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YFM in £3.6m round for Biz2Mobile
Fresh capital will enable the data analytics software company to invest in its Elemez product
Lion Capital sells GHD to Coty for £420m
GP acquired the hairstyling appliance company in February 2013 in a ТЃ300m deal
BGF injects £3m into Direct Online Services
Gloucester-based kitchen worktop retailer is to expand its international operations
Next Wave Partners' Delivery Group buys P2P
GP simultaneously closed a ТЃ35m refinancing with MidCap Financial for the group
Brexit volatility wipes £1bn off Misys IPO
Banking software provider is understood to have requested a reduction in its free-float to 20%
Deal in Focus: JC Flowers backs MMC's Interactive Investor
VC introduced a new majority shareholder to accelerate company's market consolidation strategy
BGF in £39m deal for Gymbox
Growth capital investor has provided ТЃ13m of equity funding to support the premium gym chain
HarbourVest further extends deadline for SVG share offer
Extension will enable the parties to continue negotiations around an alternative asset-based offer
Electra Private Equity to move to corporate structure
LP's strategic review concludes it will discard its listed investment trust status
JC Flowers funds bolt-on for MMC's Interactive Investor
Deal sees the US buyout house take a majority stake in the enlarged online trading platform
HgCapital's Cogital bolts on Baldwins
Deal for accountancy firm marks the company's third acquisition since its foundation in August
Cinven and CVC acquire NewDay in £1bn deal
Deal sees the credit card company abandon plans for an IPO
Woodford in €16m series-B round for Eve Sleep
Startup held a first closing in July this year, when it raised an initial тЌ8m
Calculus exits Human Race to Tour de France owner
GP says the sale of its stake in the event organiser has been profitable for its investors
CCMP- and Hermes-backed Pure Gym cancels IPO plans
UK gym group said market volatility and challenging IPO conditions were behind the decision
UK mid-market funds: Higher tiers risk overload
UK core mid-market may have to deal with the risk of LP fatigue and rising valuations, as the space becomes increasingly competitive
UK lower mid-market fundraising: Making the leap
Low levels of secondary buyout opportunities will intensify challenges for private equity firms raising increasingly larger vehicles
In Profile: Silverfleet Capital
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Alcuin sells Krispy Kreme UK to US parent
Deal reportedly values the business in the region of ТЃ200m and sees its IPO plans scrapped
Bridges invests £5.6m in Vegetarian Express BIMBO
Deal marks the second food sector investment for the GP's ТЃ125m third sustainable growth fund
Confidence drop for PE-backed businesses in wake of Brexit vote
Less than half of BVCA survey respondents are confident in the government's ability to negotiate a good deal
Endless's Enact fund acquires WHP
Investment marks second deal for the GP's SME-dedicated fund since the start of 2016
Vista-backed Misys aims to raise £500m from IPO
Banking software provider announces its intention to float on the London stock exchange
LDC reaps 2.8x on sale of Node4 to Bowmark
IT and communications company has undertaken an acquisitive strategy under the vendor's tenure