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Legatum takes part in £60m round for GB News – report
Launched in 2019, GB News is a UK-based broadcaster that expects to launch programming in 2021
OpenGate to buy Solvay subsidiaries in Europe and US
Solvay sold its Belgium-based strontium carbonate production unit to Latour Capital in November 2020
LDC invests in Omniplex
Following the transaction, the business will focus on organic and inorganic growth
eCapital backs series-A for Papershift
eCapital is a new investor in the software developer, which raised a seed round in 2015
Apse-backed Kallidus acquires Sapling
This is Kallidus's second acquisition following the purchase of Engage in Learning in March 2020
Equistone in talks to buy Ligentia
Sale process of the privately held company was launched in September, with Rothschild advising
Mayfair acquires Seraphine from Bridgepoint for £50m
Seraphine generated ТЃ28.1m in sales for the year to 31 March 2020 and ТЃ4.7m EBITDA
Westlake sells Somatex to trade for $64m
US-based listed medical devices business Hologic acquires the business in a $64m deal
IK buys LSA from BlackFin
BlackFin exits the company five years after wholly acquiring it, then operating as Lucheux
Index, General Catalyst in $100m round for Bloom & Wild – report
Existing shareholders in the business include MMC Ventures and Piper Private Equity
Waterland to acquire Yieldkit
Acquisition of the marketing optimisation business is a platform investment from Waterland VII
PAI buys MyFlower from LFPI and Montefiore
GP is deploying equity from its latest vehicle, PAI Mid-Market fund, which held a first close in October 2020
LDC-backed Linley acquires MML's Lomond in £100m merger
Co-founder and CEO of Linley & Simpson, Will Linley, will join the board as group managing director
Inflexion acquires DWS minority from Daisy Group for £1bn
Daisy began exploring strategic options for the business with Oakley Advisory in September 2020
CD&R carves out Wolseley UK plumbing merchant business for £308m
Ferguson engaged NM Rothschild to approach potential buyers in October 2020
Adelis buys stake in Finnish digital learning firm Valamis
Current management will retain a significant stake in the company and continue in their roles
IK invests in Valoria Capital
GP invests via IK Small Cap II Fund, while Idinvest provides financing for the transaction
Waterland's Median Kliniken acquires Priory Group for £1bn
Deal is the 22nd bolt-on in Median's buy-and-build strategy since Waterland's first investment in 2011
NVM sells It's All Good to CapVest-backed Valeo Foods
IAG is the 15th food business to be acquired by Valeo Foods since it was founded in 2010
Weinberg Capital buys supermarket chain Marcel & Fils
GP is deploying equity from its third fund, and Marcel & Fils is its fourth investment from the vehicle
Pollen Street sells SRG to HGGC
Deal represents a full exit for Pollen Street Capital, which was invested in SRG through its third fund
Evoco carves out six industrial companies from Gesco
GP is deploying equity from its third fund, Evoco TSE III, which held a first close in June 2020 on €93m and is targeting €150m
Evoco increases stake in ReBuy
Evoco and its investment partners will now own a stake of more than 50% in the e-commerce platform
Livingbridge invests in Welltel
Livingbridge intends to accelerate Welltel's growth plans by supporting its M&A programme