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Battery and Dawn lead $61m series-B for Soldo
Existing backers Accel and Connect also take part in the round for the corporate credit card firm
Bridgepoint's Cambridge Education Group sells CATS for £150m
School operator will be sold to Chinese trade buyer Bright Scholar after five and a half years
Muzinich takes control of Phoenix's Busaba Eathai
Development brings to an end an 11-year holding period of the Thai restaurant chain for Phoenix
Inflexion acquires O'Neill Patient Solicitors
GP drew capital for the investment in the law firm from its fifth flagship fund
Caledonia hires Lane on its private investment team
Investment executive Toby Lane joins from Lazard and previously worked at PwC as a chartered accountant
NorthEdge sells Bridge Farm Group to cannabis producer Sundial
Sale ends a two-year holding period for the GP, which acquired the business via its second fund
Aquiline's ClearCourse acquires Trillium
Transaction marks the 11th bolt-on for the software- and IT-focused buy-and-build platform
Phoenix invests in 1000Heads
GP is currently investing from its 2016 fund, which targets companies with EVs of ТЃ30-150m
UK Fundraising Report: Weathering the Brexit storm
Latest Unquote UK Fundraising report, published in association with Aztec Group, is now available to download
Mayfair's Yo! acquires US-based SnowFox
Deal is backed by the GP and reportedly values the target company at more than $100m
Truffle Invest to launch maiden PE offering
Truffle Invest is set to offer investors access to a large-cap pan-European fund
LDC sells Connect Managed Services to Apiary-backed G3
Deal for the call centre software firm comes four months after Apiary acquired G3
BD-Capital launches debut fund with €400m target
GP was co-founded by Andy Dawson (former Advent investment partner) and Richard Baker
Bain in exclusivity for $4bn Kantar buyout
Market research firm reportedly generated an operating profit of ТЃ301m from sales of ТЃ2.6bn in 2018
Bridges acquires GEV Wind Power from Maven
Vendor was reportedly seeking a ТЃ30m EV for the wind-focused energy services firm
Horizon acquires EES For Schools
Deal is the second platform investment for the GP's ТЃ200m 2018-vintage vehicle
PAI's M Group buys Antagrade Electrical
Antagrade follows multiple bolt-ons for M Group since it was acquired in May 2018
Triton agrees to acquire Atnahs Pharma
GP is currently investing from its тЌ5bn fifth fund, which held a final close in January
Synova holds £365m first and final close for fourth fund
Vehicle surpassed its ТЃ300m target and closed with 46% more in commitments than its predecessor
BGF invests £13m in Miss Group
BGF first invested in the company in August 2018 and has supported several acquisitions
Blackstone et al. agree £4.77bn Merlin take-private
Proposed transaction also includes co-investment from CPPIB and the investment arm of Lego
BGF hires Inayat in Birmingham office
BGF's newest investor joins from the KPMG corporate finance team and is a chartered accountant
Campbell Lutyens strengthens London PE teams
Private capital adviser also promotes Ashrith Ramachandran to principal focusing on PE and infrastructure
H2 invests in Siderise
Manufacturer of insulating materials used in construction made an operating profit of ТЃ2.6m in 2017