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Lonsdale promotes two
Andrew Chetwood joined in 2015, while Simon Doherty was hired in September 2017
Inflexion backs pet supplements maker Lintbells
Inflexion acquires a minority stake in the UK-based pet supplements specialist
VC firms back $8m series-A for Drop Kitchen
Frontline reinvested in the round and was joined by China- and US-based WI Harper
TA Associates promotes three in London office
Patrick Sader becomes MD, while Max Cancre and Lovisa Lander are promoted to senior vice-presidents
Investindustrial acquires London-based furniture group Oka
Co-founder Annabel Astor will remain as chairperson, with Peter Taylor staying on as chief executive
WestBridge holds £50m first close
British Business Bank commits ТЃ15m, with the vehicle aiming to raise ТЃ100m overall
European PE in 2018: beware the bullet
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Baird Capital exits RaySpec
Polatechno acquires RaySpec for its products and future collaboration opportunities
European PE in 2017: fundraising tailwinds and growing leverage
Industry professionals look back on a resilient year for private equity during a period of turbulent geopolitics
Maven invests £1.95m in E-Safe Global
Deal comes two years after the GP made a ТЃ450,000 investment in the cyberbullying detection business
ECI appoints three, promotes two
Daniel Bailey, Isa Maidan and Laura Morrill join the GP's investment team
Tenzing invests in buyout of Converge TS
Acquisition of the cloud-based IT business is the GP's second investment from its maiden fund
HgCapital-backed A-Plan buys Endsleigh from Zurich
Endsleigh will continue to operate as a separate entity under its existing management team
Piper invests in Neom Organics
GP acquires a minority stake in the UK-headquartered skincare and fragrances brand
VC-backed Funding Circle plans £1bn IPO
Peer-to-peer lending platform has raised more than ТЃ250m over six funding rounds
BGF injects £10m into DB Food
Funding will be directed towards the group's low-fat meat and protein division Muscle Food
Connection Capital in £13.3m Tempcover MBO
GP invests ТЃ7.5m in the transaction for the online temporary insurance provider
Bowmark sells LBR to Levine Leichtman
Secondary buyout of the legal publishing company brings to an end a five-year holding period
CapVest's Valeo buys Raisio's confectionery brands for €100m
Acquisition of Big Bear, Nimbus and Candy Plus is the ninth bolt-on made by the group
VC firms in £85m series-B for Orchard Therapeutics
Fresh capital will be used for the global launch of the company's lead gene therapy product
Foresight appoints Haywood as investment manager
New recruit previously co-founded biotech company Puridify, which was sold to GE Healthcare
Aurelius buys Connect Books
Division comprises six brands and has projected combined revenues of тЌ250m for 2017
UK buyout activity reaches post-crisis peak in 2017
Small-cap and lower-mid-market invested strongly during the course of the year, while fundraising activity continued apace
BGF, Blue Water Energy inject £56m into Rovop
Subsea vehicle services company will expand its fleet by 50% following the transaction