35 companies
Circularity Capital closes Fund II on extended EUR 215m hard-cap
New circular economy vehicle is 3x the size of predecessor with 80% of commitments from institutional investors
Ufenau closes Continuation III on EUR 563m
Swiss GP's new fund is backed by blue-chip secondary investors including StepStone and Five Arrows Secondary Opportunities
Gramex Drinks sponsors in bilateral talks with strategic suitors
Owners ARX Equity and Structured Capital are evaluating offers against other options for developing the Hungarian soft drinks maker
Cambridge Innovation Capital raises GBP 225m for Fund II
The VC firm's first closed-end fund will invest in Series A rounds of deep-tech and life science companies connected to Cambridge
Stirling Square gears up for fifth fund
Fund registration comes just over two years after the EUR 950m final close of Stirling Square IV
Palatine backed-Veincentre stake for sale with Grant Thornton
Auction of UK-based clinic chain specialising in the treatment of varicose veins aims to attract a majority investor
IK pre-empts Batisanté sale at the start of second round
LGT-owned building hygiene and safety specialist attracted interest from several other financial sponsors
EY hires new Midlands M&A lead from Houlihan Lokey
Jeremy Harrison joins Birmingham office as a partner to support the firmтs regional growth strategy
Western Balkans PE Fund gears up for debut vehicle first close
With a EUR 15m- EUR 20m close set for October, new SME-focused fund will now look to attract institutional investors from across Europe
Oaktree exits Ascot Lloyd to Nordic Capital
New owner is acquiring the UK-based independent financial advisor via Nordic X
A&M makes two transaction advisory hires in Germany
Hinrich Grunwaldt joins the Hamburg team from EY; Andreas Frisch joins in Frankfurt from Deloitte
Soho Square launches auction for Technical Fire Safety Group
Sellside adviser Rothschild has distributed information memoranda to prospective buyers
Chequers weighs sale of textile chemicals maker Bozzetto
Sponsor will be advised by Lazard on the upcoming auction for the Italian producer of polymers and resins
Progressio exits Save the Duck to L'Occitane bosses
New owners pre-empted sale process for the Italian animal-free clothing brand; deals marks the second exit by Progressio’s Fund III
Project A steps up PE co-investments, promotes Rösler to partner
Christoph Rösler speaks to Unquote about the development of the buyout and growth co-investment strategy
Inflexion acquires CDMO Upperton
The GP has invested in the British CDMO via its Enterprise Fund V
Volpi exits Version 1 to Partners Group
The Jefferies-led auction also saw Apax, OTTP, Cinven and Bain compete for the Irish IT solutions group
Verdane leads USD 190m growth round for Instabox
Sponsor will roll its stake in Porterbuddy, which was recently acquired by Instabox, and invest new capital in the Swedish e-commerce shipping group
Lonsdale buys infrastructure consultancy Infrata
Deal for London-based firm marks the second investment made outside the GPтs buyout fund, which closed investment period last year