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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
Alcuin invests in Servelec Controls MBO
Systems integration business will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy under the GP's tenure
Omers-backed Trescal makes two overseas bolt-ons
French calibration services specialist buys Texas-based MATSolutions and Asia-based NorthLab
Core-backed TEG buys GTA
First bolt-on the company has made since Core acquired the business in November 2016
Nauta Capital leads €5.4m funding round for Hosco
Previous backer Athos Capital and several business angels also take part in the investment
Quadriga backs merger of Vescon and Schiller
Combined group will employ 700 people and expects revenues in excess of €100m for 2018
Horizon's Bellrock bolts-on Naples Group
Naples Group will be Bellrock's 10th acquisition completed in the last 26 months
Main Capital's GoConnectIT bolts on Geodan van den Berg
GP acquired the supplier of specialist software for the infrastructure sector last year