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Clyde Blowers sells Hydreco to Alcedo-backed Duplomatic
Hydreco was acquired in 2008 by Clyde Bowers' ТЃ250m second fund, which made six investments in total
TPG Capital sells Times Higher Education to Inflexion
Inflexion plans to ramp up THE's US expansion following the opening of Inflexion's Boston office in January
Felix Capital hires Lin and Shanfield
Lin has experience at Hg and Bain & Company, while Shanfield joins from Raine Group
Kreos Capital holds €700m close for sixth growth debt fund
Fund is larger than its predecessor, Kreos Capital V, which closed on its тЌ400m hard-cap in 2016
UK's financial sector buyout slump persists
Deal volume in the sector fell for the fifth consecutive year, with aggregate value falling for the fourth consecutive year
Livingbridge acquires FluidOne from Rigby Group
B2B-focused telecommunications and data hosting company will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy
DCG, MiddleGame in $20m round for Nivaura
London Stock Exchange Group led the round for the UK-headquartered trading software firm
Endless's Antler secures £8m refinancing
Development comes 19 months after the GP acquired the luggage manufacturer from LDC
Sequoia in $42m series-B for Tessian
Email security software developer will invest in product development and international expansion
Disruptive Capital partially exits Tantalum in trade sale
Sale of the stolen vehicle tracking division comes 17 months after the VC's most recent investment
Stonehage Fleming expands private capital team
Meiping Yap joins as director and James Jefferson as senior associate
BGF invests £3.5m in Planixs
Data analytics software company will invest in marketing, product development and recruitment
Palamon-backed Simplify bolts on My Home Move
Smedvig Capital will retain the significant minority stake it purchased in 2005 for ТЃ6.8m
Ares refinances PE-backed Daisy with £1bn
Deal will enable the telecommunications company's founder to buy out minority investors
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Crypto craze
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team decodes the intricacies of securitised token offerings
Blossom Capital closes debut fund on $85m
Firm will look to make four or five deals per year and will focus on European technology startups
First Reserve to buy Flow Control from Weir for £275m
Deal values the carve-out from the listed Scottish mechanical engineering firm at ТЃ275m
Souter takes part in £60m round for DivideBuy
Equity and debt round will support marketing and increase the lender's available pool of capital
Cairngorm buys Sentry Doors
Deal marks Cairngorm's 18th transaction since July 2016 and its entry into the fire protection sector
LDC sells ATG Access to trade in £22.5m deal
ATG has been sold to Hills & Smith, a FTSE 250 group operating in infrastructure and galvanising
QED Investors lead £3.5m round for Capitalise
SMEs can use Capitalise to seek financial advice from competing providers
Downing Ventures leads £6.5m investment in Imagen
Guinness Asset Management and Cambridge Innovation Capital also take part in the round
Secondaries in Private Equity
Unquote analysis of the secondaries market is now available for download
Ardian acquires Study Group from Providence Equity Partners
Providence Equity Partners bought Study Group in a secondary buyout worth $570m in 2010