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General Atlantic bids for Premiership Rugby - report
GP is reportedly the latest in a number of PE houses to have shown an interest in the pro league
Quadriga sells Alicona Imaging to Bruker
German GP sells the measuring technology company to a US trade buyer three years after investing
French travel sector deals take off
Investments have rebounded in 2018, with the perception of geopolitical threats subsiding and shifts in consumer habits presenting opportunities
Avedon's Kinly bolts on MK2
Mid-market GP Avedon bought Amsterdam-based collaboration technology specialist Kinly in 2017
Albion invests £5m in The Evewell
Women's health clinic will look to capitalise on increasing demand for fertility treatments
Oaktree exits Eolia Renovables
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Oaktree, which bought the company in a €1bn deal
Nauta Capital invests £3.5m in series-A for Mercaux
Nauta Capital general partner Carles Ferrer will join the company's board to support the management
Vaaka Partners invests in Nordic Healthcare Group
GP invests via Vaaka Partners Buyout Fund III, which closed on its €225m hard-cap last year
Cairngorm buys Arnold Laver, creates National Timber Group
Deal is the fourth acquisition in the GP's UK timber market consolidation strategy
Bain Capital's Autodis Group to acquire Oscaro
Bain, which has backed Autodis since 2015, was planning to list the business in H1 this year
Roivant raises further $200m from NovaQuest et al.
Latest round follows massive $1.1bn investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund last year
Privet sells Vivid Toy Group to Goliath
Sale of the toymaker brings to an end a holding period of just 20 months for the vendor
Atomico invests $24m in Framer
VC invests $24m in the Netherlands-based design company via its Atomico IV fund
Private-equity-backed Lesara files for insolvency
Company's CEO files for insolvency after a €10m bridge financing is cancelled
VC-backed BlaBlaCar raises €101m, acquires Ouibus
France-based carpooling platform BlaBlaCar raises €101m from SNCF and previous VC backers
Nyca leads £5m series-A for Fluidly
Octopus and Anthemis also take part in the round for the financial software developer
MIG sells Siltectra to trade for €124m
Following the deal, Infineon expects to boost its market position and improve its product offering
Montagu buys Kodak's flexographic packaging arm for <$390m
Deal represents Montagu's first US investment, according to the UK-based GP's website
One Equity-backed Lutech bolts on Tecla.it
Deal also includes the acquisition of two subsidiaries controlled by Tecla.it
Motive Partners buys majority in Lucht Probst Associates
Fintech-focused PE firm buys the German software and advisory services firm
EI buys stake in Anwim
Investment will be used to finance expansion for Anwim, including the development of its Moya chain
Aurelius acquires Hellanor
Deal is the firm's third primary investment of 2018 and its fourth ever Nordic investment
Q&A: Inverleith’s Paul Skipworth
Unquote speaks to managing partner Skipworth about fundraising process and deploying capital in the embattled UK consumer space
Andera, BPI France back Orest Group
Andera buys a stake in Orest Group, investing via its small-cap vehicle Capestan Capital 2