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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
Aberdeen Standard Investments, DIF acquire Unitank
Two investors wholly acquire the oil storage business, each taking a 50% stake for an undisclosed sum
Parquest, Amundi buy Eduservices in SBO
GPs buy minority stakes in the France-based post-secondary-education group Eduservices
CapMan sells down Harvia stake
CapMan acquired a majority stake in Harvia in 2014, listed it last year
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
Bain Capital Venture et al. invest $70m in Mirakl
Round is led by new investor Bain Capital Venture and sees historical backers recommit
Livingbridge acquires FluidOne from Rigby Group
B2B-focused telecommunications and data hosting company will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy
Capidea backs food supplement specialist TAP
GP acquires a majority stake in the business in partnership with Danish holding company Habico
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
Capzanine sells stake in Moving
Andera Partners and Swen Capital also exit the company, while Momentum and M Capital reinvest
Sequoia in $42m series-B for Tessian
Email security software developer will invest in product development and international expansion
Crest Capital acquires Penta Group
GP deploys capital from its Crest I Fund, which held a final close in October 2018 on €100m
Redmile Group invests in Hookipa's €33.2m series-D
Hookipa's previous investors include Sofinnova Partners, Takeda Ventures and Forbion
Idinvest leads $20m series-B for Botify
SEO-focused software developer will open a second US office and invest in product development
Syncona leads CHF 35m series-A for Anaveon
Anaveon initially received seed funding from the UZH Life Sciences Fund and BaseLaunch
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
BGF invests £3.5m in Planixs
Data analytics software company will invest in marketing, product development and recruitment
Fondo Agroalimentare invests in Orienta-backed Bassini
In addition, Fratelli Bassini acquires frozen baked goods specialist Glaxi Pane
UVC, BtoV lead €10m series-A for I2x
HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and new investors MS&AD Ventures and Asgard also take part
Palamon-backed Simplify bolts on My Home Move
Smedvig Capital will retain the significant minority stake it purchased in 2005 for ТЃ6.8m
LBO France buys Moustache Bikes in €150m deal
Initiative & Finance sells its 55% stake acquired in 2015 and reaps 10x money
Apax sells Exact Software to KKR
KKR makes the investment through its long-term capital programme, Core Investments
Ares refinances PE-backed Daisy with £1bn
Deal will enable the telecommunications company's founder to buy out minority investors