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Apollo's £3.32bn RPC take-private bid approved by directors
Development comes four months after the GP emerged as a bidder for the plastic packaging firm
PAI's Perstorp sells Capa to trade
Perstorp, a Swedish chemicals business, sells its Capa division to Ingevity for тЌ590m
Creadev et al. inject €40m in InnovaFeed
Investors back InnovaFeed, a biotech company producing insect-based protein flour
Cairngorm buys Arnold Laver, creates National Timber Group
Deal is the fourth acquisition in the GP's UK timber market consolidation strategy
Stuart Mills to leave HSBC
Head of mid-market financial sponsor coverage will leave the bank after 14 years
Bain Capital acquires Fedrigoni for €650m
BNP Paribas, HSBC, UBI Banca ad KKR are joint bookrunners on the deal for the paper producer
Altice acquires VC-backed Teads for €285m
Founded in 2005, the tech startup has reportedly raised a total of $127.7m in funding since inception
Lloyds veteran Ian Sale joins HSBC
Sale stepped down from his role at Lloyds Acquisition Finance in September 2016
BPI et al. in $23m series-D round for Kyriba
HSBC took part in a $21m funding round alongside existing investors last year
ECI backs pet food producer MPM
The Macclesfield-based companyтs management team will remain at the helm following ECIтs investment
LDC backs Aqualisa MBO
Deal provides an exit for company lenders Sankaty and RBS
Goldman Sachs-backed Hastings to raise £180m in London IPO
British insurance group to refinance debt with IPO proceeds
Silverfleet offloads Aesica for £230m
Silverfleet acquired Aesica in 2011 from previous backers LDC
Brookside picks up Tellermate
The deal provides Tellermate's founding shareholders with liquidity
CVC's Cerved targets €1.3bn valuation at IPO
Company to use proceeds to pay down debt
Ardian's Novacap in €310m refinancing
Company also secures €65m super-senior revolving credit facility
YFM backs Leengate Valves MBO
YFM Equity Partners has supported the management buyout of Leengate Valves from German listed parent Linde.
PE-backed Caffè Nero in £275m refinancing
Hutton Collins-backed CaffУЈ Nero, a UK-based coffee shop chain, has completed a ТЃ275m refinancing comprising senior and mezzanine debt.
Lloyds, HSBC, GE team up for Côte funding
CBPEтs acquisition of CУДte Restaurants earlier this month received debt financing from Lloyds Bank Commercial Bankingтs Acquisition Finance team, the HSBC Leveraged Finance team and GE Capital.
HSBC's Bowser joins Endless
Wayne Bowser, Endless
Lloyds Bank hires HSBC and RBS directors
Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has appointed Dave Furlong of HSBC and Kate Grimoldby of RBS to its north of England acquisition finance team.
Isis picks up 35% stake in Nigel Frank
Isis Equity Partners has acquired a 35% stake in recruitment agency Nigel Frank International alongside HSBC Bank in a ТЃ22m investment.
Palatine invests in Chase Templeton
Palatine Private Equity has invested in British private medical insurance broker Chase Templeton.
YFM exits Naylor Industries
YFM Equity Partners has sold UK-based manufacturer of building materials Naylor Industries back to its management, reaping a 2x money multiple on its original investment.