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Permira acquires Quotient from GHO for a reported £600m
Outsourced drug development company has expanded into the US and tripled its revenues under GHO
Inflexion to merge Bridgepoint-backed Estera with Ocorian
Transaction ends a four-year holding period and reportedly values Estera at £500-600m
CVC closes second long-term fund
CVC is the first of the multi-product managers to raise a second-generation long-term capital fund
Medicxi closes third fund on €400m
Vehicle will invest across the full spectrum of healthcare companies from early to late stages
BC hires three IR professionals
All three executives will work alongside partners and co-heads of IR, de Rosière and Kunzer
3i announces eight hires and three promotions
3i has promoted and hired 11 people in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris, London and New York
Ventiga buys Retail Insight from Navis
Ventiga is currently raising its debut fund and has been operating on a deal-by-deal basis
Insight leads $55m series-B round for ContractPodAI
Legal software developer will invest in product development, marketing and recruitment
Paul Hastings hires two partners from Hogan Lovells
Harris currently leads the private equity practice at Hogan Lovells and Moezi is counsel
Cairngorm's Stamco and Parker bolt on Fairalls
Deal is the third installment in a buy-and-build strategy in the builders' merchant market
Rede promotes Widegren to partner
Widegren will be the third partner at the firm, joining co-founders Adam Turtle and Scott Church
UK pension pool commences initial £500m PE deployment
Organisation secured £500m from eight of the 12 pension plans that make up the BCPP
IQ Capital closes two funds on $300m
Growth Opportunities Fund is IQ Capital's later-stage vehicle, and has held a first close on $125m
K1 injects $60m into Graduway
Company is pursuing North American expansion and will invest in product development
Rockpool backs Boston MFO buyout
Rockpool generally makes equity investments in the range of £3-12m in profitable private companies
Equistone to acquire Knowledge Services from Moody's
Vendor will use the proceeds from the divestment to repurchase outstanding stock
Inflexion promotes Edmans to partner to lead debt strategy
Edmans will be responsible for leading relationships across Inflexion’s entire business
Gauss leads $55m series-B for Curve
UK-based credit card aggregation company will pursue expansion across Europe and the US
Kester-backed Ceta Insurance bolts on Love Your Hut
Insurance broker Ceta Insurance is expected to make a number of bolt-ons in the future
Mobeus backs Star Brands BIMBO
Following the deal, Gavin Thomas will be appointed as finance director and Nick Ward as chair
Perwyn leads £30m round for Gousto
Latest round for the meal kit delivery company comes just six months after it raised £18m
Rubicon sells Farsound Aviation to AGIC for £115m
Aviation-focused supply chain management company was reportedly marketed based on £11.4m EBITDA
Acton leads £9m series-C for MPB
Existing investors Beringa and Mobeus Equity Partners also take part in the latest financing
Equistone buys FirstPort from PE-backed Knight Square
FirstPort's management team will retain a minority stake in the business following the deal
