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Argos acquires Factum from Naxicap et al.
Deal for the equipment leasing company brings to an end an 11-year holding period for Naxicap
LDC generates 3.5x on PEI sale to BDC
Sale of the media, data and events company comes less than three years after LDC's purchase
Hg sells Intelliflo to Invesco
Sale of the financial software company brings the gross realised fund multiple of Mercury 1 to 3.4x
Equistone sells Travel Counsellors to Vitruvian
Sale follows a three-and-a-half-year tenure and brings to an end proposals to list the travel agent
Debt funds carve out niche in Polish lending market
Alternative credit providers are pursuing smaller, more complex transactions and are often willing to invest alongside traditional lenders
Hg and ICG in £1.3bn Iris buyout
Hg6 generates a 4.2x return from the sale of the accounting software group, equivalent to a 26% IRR
Epiris acquires The Club Company from Lone Star
Deal is the third made by Epiris Fund II and reportedly values the country club chain at around £100m
Hg to invest in Financial Express
GP invested in the financial services software and data company with capital drawn from Mercury 2
Hg reaps 4.9x on sale of JLA to Cinven
Deal brings to an end an eight-year tenure and generates a gross IRR of 26% for the vendor
Bravo, Ersel buy Arbo from Ersel Investment Club
CEO Daniele Franco will stay on with the company and retain a minority stake in the business
Eurazeo's Iberchem buys Versachem
Following the deal, Versachem founder and CEO Rina Wulfsohn will retain a minority stake in the company
Pillarstone acquires Manucor
Pillarstone took over Intesa Sanpaolo's long-term loan to Manucor in 2015
Mid-market leverage continues upward creep
High price tags, limited assets and cheap debt are helping to push up leverage boundaries in the European mid-market once again
Riverside acquires Netwatch and NMC to create new group
Investment sees the creation of a CCTV monitoring company with a US and European presence
NorthEdge acquires Prohire in MBO
GP secures a majority stake in the Stoke-on-Trent-headquartered fleet management company
Alantra acquires Hiperbaric
GP deployed capital from its Alantra Private Equity Fund III to support the acquisition
Holland and Dolfin sell Esdec to Gilde
Under the vendors' tenure, Esdec has invested in a new R&D facility and international sales activity
Three Hills invests in Sigma
Investment firm acquires a minority stake in the business from the founder, Jonathan Haigh
Equistone's sixth fund makes first investment with Boal buyout
Vehicle held a €2.8bn final close this month and writes equity cheques of €25-150m
Orienta buys Fratelli Bassini
Orienta replaced the company's management team with a new group of managers following the deal
PE-backed Nutrisens buys Vegenat Healthcare
With the fresh capital, the company plans to expand its product offering and bolster its expansion
NorthEdge invests in Cloud Technology Solutions
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which typically writes cheques of £5-45m
Brait's New Look proposes CVA with closure of 60 stores
High street fashion retailer will look to renegotiate its rental and debt agreements
Bridgepoint-backed Sotralu acquires GNS
With the fresh capital, GNS intends to consolidate its market position and bolster its expansion