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Onex, GIC lead investment in $1bn Convex
GIC has made several investments in 2020, including in Klarna and Thyssenkrupp Elevator
Omers considers sale of ERM for £2.5bn – report
Omers Private Equity acquired ERM from Charterhouse for an enterprise value of $1.7bn in June 2015
Permira hires Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley for Dr Martens' IPO – report
Permira acquired the brand in 2013 for £300m, with debt provided by Barclays
Level 20 appoints Potter as chair
Launched in 2015, Level 20 is a not-for-profit organisation promoting gender diversity in the PE industry
LDC mandates Rothschild to sell Adey - report
LDC acquired the company in June 2016, using a €60m unitranche provided by Alcentra
Dawn, Tiger Global lead $38.5m series-A in Harbr
Tiger Global is investing from its 12th-generation fund, which closed on $3.75bn in January 2020
Montagu to acquire ISI from Citic
Completion of the sale is expected next month, subject to customary closing requirements
Aliter invests in Skill Pill
Aliter acquired Bolt Learning in May 2019 and later acquired Sponge in November 2019
Caledonia-backed Liberation acquires Wadworth pub portfolio
LGV Capital sold UK pub operator Liberation Group to Caledonia Investments for £118m in 2016
Redcentric ends sale process following discussions with Macquarie
Redcentric is currently trading at £123.32 per share, while it was trading at £147 on 2 September 2020
Electra hires Stifel for Hotter Shoes sale
Skelmersdale-based Hotter had revenues of £89.3m in the year ending on 31 January 2020
Capiton's Euro Vital Pharma buys Principle Healthcare
Capiton acquired the health products manufacturer in 2018; the company continues to seek bolt-ons
360 Capital, Fuel Ventures lead $65m round for Heroes
Angel investors include Matt Robinson and Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas, former GoCardless executives
Literacy invests in Tyrefix
Literacy Capital generally invests in companies with EBITDA of £1-5m and is sector-agnostic
Altitude exits Mortec Semiconductor for 12.6x return
Altitude acquired the company in July 2016 in a deal that valued the company at around £1m
Livingbridge invests in Visualsoft
Livingbridge invests through its Enterprise 3 fund, which closed on £334m in October 2019
KCP invests £7m in Darts Corner
Key Capital Partners had been tracking the company for two years prior to investment
EQT Growth's bet on maturing European startups
New growth investor plans to announce at least one deal by the end of the year, says partner Carolina Brochado
PAI acquires LDC's Addo Food and Equistone's Winterbotham Darby
Both management teams have reinvested and operations will continue to be run separately
LDC sells Babble to Graphite for £90m
LDC retains a minority stake in Babble, while the management team is reinvesting some of its proceeds
Agilitas sells Exemplar to Ares Management
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Agilitas, which backed the company via its Agilitas 2015 Private Equity Fund
Apiary invests in Radiant
Radiant's management team will be led by Peter Mann as chairman and CEO Simon Cogman-Hellier
ECI sells MPM to 3i for £170m
Other sponsors involved in the process included Livingbridge and Graphite Capital
Apse buys TerraQuest for £72m
Apse Capital typically backs European tech-enabled SMEs with an enterprise value of €50-200m