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Truffle Invest to launch maiden PE offering
Truffle Invest is set to offer investors access to a large-cap pan-European fund
LDC sells Connect Managed Services to Apiary-backed G3
Deal for the call centre software firm comes four months after Apiary acquired G3
BD-Capital launches debut fund with €400m target
GP was co-founded by Andy Dawson (former Advent investment partner) and Richard Baker
Bain in exclusivity for $4bn Kantar buyout
Market research firm reportedly generated an operating profit of ТЃ301m from sales of ТЃ2.6bn in 2018
Bridges acquires GEV Wind Power from Maven
Vendor was reportedly seeking a ТЃ30m EV for the wind-focused energy services firm
Horizon acquires EES For Schools
Deal is the second platform investment for the GP's ТЃ200m 2018-vintage vehicle
PAI's M Group buys Antagrade Electrical
Antagrade follows multiple bolt-ons for M Group since it was acquired in May 2018
Triton agrees to acquire Atnahs Pharma
GP is currently investing from its тЌ5bn fifth fund, which held a final close in January
Synova holds £365m first and final close for fourth fund
Vehicle surpassed its ТЃ300m target and closed with 46% more in commitments than its predecessor
BGF invests £13m in Miss Group
BGF first invested in the company in August 2018 and has supported several acquisitions
Blackstone et al. agree £4.77bn Merlin take-private
Proposed transaction also includes co-investment from CPPIB and the investment arm of Lego
Kester hires four
Kester is actively looking for investment opportunities in the UK lower-mid-market
BGF hires Inayat in Birmingham office
BGF's newest investor joins from the KPMG corporate finance team and is a chartered accountant
H2 invests in Siderise
Manufacturer of insulating materials used in construction made an operating profit of ТЃ2.6m in 2017
Elysian acquires Aspirations Care from August
Deal for the residential care provider brings to an end a seven-year holding period for the vendor
TDR to de-list BCA Marketplace in £1.9bn deal
Price gives the car auction business an enterprise value multiple of 12.5x its adjusted EBITDA
Hg- and TA-backed Access acquires Eazy Collect
Eazy Collect acquisition follows Access's purchase of direct debit processing company Rapidata
Y Combinator Continuity leads £113m round for Monzo
Deal reportedly values the online bank at double its October 2018 valuation of ТЃ1bn
BGF invests further £6.5m in Kids Planet
Nursery school group has expanded from 17 sites to 38 since the GP's initial investment in 2016
Dawn closes $125m Opportunities fund
New fund will also invest in startups previously backed by Dawn at earlier stages
Ares, Horizon back MBO of AgriBriefing
GPs plan to support the business by boosting its growth both organically and via new acquisitions
KKR-backed Trainline sets IPO pricing
Based on the offer price, Trainline's market capitalisation will be approximately ТЃ1.68bn
Aquiline-backed ClearCourse buys Intelligentgolf
ClearCourse is a group of technology companies providing a range of software services
Endless's Enact buys Redhall Networks from administration
First investment made by the GP via its Enact Fund II, which closed on ТЃ30m this week