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Woollard joins Paul Hastings as partner
Duncan Woollard joins Paul Hastings's corporate practice as partner
BDC exits Shimtech to Inflexion and Auctus
BDC created Shimtech in 2011 through the merger of four companies
Partech et al. invest €10m in Kantox
Investors had already backed the business in February 2014
Lonsdale funds Oteac acquisiton of HVAC&R
Company bolts on oil and gas services business
LDC hires Baker and O'Donovan
Chris Baker and Gareth O'Donovan join LDC's southern team
Sovereign promotes two to partner
Neil Cox and Jeremy Morgan advance to partner at GP
Gimv exits Prosonix in £100m trade sale
Trade sale comes three years after Gimv's ТЃ5.7m investment
ECI Partners hires three for its investment team
GP recently acquired UK business Evans Cycles from Active Private Equity
VC-backed Abcodia raises £5.25m
Funding round led by SEP and CIC, who join existing investors
Palatine in £13m The Alchemist MBO
Deal consists of ТЃ12m equity investment and ТЃ6.5m Santander debt
GMT promotes Talbot to principal
Talbot recently worked on the refinancing of portfolio company DOCUgroup
TPG takes £150m stake in Poundworld
All-equity deals taps into growing UK value retailer market
Travers Smith appoints two PE partners
Adam Orr and William Yates both promoted to partner
Brait picks up New Look
Deal marks end of 11-year ownership for Apax and Permira
3i returns £659m for 2015 financial year
Total assets under management grow to ТЃ13.47bn despite increase in exits
Catalyst appoints two partners
Corporate finance house also promotes two to principal
EdRip et al. exit Prozone in trade sale
US buyer Stats is owned by Vista Equity Partners
Octopus and DN Capital in £555,000 seed round for Eve
Octopus investment tops up ТЃ330,000 round by DN Capital and FJ Labs
KPS exits WWRD in $437m trade sale
US PE house had acquired assets in 2009
Bowmark backs Aston Scott MBO
Investment will be used to support buy-and-build strategy
VC-backed Adaptimmune prices IPO
Company backed by VCs including NEA, Wellington Partners and Foresight
Inflexion hires LDC's Wormald as partner
New partner Carl Wormald will focus on north of England
Levine Leichtman in Mander Portman Woodward dividend recap
Refinancing provides working capital and pays out dividend
Key Capital Partners reaps 4x on WHP exit
Palatine clinches ТЃ38m secondary buyout