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Lonsdale buys majority stake in P2 Consulting
Deal marks the third investment for the GPтs maiden vehicle, Fund 1
Foresight acquires Tudor Contract Cleaners
Industrial cleaning business will look to expand beyond its key north-west of England region
NVM supports Thyson MBO
Industrial instrumentation business will look to grow internationally and expand into new market segments
TA Associates promotes Bahnsen to MD
Bahnsen will focus on investments in the European healthcare sector in the firm's London office
Northzone and eEquity inject €14m in Na-Kd
Deal marks sixth investment for eEquity III vehicle, which held first close on тЌ60m in Sept 2015
3i agrees £33m sale of Lekolar
Exit comes a decade after Nordic educational materials provider was acquired in SBO
ECI promotes Pike and Roberts to director
Pike is promoted to origination director in the GP's London office, while Roberts will be investment director in Manchester
Armònia acquires Aspesi in maiden investment
Deal for the Italian fashion brand marks the first investment from the GP's maiden vehicle
Clessidra partially exits Buccellati in €230m EV trade sale
Following a turbulent year, the GP scores its fourth exit of 2016 by divesting its 85% stake
EQT Mid Market leads Adamo Telecom buyout
The fibre-based internet provider’s founder and management team will acquire a 20% stake
Bain to acquire Consolis from LBO France
Proposed deal is expected to complete in Q1 2017 and follows a 10-year holding period for the vendor
HIG buys bathroom furnishings producer Royo Group
As part of a four-year expansion plan, the GP has acquired an undisclosed stake in the business
EIF launches funds-of funds for Greece and Italy
Two vehicles aim to boost venture capital activity across the two southern European countries
Towerbrook acquires Van Dijk Educatie
Acquisition marks the second investment by the GP in education-related businesses this year
KWM's PE partner Steiner leaves troubled firm for Orrick
Appointment is expected to be followed by Orrick hiring the entire KWM PE and VC team
AH Industries exit results in negative IRR for Ratos
Dealтs enterprise value is around DKK 240m and will have no effect on Ratosт profits
Abris acquires Kopernikus in Serbia
Founders Srđan and Zvezdan Milovanović will join Abris to grow the Serbian telecoms company
BGF injects £10m into Virtual1
Wholesale provider of cloud-based storage and ethernet connectivity will invest in new infrastructure
VSS divests Thomsons to Marsh & McLennan
Sale of the HR software company comes three years after the GP first invested in the business
Ardian's Dedalus raises €72m bond from Tikehau
Deal marks the third direct lending deal executed by Tikehau’s Italy-based team
Palatine-backed EPI Group secures £4.75m mezz deal
UK-headquartered oil and gas consultancy secures a mezzanine loan from Connection Capital
Equistone's Apogee bolts on Citydocs
Deal for the digital printing company marks the third acquisition by Apogee since the GP's initial investment
Rockaway acquires e-commerce trio from Naspers
Deal sees venture capital firm acquire CEE-focused online comparison shopping engines
Metric backs Win Systems' purchase of Gold Club
GP has secured a shareholder position in the business through a structured credit instrument