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Palatine-backed Cyberfort bolts on Auriga
Palatine acquired The Bunker in 2017, has supported one other acquisition and created a new business
Updata injects $14m into Adthena
Funding round will enable the AI marketing software company to pursue international expansion
Felix leads £3m round for Unmind
Mental-health-related software business will use the funds to invest in product development
BGF invests £11.6m in Invenio
Newco was set up for the transaction under the name Invenio Business Solutions Holdings
RCapital sells Cash Generator in franchisee-led buyout
Divestment comes 19 months after the GP supported the MBO of the UK-headquartered pawnbroker
Livingbridge invests in Brainlabs
GP draws capital from Livingbridge Enterprise 2, which writes cheques of up to ТЃ10m
Connection Capital appoints new head of funds
Robertson's appointment comes as private investor appetite for specialist alternative asset funds grows
BlueGem supports PCG for Cosmetic Skin Clinic bolt-on
Consolidated cosmetic treatments group will have revenues of ТЃ30m with an EBITDA margin of 20%
TPA Capital acquires Pallet-Track
TPA Capital seeks to invest less then ТЃ25m in businesses with an enterprise value of less than ТЃ50m
BGF invests in Operam to support double bolt-on
Education-focused recruitment business will acquire Teachers UK and The Education Specialists
Ardenton buys greetings cards business Budget Trading
GP plans to further boost the company's expansion into new geographies within the UK
WestBridge invests £9.8m in Apem MBO
Deal for the UK environmental consultancy is structured as a combination of equity and loan notes
Bridges closes SGF IV on £80m
Impact-focused fund manager launched the buyout vehickle two and a half years ago
Point72 Ventures invests in PolyAI
Point72 joins Sands Capital Ventures, Amadeus Capital Partners and Passion Capital as an investor
Apiary supports MBO of Bertram Nursery Group
Deal for the nursery group marks an exit for Rockpool, which previously provided mezzanine funding
Index leads $6.5m series-A for Josh Wood Colour
Founder and CEO Josh Wood is global colour creative director at hair salon chain Redken
RDCP gears up to launch second fund
RDCP Healthcare Opportunities Fund II will target ТЃ50m, to deploy in healthcare assets
Playfair Capital announces $32m second seed fund
Investments will focus on artificial intelligence, machine learning, B2B SaaS and marketplaces
Permira-backed Corin boosts US presence with Omni bolt-on
Omni, which makes robotics-assisted medial equipment, is Corin's second bolt-on under Permira
Draper Esprit leads $10m round for Hadean
Aster and London Venture Partners also took part in the round for the operating system developer
Towerbrook's ICS secures refinancing package
Transaction comes almost five years after the GP acquired the business in an SBO from Blackstone
Maven leads £7m round in electric vehicle specialist Avid
Avidтs previous backers NVM Private Equity and Downing Ventures also take part in the investment
Beechbrook holds first close on £128m
Fund was launched in August with a target size of ТЃ250m and a ТЃ300m hard-cap
Investindustrial acquires Morgan
Buyout of the sports car maker comes five months after the IPO of portfolio company Aston Martin