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ESO takes minority stake in Arcus
Second transaction completed from ESO's seventh institutional special opportunities fund
LDC invests in Global Autocare
NatWest will continue to support the fleet management business as its incumbent senior lender
BGF exits Bar Soba
Bar Soba's management team and staff will stay on with the company following the acquisition
Endless acquires Victoria Plum from TPG
Bathroom products online retailer Victoria Plum was acquired by TPG Capital in 2014
FPE backs Intragen
UK-based FPE Capital makes its sixth investment from its ТЃ101m FPE II vehicle
Exponent-backed Dennis Publishing bolts on Car Throttle
Deal is intended to increase the company's online presence in the automotive publishing space
Kester backs ComplianceOnline MBO
First investment made by Kester via its new Kester Capital II fund
Vespa invests £17m in Bluecrest buyout
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which typically invests in firms with ТЃ10-70m enterprise value
Cairngorm acquires Millbrook Healthcare
Mobility equipment company will form the basis for a buy-and-build programme in the assisted living space
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
YFM appoints Grant Thornton's Villiers
Prior to joining YFM, Villiers worked in Grant Thornton's corporate finance team
Palatine supports MBO of Lucion Services
Testing, inspection and certification business will undertake an acquisitive growth strategy
Andera, Omnes buy majority stake in Spherea
Company management and existing shareholders Ace and Irdi-Soridec Gestion reinvest in the business
NVM reaps 2.7x on £37.5m sale of MSQ Partners to LDC
UK-based marketing communications firm will pursue international expansion under its new owners
Dunedin acquires Acquis in MBO
Dunedin is currently investing from its Dunedin Buyout Fund III, which closed on ТЃ300m in 2013
Trimountain et al. in SBO of Red from KPAM
Driving school operator was taken out of administration by Kelso Place Asset Management in 2010
Acon Investments backs Germaine de Capuccini
GPs plan to boost the company’s product innovation and expand its growth organically and via add-ons
True rescues portfolio company TyresOnTheDrive
GP previously invested in the tyre e-commerce business, which entered administration in January
Lonsdale acquires majority stake in CC&A
Deal is the eighth to be made from Lonsdale's debut fund, which writes equity cheques of ТЃ10-15m
Cerea backs Icko Apiculture MBO
Number of beekeepers has been growing steadily since 2007 after years of decline, Cerea says
Apposite invests in Riverdale
Deal will support the newly formed group's acquisition of dental practice operator Alpha Vitality
Investors acquire BGF-backed Canburg
Development comes a week after the fitted furniture maker announced it was to appoint administrators
Palatine acquires CET UK from Dunedin
Acquirer draws capital from its third flagship fund, which typically writes cheques of ТЃ10-30m
BGF leads $17m round for LoopMe
Funding round brings the total amount raised by the advertising software company to $32m