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Palatine-backed Forrest enters into administration
Development comes 21 months after the construction company underwent a refinancing
ICG hires Carlyle's Palmer as responsible investing officer
Palmer will work alongside ICG's investment teams and lead ESG activities across its funds
Alcuin invests in Servelec Controls MBO
Systems integration business will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy under the GP's tenure
Brexit apprehension brings sharp drop in UK deal activity
Country suffers a larger drop-off in aggregate buyout value than any other European region in the first 11 months of 2018
Growth Capital Partners backs secondary MBO of Indigo
Maven Capital Partners and YFM fully exit after backing a deal worth ТЃ12m in 2016
RJD reaps 92% IRR on Barber of Sheffield exit
RJD Partners acquired a majority stake in Barber of Sheffield just two years ago
Lightpoint Medical raises £5m
Cambridge Capital Group, Venture Founders and Coutts Investment Club were among the investors
Epiris appoints Macquarie's Xiao as IR associate
New hire leaves her role as senior investment associate in Macquarie's infra and real assets team
Core-backed TEG buys GTA
First bolt-on the company has made since Core acquired the business in November 2016
Brexit puts the brakes on UK fundraising
Country records its sharpest decline since the turn of the century in 2018, with anxiety around Brexit chief among investors' concerns
NVM hires four to its VCT team
New recruits include Korn Ferry's Sam Sinclair and Nesta Impact Investments' Ishaan Chilkoti
LSP leads $28m round for Lumeon
Healthcare software company will expand its US operations and invest in marketing
Investors acquire BGF-backed Canburg
Development comes a week after the fitted furniture maker announced it was to appoint administrators
Amulet acquires Open Health to merge with Peloton
Consolidated healthcare communications agency will have operations across three countries
LDC sells Amberon to H2 after 17-month holding
Temporary traffic lights and roadworks signage provider Amberon acquired Barrier Services in November
Stanhope leads $90m round for S4
Investment in the UK-based digital marketing business will support the bolt-on of MightyHive
Q&A: Hermes GPE's Elias Korosis
Unquote speaks to the LP's head of growth investing about gaining access to the best deals and being a good partner to GPs
Phoenix's Bridge Leisure bolts on Bowland Fell
Holiday park operator has trebled its number of sites since being acquired by the GP four years ago
Mayfair leads £35m round for Ultrahaptics
Deal for the touch-related ultrasound company is the final investment from the GP's maiden fund
Dunedin invests in Incremental Group
Dunedin will work with the existing management team to support the firm's organic growth
Mobeus leads £2.2m series-A for Kudos
Company will use the fresh capital to expand its suite of services and further improve its impact
Aurelius partially sells embattled Nestor to trade buyer CRG
Deal comes weeks after a regulator warned that the homecare provider could cease trading
Average holding period stays high as quick exits lag
Lower proportion of deals are being exited within three years, and more after seven years
Horizon's Bellrock bolts-on Naples Group
Naples Group will be Bellrock's 10th acquisition completed in the last 26 months