Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Bain intends to further boost the company's growth both organically and through acquisitions

Sale ends a five-year holding period for Ardian, which acquired Solina from IK Investment Partners

Kamyar Abrar joins from Weil Gotshal & Manges' PE team and also has experience in corporate deals

Mark Fine and Aymen Mahmoud join the London office from Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Searchlight will take a majority stake, with other investors taking minority positions

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board joins in funding round for data management software company

Ardian provides additional financing to Alpega to support the bolt-on of WTransnet

Sale of the fund administration business generates a 3.8x return and 30% IRR for the vendor

Fresh capital will be used to support the company's international expansion

ICG takes over from Qualium, the previous main shareholder in the maker of closets and sliding doors

Acquisition broadens product portfolio and geographical reach with the addition of software brands

Management team, headed by Christian Legat, take a significant stake and remain in their roles

Acquirer plans to support Ranger's focus on dialogue marketing and will add a new sales channel to its subsidiary

Fifth investment from Ardian Expansion Fund IV, which held a final close on €1bn in June 2016