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August Equity mandates Rothschild for Amtivo exit
Sale process for UK-based ISO certification provider is expected in Q2 2022
Oaktree explores Ascot Lloyd sale advised by Houlihan Lokey
A sale process of the UK wealth manager group is slated to kick off towards or into the second half of the year
Aurelius buys CTD in carve-out from Saint Gobain
GP will own most of its stake in the ceramic tile firm via its EUR 360m European Opportunities fund
AlbionVC hires Gilmartin from McKinsey
Molly Gilmartin is a founder of AlbionVC portfolio company Pando, a developer of a messaging tool for doctors
Capital D strengthens team with new hires and promotions
Among the hires is Peter Kruppa, who joins from DH Private Equity as chief financial officer
Tiger Global leads USD 200m Series C round for Genesis Global
New funding will accelerate the company's buy-and-build model
Pollen Street acquired by Honeycomb Investment Trust
Firms are expected to be combined into a listed entity operating as a commercial company
August sells Zenergi to ECI for 5.3x
Sale of the energy and sustainability service provider ends a holding period of just over four years
Exponent buys majority stake in H&MV
Limited structured sale saw the GP acquire the Irish high voltage electrical engineering firm
Motive, CPP Investments in USD 1.4bn equity raise for FNZ
The deal values the London-based wealth management platform at more than USD 20bn
Apax gears up for Fund XI
Apax Partners' USD 11bn predecessor flagship fund was 64% deployed as of September 2021
Inflexion sells Alcumus to Apax for 5.9x money
Inflexion acquired the UK-based risk management and compliance firm for GBP 92m in 2015
Warburg Pincus, Mubadala buy Informa's Pharma Intelligence for GBP 1.9bn
GPs pay 20-25x EBITDA for the asset, according to two sources close
Peach sponsor Inflexion preps exit via Raymond James
Auction of UK video advertising company is scheduled to commence shortly
PAI hires Citi for upcoming M Group Services exit
Sale of services and infrastructure provider is expected to start later this year
Permira, Blackrock lead USD 312m round for GoCardless
Europe's new tech unicorn reaches a valuation of USD 2.1bn following latest funding round
EQT, Verdane exit Forsta to Press Ganey
Forsta was formed through the merger of Confirmit and FocusVision in March 2021
Former UK government minister Gyimah among Lakestar appointments
Besides Sam Gyimah's appointment as venture partner in the UK, promotions include for Akis Bratsos, Mathias Haniel, Enrico Mellis and Aline Vedder
Baird sells Nigel Wright majority stake to management
Baird will retain minority stakes in the recruitment firm, having first acquired it in 2010
SuperSeed launches GBP 50m seed-stage fund
The VC firm has already held a first close at GBP 31m
Inspired Education stake sale attracts Blackstone, EQT, H&F, KKR
Information memorandums for the GIC- and TA Associates-backed national schooling company should be circulated next week
Limerston buys Wickham Micro, appoints new CEO
Deal is a spin-out from Gosport-based Wickham Laboratories
Synova sells majority stake in Mintec to Five Arrows
Synova reaps 12x invested capital and will reinvest in the company for a minority stake
Tenzing taps Raymond James for CItNow exit
Auction of the car-dealership video communication tool is expected to launch later this year