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MML-backed Learning Curve nearing sale - report
Agilitas, investing from its 2015 fund, is said to be one of the final bidders in the process
Bain, NBRP-backed Engineering bolts on FDL Servizi
FDL Servizi founder and CEO Fausto Romelli retains a minority stake
Arsenal acquires BresMed
Arsenal invests $50-300m of equity in healthcare and healthcare-related companies
Bain & Co joins CVC to back EcoVadis
Bain & Co's investment was coupled with the recently secured $200m funding from CVC Growth Partners
ProA Capital buys Solitium
Third deal made by ProA Capital Iberian Buyout Fund III, which closed on €475m in February 2019
Foresight invests £5m in McIntyre Electrical, opens in Cambridge
Based in Peterborough, McIntyre Electrical was established by Joe McIntyre and John Clifford in 2006
Gimv buys majority stake in Köberl Group
Deal marks the second DACH region investment in Gimv's Sustainable Cities platform
Oaktree Capital backs Mail Boxes Etc
GP acquires a stake of up to 40% in the company via a capital increase of up to €120m
BDC's Anaveo buys Azman from Initiative & Finance
Initiative & Finance bought a minority stake in Azman as part of an owner buyout in 2017
Argos Wityu buys Sicura from Rekeep for €54.5m
GP intends to support Sicura by boosting its growth both organically and via strategic acquisitions
Charterhouse-backed Tarsus acquires Unfiltered Experience
GP's tenth fund acquired Tarsus in 2019 in a deal that valued its equity at £552m
Eso takes minority stake in Arcus
Second transaction completed from Eso's seventh institutional special opportunities fund
P101 leads €5.6m round for 2hire
Previous backers Invitalia Venture, LVenture Group and Boost Heroes also take part in the investment
Tenzing invests in Activpayroll
Tenzing backs the incumbent senior management team, led by founder CEO Alison Sellar
Apax carves out Rayonnance from Econocom
GP deploys capital from its Apax Development fund, which was launched with a target of €225m in 2017
Ouest Croissance, Multicroissance back Idaia Group
GPs invest in the business alongside the founder Barbier and the management team led by Maderay
Crédit Mutuel Equity backs Axialease
GP invests €4.7m in the France-based B2B leasing service to fuel international expansion
MW&L acquires Chairman Mentors
MW&L invested £66m in oil well decommissioning company Well-Safe Solutions in October 2019
Omers' Trescal Group bolts on four peers
Under Omers' ownership, the calibration services group completed 21 acquisitions
PE-backed Avisa bolts on consulting firm CEIS
Merger will help the group provide a wider range of cybersecurity-related services
LDC exits Keoghs
Keoghs CEO John Whittle and the management team will continue to lead the business
Inflexion acquires Marston minority stake
Marston is a judicial services group, which recovers funds on behalf of taxpayers and businesses
MML acquires Arrow from GCP
CVC Credit has provided a £70m acquisition facility to the business support service
Google buys VC-backed Pointy
Following the acquisition, Pointy expects to build new features and further expand its offering
