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Bowmark close to £100m take-private of Tax Systems
Offer represents a premium of 20.3% on the average 91.4 pence per share in the past 12 months
Gyrus signs first deal with DowDuPont carve-out
Just four months after being launched, Gyrus Capital has signed the complex carve-out of DuPont Sustainable Solutions
EQT-backed StormGeo buys DNV GL Maritime
Combination of the two companies will result in a new offering to the global shipping industry
Ardian-backed F2A bolts on Archimede HR
Company's founder Aldo Pascucci will be appointed as new service development officer of F2A
Palatine's CET UK bolts on Enverity
Deal is the first bolt-on for the infrastructure and property assurance group under the GP's tenure
PAI Partners exits Konecta
Sale ends a four-year holding period for PAI Partners, which owned a 40% stake in Konecta
Committed Capital backs Connecthing
Company plans to use the funds to boost its growth and expansion outside the Netherlands
Aimco takes minority stake in HGGC-backed Davies Group
Davies Group also received extra debt financing from Permira Debt Managers and ICG
VCs back TaxScouts with £1.2m investment
Based in the UK, TaxScouts helps users with the self-assessment of their tax returns
Ardian backs Optimind
Company plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate its expansion and external growth
AnaCap-backed Heidelpay bolts on Universum
Acquisition of Universum is the fifth bolt-on for the Germany-based payments service provider
BGF invests in BioCity
Life sciences business incubator will expand its provision of accelerator programmes
Silverfleet buys Staxs
GP draws capital from its lower-mid-market vehicle SIlverfleet European Development Fund
Altor-backed Transcom buys TMS Connected
Altor took credit management firm Transcom private at an enterprise value of €240m
Ratos acquires remaining stake in TFS for €11m
Transaction comes three and a half years after the GP acquired a 60% stake in the business
Goldman Sachs leads $8m series-A for Immersive Labs
Several smaller unnamed private investors also take part in the latest funding round
Siparex acquires minority stake in Plurima
GP draws capital for the deal from its two funds, Siparex Investimenti 2 and Siparex MidCap 3
LDC exits Inprova via dual sale
GP sells the company's energy division to Inspired for £19.5m and the non-energy arm to management
Sovereign supports Utility Bidder MBO
GP is investing from its £395m fourth fund, which writes equity cheques of up to £50m
KCP exits Siamo Group
Sale ends a holding period of 11 years for KCP, which acquired a majority stake in 2007
Omnes backs ABMI in MBO
Omnes invests €10.8m in France-based engineering and industrial advisory firm ABMI
Inflexion, NVM exit CloserStill Media in SBO
Inflexion acquired a minority stake in CloserStill through its Partnership Capital fund in 2015
TPG to sell TES Global to Providence
Transaction for digital education resources platform was reportedly based on EBITDA of £6.5m
Silverfleet's 7days bolts on Praxis Herning
Deal is the German medical workwear supplier's first acquisition under the GP's tenure