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Nest mandates Schroders for PE strategy
Defined contribution workplace pension scheme is seeking exposure to growth and mid-market PE deals
Lonsdale acquires Todays Dental
Sponsor plans to add-on over 40 dental practices in England and Wales; CEO managed add-ons for two of Europe's largest dental groups
Bridgepoint sells HKA to PAI Partners
New owner plans to accelerate expansion of UK-based risk mitigation consultancy into adjacent areas via acquisitions
Phoenix sells 1000Heads to PE-backed Labelium
Phoenix Equity Partners has sold its stake in UK-based social media data and consultancy firm 1000Heads to France-headquartered Labelium, a portfolio company of Charterhouse Capital Partners.
Mayfair promotes two partners
Paul Reading specialises in post-merger integration while Tushar Pabari will retain his role as CFO
Ropes & Gray hires three PE-focused partners in London
Dan Oates, Simon Saitowitz, and Angela Becker join from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Force Over Mass leads GBP 115m round for Outfund
UK revenue-based lender also supported by PostFinance, 1818 Venture Capital and Tribe Capital in the fundraise
Inflexion explores sale of Automotive Transformation Group
UK-based automotive software solutions provider is expected to be marketed off GBP 15m in a sale led by Houlihan Lokey
Houlihan Lokey announces promotion in Manchester office
Adviser intends to expand in the region having made nine local hires
Bowmark announces promotions in management and origination teams
Stephen Delaney and Luca Mastrodonato have both worked across the technology teams
Elkstone Partners holds EUR 75m first close for start-up fund
Vehicle aims to reach EUR 100m hard-cap by November and will back up to 35 companies
Circularity Capital closes Fund II on extended EUR 215m hard-cap
New circular economy vehicle is 3x the size of predecessor with 80% of commitments from institutional investors
Cambridge Innovation Capital raises GBP 225m for Fund II
The VC firm's first closed-end fund will invest in Series A rounds of deep-tech and life science companies connected to Cambridge
Stirling Square gears up for fifth fund
Fund registration comes just over two years after the EUR 950m final close of Stirling Square IV
Palatine backed-Veincentre stake for sale with Grant Thornton
Auction of UK-based clinic chain specialising in the treatment of varicose veins aims to attract a majority investor
EY hires new Midlands M&A lead from Houlihan Lokey
Jeremy Harrison joins Birmingham office as a partner to support the firmтs regional growth strategy
Oaktree exits Ascot Lloyd to Nordic Capital
New owner is acquiring the UK-based independent financial advisor via Nordic X
Soho Square launches auction for Technical Fire Safety Group
Sellside adviser Rothschild has distributed information memoranda to prospective buyers
Inflexion acquires CDMO Upperton
The GP has invested in the British CDMO via its Enterprise Fund V
Volpi exits Version 1 to Partners Group
The Jefferies-led auction also saw Apax, OTTP, Cinven and Bain compete for the Irish IT solutions group
Lonsdale buys infrastructure consultancy Infrata
Deal for London-based firm marks the second investment made outside the GPтs buyout fund, which closed investment period last year
17Capital closes debut Credit Fund on EUR 2.6bn
Fund is the GP's first to focus on NAV financing in the form of credit, rather than preferred equity
Bowmark buys workflow automation provider WSD
GP will seek to expand London-based companyтs product development and grow in North America, Europe and Asia
Investindustrial sells Neolith to CVC VIII
During Investindustrial tenure Neolith posted EUR 145m in revenues in 2021 and an EBITDA CAGR of approximately 20%