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Star Capital backs IPS and Moda Italia in MBO
GP is investing via its Star IV Private Equity Fund, launched this year with a €120m target
Dunas Capital launches first fund-of-funds
Madrid-based Dunas Capital has launched its first fund-of-funds, Rainforest Dunas Iberia Fund I, with a €100m target.
Endless sells Affinity Workforce to Castlerock Recruitment
Deal for the recruitment business brings to an end a holding period of just 16 months
Caledonia buys Deep Sea Electronics for £162m
Caledonia bought a 98.9% stake in the company for £117.2m and provided a short-term bridging loan
Endless acquires American Golf from Sun European Partners
Deal for golf retailer reportedly follows a quick-fire sale and values the chain at less than £10m
Nazca Capital backs Herbex
GP draws capital from Nazca IV Fund, which held a final close on its €275m hard-cap in December 2016
FII, Hat Orizzonte acquire Marval
FII invests €34m in the auto parts manufacturer and acquires a majority stake
GED Capital's Procubitos Europe bolts on Polo Nord
Procubitos Europe will enter the Italian market and further boost its presence in the sector
IK Investment Partners sells Transnorm to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for IK, which bought Transnorm from Equita Management
Abac acquires Motocard
GP deploys capital from its Abac Solutions I fund, which held a €320m final close in May 2016
Ardian to take over Abraaj Mayfair office
Office closure marks another milestone in the fall of the Dubai-based PE investor
LDC sells BOFA to Donaldson Company in £90m deal
Fume extraction systems designer and manufacturer has doubled its turnover under the GP's tenure
Falcon Private Holdings buys Halcón Cerámicas
Banco Santander and CaixaBank are providing debt financing to support the transaction
NorthEdge backs Orbis Protect MBO
NorthEdge secures a significant majority stake in the facilities management company
Investec and SC Lowy acquire Gaucho's debt
Transaction reportedly forms part of a deal to acquire the restaurant chain out of administration
DBay to acquire Harvey Nash in £98.7m deal
Proposed take-private of the recruitment business has received unanimous board member approval
Principia invests €7m in Comftech
Company plans to use the fresh capital to launch its products on the European and US markets
Cinven agrees to acquire ALE from Axa for €925m
Deal comes weeks after the GP transferred another life insurance business into its sixth fund
Aurelius acquires Ideal Shopping Direct from Blackstone
Transaction ends a three-year holding for Blackstone, which invested via its seventh fund
Equistone-backed Gaucho appoints Deloitte as administrator
Development is the latest sign of the challenging environment facing the casual dining space
Caledonia buys Cooke Optics from GCP for £96.5m
Management team reinvests £7.8m of their sales proceeds to secure the remaining equity
Gradiente buys Coldline
Company will use the fresh capital to boost its growth organically and through new acquisitions
Ardian invests in MKD
GP deploys capital from its Ardian Growth Fund II, which held a final close on €230m in April
ECI reaps 3.6x from Great Rail Journeys sale to Duke Street
Deal ends a five-year holding period of the luxury rail holiday provider for ECI