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Ardian increases stake in Genesi Uno to 75%
GP first acquired a 40% stake in the business in 2005 via its Axa Infrastructure Fund III
Warburg Pincus buys Accelya from Chequers
Deal marks final exit from Accelya for Chequers Capital after 10-year holding period
Deal in Focus: Cobalt makes 3.5x on TCS sale to Meeschaert
Vendor extended its holding period with LPs' blessing in order to fully implement its buy-and-build growth strategy
Primary Capital's Maru acquires Usurv
Deal value and financial terms for the bolt-on were undisclosed
Paragon Partners supports Chicco di Caffè
Coffee supplier will put funding towards recruitment, marketing and an in-house academy
Epiris in £90m exit of Davies Group to HGGC
US-based private equity firm becomes third PE owner of UK claims management specialist
BPI France and Sofipaca support MBO of Vectorys from ACG
French logistics company has doubled its turnover and expanded its African operations under the vendor's tenure
Eurazeo-backed Elis launches €325m share capital increase
Fresh funds will enable laundry, linen and sanitary equipment business to refinance
Elbrus's SPSR to merge with DPD
Russian courier business will merge with its competitor, with the GP retaining a minority stake in the enlarged group
Sentica's Trust Kapital bolts on Enfo Zender
Acquisition is the first bolt-on by GP-backed Finnish business support services company
AAC sells NSL to ICG's Marston
Sale of the road-traffic-related admistration business comes six years after the GP's initial investment
MML sells Optionis to Sovereign-backed Arkarius
Deal for professional services business is primarily funded by the refinancing of Arkarius's existing debt
Victory Park leads iZettle's €60m series-D extension
Swedish payment service had already raised €60m in a series-D in Q3 2015
Bowmark, Rothschild sell Autodata to Solera for £340m
Sale of the automotive technical data provider to the US trade buyer marks a return for Bowmark's fifth fund
Lonsdale buys majority stake in P2 Consulting
Deal marks the third investment for the GP’s maiden vehicle, Fund 1
Foresight acquires Tudor Contract Cleaners
Industrial cleaning business will look to expand beyond its key north-west of England region
Equistone's Apogee bolts on Citydocs
Deal for the digital printing company marks the third acquisition by Apogee since the GP's initial investment
BGF invests £3.75m in Setfords Solicitors
UK law firm will look to make a number of appointments following the deal and invest in marketing
Maven backs Incremental launch with First eBusiness acquisition
Scottish GP backs the management team of Scotland-based enterprise software platform Incremental
Siparex, Re-Sources, Nord Croissance in €5m round for Alive
Re-Sources and Nord Croissance had hitherto provided €1.5m in funding to Alive
GCP invests in Shorterm Group
GP has invested with capital drawn from its previously unannounced fourth vehicle
Intera in €35m carve-out of ISS security division
Buyout firm carves out Finnish security division from formerly PE-backed Danish services company
Auctus acquires JR Holding
GP plans further investments for a buy-and-build strategy for JR Holding
Siparex injects €3.6m into Ascaudit
Deal marks the exit of Isatis Capital, which entered the group in 2005 via an expansion round