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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
GT Healthcare in $26m series-B for Exscientia
New investor Celgene Corporation and previous backer Evotec also took part in the round
Nazca Capital buys Terratest from Platinum Equity
Company plans to use the fresh capital to further expand internationally, especially in the US
Value4Capital acquires Kom-Eko from Royalton
Capital was deployed from V4C Poland Plus Fund alongside participation from co-investors
Cairngorm buys Arnold Laver, creates National Timber Group
Deal is the fourth acquisition in the GP's UK timber market consolidation strategy
Epiris acquires auction house Bonhams
As part of the deal, Bruno Vinciguerra from Sotheby's will take on the role of executive chair
Onex-backed SIG to float in €1bn IPO
Primary offering would target proceeds of approximately €1bn, going towards deleveraging
LDC-backed Pelsis bolts on Curtis Gilmour
UK pest control products business has acquired its US competitor from PE house Harwood Capital
DBay to acquire Harvey Nash in £98.7m deal
Proposed take-private of the recruitment business has received unanimous board member approval
Nordic inks Prospitalia deal with Five Arrows
GP intends to support management in its plan to strengthen the company's market position
Bain buys DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals
Bain Capital acquires DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals via its Bain Capital Europe IV vehicle
Bain Capital buys Italmatch in SBO
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Ardian, which acquired Italmatch from Mandarin Capital
FSI acquires stake in Missoni
Fashion company plans to expand further globally and grow its product offering
Silverfleet sells Ipes to Genstar's Apex Group
Sale of the fund administration business generates a 3.8x return and 30% IRR for the vendor
Partners Group buys Ammeraal Beltech in SBO
Advent International sells Netherlands-based Ammeraal, a lightweight belting specialist
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
Nordic to acquire Prospitalia from Five Arrows
Nordic was competing with PE firms Ardian, Cinven, Goldman Sachs PE, Hg and TA Associates
Five Arrows Direct Lending closes on €655m
Rothschild Merchant Banking's direct lending fund for mid-market firms exceeds its €400m target
Permira acquires Corin from DeA et al.
GP draws capital from its €7.5bn global fund to acquire the orthopaedic implants firm
Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity to launch six new funds
PE branch aims to raise €3bn over the next three years, to reach €5bn of AUM by late 2021
TA acquires stake in Five Arrows-backed Datix
Under the joint ownership of Five Arrows and TA, Datix plans to consolidate its market position
Blackstone acquires Cirsa
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth both organically and through acquisitions
Elliott Advisors acquires Waterstones
Deal reportedly values the UK book retailer in the region of £250-300m and will complete in May
Ardian sells 49% stake in Luton Airport to AMP Capital
Previous media reports valued Ardian's stake in the international airport at more than $400m