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Chiltern takes majority stake in IMD Group MBO
Financial details remain undisclosed, though the GP typically writes equity cheques of up to ТЃ15m
Aurelius carves out BT Fleet Solutions
Division generated a turnover of ТЃ209.5m in its most recent financial year
Livingbridge backs Simply Conveyancing Property Lawyers
GP deploys capital from its Livingbridge Enterprise 2 fund, which closed in 2015 on ТЃ220m
Kester backs ComplianceOnline MBO
First investment made by Kester via its new Kester Capital II fund
Gimv to sell Thinkstep to trade
Gimv first invested in the company's €8m financing round in 2010 alongside Next47
Antea backs Frisse Blikken MBO
Deal is the sixth investment by the Antea Participaties VIII fund, which closed on €30m in 2017
ECI-backed MIC bolts on Smart Utility Management
Transaction is the third bolt-on for the energy intermediary since it first got ECI's backing
Inflexion sells Cawood Scientific to Waterland
Acquirer typical makes initial investments in deals with enterprise values of up to тЌ100m
BPI, Supernova in €20m series-C for logistics business Traxens
Company intends to use the fresh capital to expand internationally, with a special focus on Asia
Equistone to acquire Knowledge Services from Moody's
Vendor will use the proceeds from the divestment to repurchase outstanding stock
A&M buys surveillance specialist La Patria in SBO
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for the GPs, which owned a combined majority in the company
Primary-backed ASL bolts on Reprotec
Acquisition comes a week after the GP acquired ASL in a secondary buyout from Mobeus
Ardian-backed Dedalus buys IT specialist Softech
Company expects to bolster its growth and further consolidate its position in the Italian market
EQT backs Italian energy efficiency specialist Antas
Deal follows the recent opening of an office in Milan to strengthen EQT's presence in the country
Tamburi backs Milan-listed IT specialist Sesa
Tamburi buys a 14.95% stake in ITH, which controls a 52.8% holding in Sesa, for €17m
Inflexion acquires O'Neill Patient Solicitors
GP drew capital for the investment in the law firm from its fifth flagship fund
Bain in exclusivity for $4bn Kantar buyout
Market research firm reportedly generated an operating profit of ТЃ301m from sales of ТЃ2.6bn in 2018
Bridges acquires GEV Wind Power from Maven
Vendor was reportedly seeking a ТЃ30m EV for the wind-focused energy services firm
Synova holds £365m first and final close for fourth fund
Vehicle surpassed its ТЃ300m target and closed with 46% more in commitments than its predecessor
KKR buys 30% of Sector Alarm
Transaction is drawn from KKR European Fund V, a тЌ5bn buyout fund currently in the market
Equistone buys engineering consultancy specialist Vulcain
GP invests via its Equistone Partners Europe Fund VI, which closed on €2.8bn in 2018
Endless's Enact buys Redhall Networks from administration
First investment made by the GP via its Enact Fund II, which closed on ТЃ30m this week
RJD backs land surveyor Survey Solutions
GP invests via its RJD Fund III, which held a final close on ТЃ60m in April 2016
Capital Criativo exits Intelligent Sensing Anywhere
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for the GP, which owned an 83.4% stake in the company