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Hilco acquires Homebase from Wesfarmers
Endless and Alteri Investors were also reportedly in the bidding process for the UK DIY retailer
Avenue Capital sells Hawthorn Leisure to NewRiver for £107m
Acquisition of Hawthorn's 298 pubs expands NewRiver's pub portfolio to 629 locations
BDC in exclusivity with LDC over PEI buyout
Alternative assets information provider is reportedly being sold on the basis of a £10m EBITDA figure
Draper Esprit to raise £115m via share placement
VC has raised £61m across its EIS, VCT and secondary funds, giving it an additional total of £176m
Electra initiates sale process
LP is also exploring the potential sale of its entire portfolio or the sale of individual assets
Foresight exits Thermotech with 2.3x return
Deal ends a five-year stint under Foresight ownership, which first invested in 2013
Draper Esprit leads $16.2m funding round for Realeyes
AI business will look to expand beyond marketing and into robotics, healthcare and education
TA-backed Think Project! buys Cemar
Company makes its entry into the UK's construction project management software market
Gresham sells IESA to Electrocomponents for £88m
GP was invested in the manufacturing services provider via its fourth and final fund
OrbiMed, Longitude co-lead $64m Sublimity round
Investors join forces to provide $64m of funding for the Irish biotech firm
YFM invests £3m in Arcus
YFM Equity Partners will invest in Arcus, a provider of cloud-based software services, via two VCTs
Albion leads £6.5m series-A for PayAsUGym
Gym pass marketplace will invest in recruitment, product development, marketing and the expansion of its network
Seedcamp Fund IV holds £60m final close
Seedcamp's fourth fund has made 15 investments in the six months following its first close
Hg and ICG in £1.3bn Iris buyout
Hg6 generates a 4.2x return from the sale of the accounting software group, equivalent to a 26% IRR
Terra Firma mandates Christie & Co for Wyevale sale
GP has secured a 12-month extension to its 2007-vintage fund to enable the sale of remaining assets
NorthEdge's Direct Healthcare Group bolts on Qbitus
Following this last acquisition, Direct Healthcare expects to reach a turnover of £24m in 2018
Sovereign reaps 8x on sale of Kindertons to ExamWorks
Sale of the UK-based accident management business was based on EBITDA of around £20m
Foresight injects £3m into DA Languages
UK interpreting and translation business will look to expand its private sector activity
BC Partners launches real estate arm
Stéphane Theuriau, former CEO of Altarea Cogedim, is hired as managing partner
Edge leads £4m Hoop series-A
Deal will enable the online booking platform to expand its operations team and prepare for a US launch
PAI acquires M Group from First Reserve
Acquirer is currently investing from its sixth flagship fund, which writes equity cheques of €100-300m
BGF invests £3m in Ruroc
Company will use the fresh capital to support the launch of its new Atlas motorcycle helmet
Permira sells remaining Just Group shares
Final selldown follows GP's share sale in January, in which the investor sold shares worth £78.5m
Inflexion raises £2.25bn in double fundraise
GP also announces the launch of Inflexion Foundation, which will receive 1% of the vehicles' profits
