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Ardian sells Serma Group back to Chequers
Chequers previously owned the French electronic technology company, having previously owned a stake in it between 2011-2015
Yabeo et al. in $17m series-A for Cera
Online elderly care platform will expand into Germany and across the UK following the deal
Agathos acquires Vacgen from Scienta Scientific
Scienta Scientific is a Swedish nanotechnology company that specialises in ultra-high-vacuum
Amadeus Capital et al. in £2.9m seed round for Paragraf
Fresh capital will be used by Paragraf to support the production of graphene on a commercial scale
TA acquires stake in Five Arrows-backed Datix
Under the joint ownership of Five Arrows and TA, Datix plans to consolidate its market position
One Peak leads £41m round for Concentra
Operational data analysis software provider is in the process of opening its first Asian office
Arma Partners hires three
Harvey joins as group business development director, Toor and Zimmer join as directors
YFM invests £2.2m in Hutchinson Networks
Move towards cloud-based services is creating a large number of growth opportunites
Synova generates 8x return on Mandata sale to LDC
Deal for logistics software company brings to an end a five-year holding period for the vendor
Andera leads $70m series-B for Crescendo Biologics
UK-based biotechnology company will progress its lead programme to the clinical stage
Insight and ISIF in >€100m round for AMCS
ISIF is understood to have contributed around тЌ40m to the round for the recycling software firm
Investcorp appoints Ben-Gacem as co-CEO
Appointment follows the decision of Mohammed Al-Shroogi to retire as co-CEO from August 2018
Draper Esprit et al. divest Tails.com to Nestlé
Dog nutritionist and food retailer will become part of the trade buyer's Purina Petcare division
Hg sells Radius to Baring's Vistra
Deal comes five years after the GP invested in the company via its acquisition of UK-based Nair & Co
Aliter's Boston Networks bolts on PEL
Aliter is planning further acquisitions in its bid to create a fire, security and IT networking group
BGF exits Brownhills in Duke Royalty-backed deal
Glass merchant and processor has expanded via a bolt-on and investment in new facilities
Elliott Advisors acquires Waterstones
Deal reportedly values the UK book retailer in the region of ТЃ250-300m and will complete in May
DST leads $250m series-C for Revolut
UK fintech company will look to expand across North America and Asia-Pacific regions
Riverside acquires Netwatch and NMC to create new group
Investment sees the creation of a CCTV monitoring company with a US and European presence
Better Capital extends 2009 fund term
BECAP Fund will now run to the end of 2019, with a further one-year extension possible
LDC invests £13m in Paladone
Paladone intends to grow its presence in the US market, in addition to Australia, Asia and Europe
Blossom, Atomico in $10m series-A for Fat Lama
Atomico also takes part in the financing alongside startup accelerator Y Combinator
NorthEdge acquires Prohire in MBO
GP secures a majority stake in the Stoke-on-Trent-headquartered fleet management company
Balderton and Heavybit in $8m Pusher series-A
London-based developer will use the capital to open a new office in San Francisco