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PAI bidding to acquire CD&R's Exova
Two other suitors are also eyeing the laboratory testing business, which has a market cap of ТЃ550m
Albion Ventures in $3.3m round for Quantexa
Financial data software company is to invest in product development and open international offices
Octopus raises extra £50m for AI-focused businesses
Fresh capital will be aimed at firms that use artificial intelligence technology
Vision Capital sells Park Cake to management team
Deal saw the GP realise its investment in the UK bakery producer after a 10-year holding period
Vitruvian backs CFC's MBO
According to press reports, the deal valued the British insurance broker at ТЃ230m
3i sells ESG to Socotec, generating £30m in proceeds
Deal follows a nine-year tenure in which the business sold non-core assets and made 15 bolt-ons
Octopus leads £5m funding round for Elvie
VC firm AllBright also supported the funding round for the women's health UK-based startup
Encore sells UK Heating to Irsap
Sale of radiator business comes 10 years after Encore supported its management buyout
Elysian acquires Fastflow
Deal for utility maintenance company is the third transaction made from the GP's second fund
SR One leads $30m series-B for Pulmocide
Company will use the extra funding to put its treatments through early clinical development
BGF invests £3m in Sentric Music
Music licensing company will expand internationally and develop its platform following the deal
Bridgepoint hires KPMG's Holley as head of ESG
New recruit joins the GP after three years leading KPMG's responsible investment operations
Kingsley invests £10m in Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies
Company will work alongside Oxford University to develop treatments for acute and chronic conditions
Bregal- and Project A-backed Onlineprinters bolts on Solopress
Acquisition comes six months after the company was acquired from TA Associates in a secondary buyout
Lonsdale-backed portfolio companies bolt on two firms
Global Yachting Group and Avalon acquire ACA Marine and Plan My Funeral
Endless acquires C&F from trade vendor SIG
Deal for the carpet and flooring company is the 14th investment from the GP's fourth fund
SVG sells Xceptor to CBPE Capital
Divestment comes as the vendor prepares to wind down after HarbourVest acquired its portfolio
Inflexion acquires Cawood Scientific from NVM
Agriculture-focused laboratory testing business acquired Sci-Tech under the vendor's tenure
Pemberton hires Lack as COO
Prior to joining Pemberton, Lack was COO at the UK-based wealth management firm Brewin Dolphin
UK private equity's northern awakening
North of England is well positioned for substantial PE-backed growth in the coming years, accelerated by infrastructure investment
Riverside's Brookson acquires 1st Option
1st Option provides accountancy, financial and other services to professional freelancers and contractors
Inflexion acquires minority stake in K2
Deal for the tech consultancy firm is the fourth made by Partnership Capital Fund I in four months
Aquiline sells Simply Business to Travelers in $490m deal
Sale of online insurance brokerage comes less than a year after the GP acquired it for ТЃ120m
Patron and Invesco sell Generator Hostels to Queensgate for €450m
Sale brings to an end a decade-long tenure that saw the hostel business grow from two to 14 sites