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CCI invests in pharmacy group Sam McCauley Chemists
Deal is the eighth investment made from Carlyle and Cardinal Capital's Ireland-focused vehicle
Mobeus holds £140m close for first institutional fund
Firm launched the vehicle in response to regulatory changes affecting VCT fund managers
Notion holds final close for third fund on $140m
UK-based VC has also held an $80m first close for its new follow-on funding vehicle
Neuberger Berman hires Patschkowski as principal
Patschkowski worked at Coller Capital as principal between 2008-2017
Apax acquires Safetykleen from Warburg Pincus
Deal could reportedly value the industrial cleaning business at up to 12x EBITDA
H2 acquires Search Consultancy Group
Recruitment business will look to expand across the UK and make bolt-on acquisitions
VC-backed Eve Sleep in £140m IPO
Offering will enable memory foam mattress company to raise ТЃ35m on admission to trading on AIM
China-backed Silk Ventures raises $500m for maiden fund
London-based venture investor will invest in US and European businesses looking to expand into China
Maven appoints four to its north west team
New recruits will support the deployment of the ТЃ57m NPIF vehicle, which the GP recently secured
Epiris sells TechInsights to Oakley in final exit from Axio
Final "major realisation" from data and analytics group represents 5x multiple overall and 76% IRR
Mayfair-backed Ovo Energy in Corgi HomePlan bolt-on
Deal is Ovo's second acquisition of the year after the purchase of US firm VCharge
Ares sells Hillarys to Hunter Douglas in £300m deal
Vendor had previously taken part in a refinancing for the company and reportedly acquired it in 2016
Exponent's Photobox to bid for Cimpress's Albelli
Vendor is understood to have appointed Oakley to find a buyer, with three Dutch PE firms in the fray
Tikehau invests £80m in IT and web hosting firm Claranet
Company recently expanded into Italy, on top of acquiring Brazilian and Dutch competitors
YFM holds £45m final close for maiden buyout fund
GP launched the fund shortly after regulatory changes to the types of deals permissible to VCTs
Bestport invests in Nu-Heat MBO
Underfloor heating company's founding directors will retire following completion of the deal
UK clarifies permitted relationships between LPs and GPs
Changes to limited partnership act could render UK-domiciled funds more attractive to investors that have not previously invested in such funds
Marlborough hires Simpson-Orlebar as senior adviser
Aubrey Simpson-Orlebar joins debt advisory firm Marlborough Partners after leaving Lloyds
Highland and Grafton in $40m round for Starleaf
Cloud-based video conferencing company to expand its presence in the Asia Pacific region
YFM appoints Savage as portfolio director
New recruit joins the portfolio team of YFM's London office, leaving Barclays after 10 years
Livingbridge backs online fashion company In The Style
UK-based womenswear retailer will expand into the Australian and American markets
HIG sells Brand Addition to Elysian
Acquirer takes a majority stake in the merchandising company, with HSBC and Beechbrook providing debt
BGF et al. inject £7m into Pharmacy2u
Expansion deal marks Business Growth Fund's eighth investment for 2017 so far
EMK closes maiden fund on £575m hard-cap
Fund was launched eight months ago by Bregal co-founder Edmund Lazarus and ex-Oakley Capital partner Mark Joseph