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BGF invests in Ultra Finishing
Deal marks the GP's second investment in north-of-England-based bathroom suppliers in six months
Cinven promotes three to partner
Promotions of Europe-based team members come six months after the GP closed its sixth fund
Exponent sells Immediate Media to Hubert Burda in £270m deal
Sale of the UK media company values the business at around 7.3x its 2015 EBITDA
ECI acquires minority stake in Edenhouse
Deal marks the GP's second investment in the tech consultancy segment in the space of six months
MML sells Optionis to Sovereign-backed Arkarius
Deal for professional services business is primarily funded by the refinancing of Arkarius's existing debt
Palatine collects £50m for impact investment fund
Social impact vehicle reached a final close at the end of 2016 and is aiming for a final close in H1
Maven Capital Partners leads £2.7m QikServe funding round
The deal marks Maven's sixth venture capital investment in the past year
LDC backs MBO of Enterprise Ventures-backed ChargePoint
Deal for valve manufacturer marks the fourth investment by LDC's Manchester office in nine months
Mercia et al. sell Allinea to ARM in £18.1m deal
Sale comes eight years after a group of VCs supported the spinout from University of Warwick
G&H sells MTI Europe to turnaround player Endless
Acquisition of the data storage and IT infrastructure business marks the eighth investment from Endless's fourth fund
LocalGlobe invests £2.4m in Show My Homework
Deal follows a number of tech investments made by LocalGlobe in 2016
BGF sells Molecular Products Group to Arlington
Sale of UK-based manufacturer of breathable gas generators follows a two-year tenure
Foresight promotes Nottingham-based Saywood to director
Appointment follows a year in which the GP ramped up its recruitment and opened a new Manchester office
Bowmark, Rothschild sell Autodata to Solera for £340m
Sale of the automotive technical data provider to the US trade buyer marks a return for Bowmark's fifth fund
Primary Capital promotes Richard to assistant director
London-based private equity firm is currently investing from its fourth fund
Forbion, Fountain et al. in £23m series-B for Nerre Therapeutics
Round also saw participation from existing investors Advent Life Sciences and Novo
Graphite reaps 3.7x on £215m sale of MTS to Sumitomo
Trade sale is the latest in a series of high profile PE divestments of UK assets to international buyers
Lonsdale buys majority stake in P2 Consulting
Deal marks the third investment for the GPтs maiden vehicle, Fund 1
Foresight acquires Tudor Contract Cleaners
Industrial cleaning business will look to expand beyond its key north-west of England region
NVM supports Thyson MBO
Industrial instrumentation business will look to grow internationally and expand into new market segments
TA Associates promotes Bahnsen to MD
Bahnsen will focus on investments in the European healthcare sector in the firm's London office
Pantheon promotes Bailey to partner
Alongside Bailey, the GP has promoted 14 professionals across the firm
ECI promotes Pike and Roberts to director
Pike is promoted to origination director in the GP's London office, while Roberts will be investment director in Manchester
BGF injects £10m into Virtual1
Wholesale provider of cloud-based storage and ethernet connectivity will invest in new infrastructure