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Keyhaven sells PIC for 1.7x return
Keyhaven's latest direct investment fund was Keyhaven Capital Partners IV, which closed on ТЃ74.2m
BGF takes minority in Datum360
Datum360's fresh funding will be used to accelerate growth and address market demand
RB Ventures invests in Oxwash
RB Ventures' Fabrice Beaulieu will take a position on the laundry company's board
YFM invests in Force24
Company plans to use the fresh capital to strengthen its sales and marketing operations and continue to develop its platform
CBPE X closes on £561m hard-cap
Rede Partners acted as global placement adviser and Macfarlanes as legal adviser
Synova buys insurance broker JM Glendinning
GP invests in the company via its fourth fund, which closed on its ТЃ365m hard-cap in June 2019
Sovereign exits BIMM to ICG
Sovereign Capital Partners backed the buyout of BIMM with a ТЃ10m investment in April 2010
LDC invests in Ross Trustees
Banking facilities for LDC's management buyout of the trustee company are provided by HSBC
CVC provides £37.5m financing for Sovereign-backed Nurse Plus
Sovereign Capital purchased Nurse Plus from previous sponsor Key Capital Partners in 2015
Mercia-backed Abingdon Health files for IPO
Abingdon Health was in discussions with potential investors for an IPO to raise around ТЃ100m
Astanor Ventures I closes on $325m
One family office from Asia has invested in the fund, but the majority are based in Europe and the US
Searchlight closes third fund on $3.4bn
LPs in the fund include the California State Teachers Retirement System and CPPIB
Livingbridge sells Giacom to trade
Bidders for the company included Hg among a number of other trade and private equity bidders
C5 to hold double close in December 2020
Launched in February 2020, the firm's impact fund has made two investments, including Enveil
NorthEdge invests in Lights4fun
In a competitive process run by Sentio, NorthEdge was chosen as the preferred partner due to cultural fit
BGF invests £8m in UK Flooring Direct
Keith Pacey is currently chair at UK Flooring Direct and will continue in this role
Onex, GIC lead investment in $1bn Convex
GIC has made several investments in 2020, including in Klarna and Thyssenkrupp Elevator
Omers considers sale of ERM for £2.5bn – report
Omers Private Equity acquired ERM from Charterhouse for an enterprise value of $1.7bn in June 2015
Permira hires Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley for Dr Martens' IPO – report
Permira acquired the brand in 2013 for ТЃ300m, with debt provided by Barclays
Level 20 appoints Potter as chair
Launched in 2015, Level 20 is a not-for-profit organisation promoting gender diversity in the PE industry
LDC mandates Rothschild to sell Adey - report
LDC acquired the company in June 2016, using a тЌ60m unitranche provided by Alcentra
Dawn, Tiger Global lead $38.5m series-A in Harbr
Tiger Global is investing from its 12th-generation fund, which closed on $3.75bn in January 2020
Montagu to acquire ISI from Citic
Completion of the sale is expected next month, subject to customary closing requirements
Newion leads €2m for Objective Platform
Newion III's objective is to invest in companies in the business technology and software sectors