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ECI backs Arkessa MBO
Deal for the IoT-focused company comes shortly after the GP backed insurance broker The Clear Group
Rocket Internet launches second fund
Rocket Internet Capital Partners I held a final close on its $1bn hard-cap in January 2017
Graphite holds £470m final close for ninth fund
Total amount committed is 4% more than the £450m raised by the vehicle's predecessor
True backs Frugi
Company intends to use the fresh capital to bolster its growth, and support its expansion plan
TDR's Stonegate bolts on Piper's Be At One
Deal reportedly values Be At One at £50m and also sees the pub group buy 15 bars from Novus Leisure
Ares closes fourth direct lending fund on €6.5bn
Final close comes within six months of launch, with the fund oversubscribed for its €4.5bn target
Elaghmore acquires Alucraft
Deal marks the fifth and largest acquisition to date made by Elaghmore from its debut fund
Apiary invests in The Appointment Group
Music-industry-focused travel management company will pursue bolt-ons and international expansion
BGF injects £10m into Mission Mars
Company is the north-west-based operator behind Albert's Schloss and Rudy's Neapolitan Pizza
Compass completes portfolio acquisition from Bridgepoint
Deal sees Compass acquiring Bridgepoint's remaining interests in Rodenstock and Infinitas
ECI acquires The Clear Group
GP is currently investing from its 10th fund, which invests in companies with EVs of £20-150m
BNP Paribas launches UK SME lending fund
Fund will provide senior loans to SMEs with an annual turnover of less than £50m
Pentech and Connect in $3m round for Lifebit
Beacon Capital and Tiny VC also took part in the round for the genomics data software company
Livingbridge appoints Wathen
Following a raft of hires, the investment team at Livingbridge now stands at 90 people
Reshaping the GP shareholding landscape
As the private equity market matures, shareholding structures of GPs are being reshaped, with a number of M&A transactions and minority stake sales
Campbell Lutyens appoints six new principals
In its London office, the firm appointed Annabelle Judd and James Sladden as principals
Cabot Square to launch sixth fund in 2019
Financial-services-focused GP's new vehicle is understood to have a target in the region of £300m
Insight closes 10th fund on $6.3bn
Total is 5% more than the fund's $6bn target and 32% more than the $4.75bn raised by its predecessor
C5 Capital aiming to close second fund in Q1 next year
C5 owns six companies through its, now fully allocated, initial 2013-vintage $100m fund
NVM invests £3.1m in Clarilis
Automated legal drafting software company has enjoyed strong growth due to pressures on legal fees
BGF backs Click Travel
UK-based online travel agent will invest in product development on completion of the deal
Equistone-backed Gaucho appoints Deloitte as administrator
Development is the latest sign of the challenging environment facing the casual dining space
Northzone leads $7.5m funding round for Truelayer
London-based company will use the fresh capital to expand into further European countries
Mobeus's Advantedge bolts on Henry Howard Cashflow Finance
Deal is the invoice finance provider's first acquisition since Mobeus's intial investment