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Debevoise hires Kirkland's Dickman
Dickman will be responsible for fund formation, management and reorganisation advice
NorthEdge starts deploying SME fund with iPortalis deal
NorthEdge held a first and final close for NorthEdge Capital SME Fund I in early July
Risk Capital makes 5x on sale of Neilson to LDC
Sale of the holiday provider brings an end to a five-year holding period for the vendor
Paine Schwartz sells Meadow Foods to Exponent
Divestment of the dairy group brings to an end a holding period of just two years for the vendor
Applegreen, Equitix, Arjun to buy NIBC's infra portfolio
Applegreen will acquire a 55% stake in motorway service provider Welcome Break in the transaction
Cinven agrees to acquire ALE from Axa for €925m
Deal comes weeks after the GP transferred another life insurance business into its sixth fund
Albion leads $1.8m seed round for Hazy
Amadeus Capital Partners, Nationwide Building Society and AI Seed also take part in the investment
Equistone sells Apogee to HP for £380m
Sale of the office printing equipment supplier brings to an end a holding period of just two years
BGF invests £6.4m in Miss Group
Fresh capital will be used to further scale the business and drive international expansion
YFM backs DSP in £10m MBO
YFM deploys capital from its YFM Buyout Fund I, which closed in April 2017 on £45m
LocalGlobe and Pentech lead £1.9m round for FloodFlash
Insurtech company will launch its product in October and double its headcount within six months
Cobe acquires Façades & Glazing Solutions from Saint-Gobain
GP carves out the facade installation and glass replacing divisions of Saint-Gobain's Glassolutions
BGF injects further £10m into Coppergreen
Investment in the holiday park operator also includes an additional ТЃ15.3m HSBC debt facility
VC firms back $55m series-B for ReViral
Round is led by New Leaf Venture Partners and Novo Ventures, alongside new and existing investors
Bowmark sells Nexus to Phoenix in £142m deal
Bowmark exits the B2B vehicle rental business after less than three years at the helm
Exponent acquires Dennis Publishing
Deal reportedly values the UK-based publishing company in the ТЃ150-200m size bracket
BGF injects £6.3m into Molson
Construction equipment company will pursue bolt-on opportunities and open a national parts centre
CapVest targets €1bn for fourth fund
Vehicle is a significant increase on CapVest Equity Partners III, which closed on тЌ482m
Apax Partners acquires Three Hills-backed Genius Sports
Sports data company will pursue an international acquisitive growth strategy under the GP's tenure
Calculus invests £2m in CloudTrade
Funding will be used to strengthen the firm's global sales and support the growth of its teams
Balderton leads $10m series-A for HealX
Drug repurposing company will more than double its headcount and invest in product development
ADV leads $8m round for Snap40
UK-based growth and venture capital firm MMC Ventures is also participating in the funding round
LDC promotes Smith to investment director
Since joining in 2015, Smith has been involved in a number of transactions in the UK
Exponent-backed Enva bolts on GP Green Recycling
Transaction comes 15 months after the buyout house acquired Enva in a ТЃ219m all-equity deal