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Lonsdale acquires Elite Electronic Services
Deal marks the sixth investment for Lonsdale since closing its first institutional fund
Lyceum buys DMC Canotec
Lyceum will invest alongside DMC Canotec's management team to support its growth
NorthEdge's SME Fund I closes on £120m
NorthEdge's small-cap-focused vehicle, launched in February 2018, hits ТЃ120m hard-cap
Apiary holds £200m final close on debut vehicle
Fund is seeking investment opportunities in business services, healthcare and education
Inflexion buys 20% stake in Mountain Warehouse for £45m
Deal values the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer at around ТЃ310m
Abingworth closes 12th fund on $315m
ABV VII will follow the same strategy as its predecessor, investing in early- and late-stage deals
ECI reaches £700m hard-cap for fund 11 in less than three months
ECI 11 was launched in mid-April this year and is 40% larger than its predecessor
Investec hires HSBC's Burgess
Burgess will focus on origination and execution of private debt services across Europe
Pantheon opens Japan office, hires three
New operation based in Tokyo, Japan will be Pantheon's seventh international office
Achleitner joins Investcorp advisory board
Career academic sits on the advisory board of several other financial institutions
Madison Dearborn and HPS acquire UK insurance firm PFP
US private equity houses own Ardonagh, a group of UK-based insurance brokers
VC firms back $20m series-C for Fever
Round is co-led by Spanish media company Atresmedia and technology real-estate business Labtech
NVM leads £2m round for Newcells Biotech
NVM provides ТЃ1.5m towards the round, while Northstar contributes the remaining ТЃ500,000
RCapital acquires Havelock from administrators
Acquisition of shopfitting company will safeguard 300 jobs and Havelock's manufacturing sites
Draper Esprit to co-invest with Earlybird
Draper Esprit has taken a stake in Earlybird's new Digital West Early Stage Fund VI
Investec sells Investigo to BCI
Sale of the professional-services-focused recruitment firm brings to an end a five-year tenure
Hg's Cogital buys Westleton Drake
Transaction is a bolt-on for the group's UK division, tax adviser Blick Rothenberg
Centerbridge, Reservoir acquire minority stake in Amedeo
Deal will finance the acquisition of the US management subsidiary of Intrepid Aviation Holdings
Cairngorm acquires Rembrand to merge with Thornbridge
Acquisition of the Scottish timber processing and distribution firm is the group's second bolt-on
BGF invests £11.5m in SaleCycle
Funding will fuel its international expansion, with plans to open offices in Japan and New York
Epiris appoints Brent as investment manager
Appointment comes shortly after the newly independent GP promoted Wilson and Wood to partners
LDC backs Martin Audio MBO
Martin Audio was acquired from the Loud Audio group, which is backed by Transom Capital Group
KKR, Pemberton agree to £150m refinancing deal for CDG
Capital injection and refinancing were led by KKR with the support of management and shareholders
ECI reaps 3.6x from Great Rail Journeys sale to Duke Street
Deal ends a five-year holding period of the luxury rail holiday provider for ECI