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LDC backs £17m MBO of Panther Logistics
Investment in UK courier business comes just two months after its SBO of CitySprint
Dunedin promotes Hoare and Rowan to partner
Davidson and Chung are also promoted following an active first quarter for the UK firm
Revo Capital and MV Holding take 24% stake in Cardtek
The investment will strengthen Turkey-based Cardtek's presence in North America
Axcel acquires Danish enterprise software company Lessor
Payroll and HR systems company is the 10th investment from the Axcel IV fund
BPM backs MarkIT MBO with mezzanine as ASI exits
Buy-back returns full control to the Estonian management team after a growth capital injection in 2007
Proventus acquires Polestar Group from administration
Swedish GPтs buyout comes after previous Polestar owner ceased support for the company under administration
HgCapital buys Raet from CVC
CVC Capital exits the HR services business after five-year holding period
Sentica Partners acquires BPO company Trust Kapital
The Finnish business process outsourcing companyтs founder will retain a significant minority stake alongside the GP
Notion Capital leads $13m round for GoCardless
London-based direct debit provider GoCardless raises $13m from Notion, Balderton et al.
Siparex, Sodero invest in DMVP
Siparex deploys capital from Xpansion 2, Nord Ouest Entrepreneurs 4 and Entrepreneurs 1 funds
Avedon acquires Dutch HR agency Olympia from NIBC
Entrepreneur-focused merchant bank NIBC exits six years after acquiring the Hague-based company
Sponsor Capital exits Espotel to trade buyer
Exit for Finnish private equity firm comes three years after it acquired Espotel
Endless's Enact backs Kesslers
Deal marks fourth transaction for Endless's SME-focused Enact fund
Livonia reaps 2x on exit of legacy asset Archyvų Sistemos
Baltic archiving services company was a legacy asset from a portfolio that pre-dated Livonia’s maiden fund
Gimv acquires 32% stake in Contraload
Existing investor Down2Earth, founded by former Gimv executives, retains a 38% stake
LFPI, BPI France buy Pénélope from Bridgepoint
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners, now part of Bridgepoint, had bought the business in 2010
NVM exits Control Risks
NVM first backed the company in 2011, when it acquired a significant minority stake
Cornerstone, Oaktree buy Poland's ProService from Highlander
Deal sees the US-based investor team up with local GP Cornerstone Partners for the Polish SBO
Foresight's Procam acquires Take 2
Deal is Procam's fourth bolt-on since Foresight backed the company's MBO in May 2013
Mobeus invests £3.7m in security training firm Redline
The capital injection will fuel international expansion of the Doncaster-based training companyтs services
Partech and 360 in €1.1m round for Cubyn
The delivery company will use the fresh funds to boost shipments by 500% by the end of the year
Carlyle Group acquires Spain's Digitex in SBO
Deal marks an exit for Altra Investment after a five-year holding period
LDC buys CitySprint for £175m
Dunedin has supported 21 bolt-on acquisitions for CitySprint over the past five years
I&FP's SVP bolts on Sedarvi
Post-acquisition group to represent combined €25m in turnover