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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
Lothian appoints new CEO
Pension fund has invested 2.3% of its portfolio to private equity as of March 2018
CVC in exclusivity for stake in Premiership Rugby
Reported deal would see the GP pay more than £200m in exchange for a minority stake
Newly launched Ethos acquires Ares-backed Miles 33
Publishing software developer generates EBITDA of £3m, while Ethos invests £3-8m per deal
Brighteye leads €1.8m series-A extension for Tech Will Save Us
Extension brings the total value of the series-A round for the educational toy company to €6m
Corsair buys Zedra Group
Corsair acquires a majority stake in the business from the Nielsen and Sarikhani families
Inflexion acquires Clearlake-backed Mycom OSI
Deal for the telecoms assurance software firm is the first from the GP's fifth flagship fund
NVM holds £142m final close
Firm's maiden institutionally backed fund received commitments from European and North American LPs
KKR's LGC buys SeraCare from Linden Capital
Following the deal, LGC will consolidate its position in the clinical quality-control tools market
BGF invests £6m in Evoke Creative
BGF said the self-service checkout manufacturer had demonstrated impressive international growth in recent years
Silverfleet's Whiley to succeed managing partner MacDougall
Outgoing managing partner will continue as chairperson and remain an investment committee member
PNC acquires Pirtek Europe from Halifax Group
Hydraulic hose supplier has increased its EBITDA from £2.8m to a reported £9m under Halifax's tenure
Draper Esprit leads $31m round for Fluidic Analytics
BGF, Delin, IQ and Amadeus also take part in the round for the biotechnology equipment firm
Palatine acquires CET UK from Dunedin
Acquirer draws capital from its third flagship fund, which typically writes cheques of £10-30m
EmergeVest backs EV Cargo
Hong Kong-based GP creates EV Cargo, grouping six of its logistics-focused companies together
Bregal Freshstream backs M&J Evans
Company will use the fresh capital to boost its growth in the Midlands and expand in other regions
Phoenix buys Nineteen Group, supports bolt-on
Nineteen is the eighth investment from Phoenix Equity Partners 2016, which closed on £415m
Carlyle launches Europe Technology Partners IV
ETP IV's target amounts to €1.3bn, about double the size of its predecessor, closed in 2014
WestBridge holds interim close for second fund
Vehicle will invest in profitable SMEs in England and Wales with enterprise values of between £10-20m
BGF injects £3.2m into Lightfoot
Fleet-focused driving telemetry company will extend its services into the consumer space
ICG raises €4bn for seventh European fund
Debt and equity investor's fundraising reaches €4bn in third party commitments
Draper Esprit leads $13m series-B for Form3
Barclays and Angel CoFund also took part in the round for the payment processing startup
Beech Tree invests in BCN Group
GP is currently investing from its £115m second fund, which invests £10-40m per deal