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RCapital carves out TPG Engineering from TP Group
Acquisition complements other investments in the GP's portfolio
Inflexion buys minority stake in Phenna
GP deploys capital from its dedicated minority investment fund, Partnership Capital II, which closed on £1bn in 2018
Bregal to acquire STP from Hg
Hg invested in the legal software business via its first Mercury Fund in 2016
Eurazeo, IK invest €400m in Questel
Eurazeo, IK and Raise intend to further boost Questel's growth and international expansion in Europe, Asia and the US
BGF, Perwyn et al. in £25m round for unicorn Gousto
Latest funding will be used for the development of Gousto's two new fulfilment centres and accelerate investment in automation
LDC backs Rhino Products MBO
Deal is led by the firm's Manchester team, and values the business at £36m
Searchlight leads €114m convertible note round for GetYourGuide
Existing investors including Softbank and Lakestar reinvest in the tourism booking platform
LBO France buys majority stake in Prenax
Andera has reinvested and Prenax has acquired LM Information's subscription management business
Key Capital Partners exits Hallam Medical
Sale ends a six-year holding period for KCP, which backed the company with a £3.3m investment
AnaCap carves out Market Pay from Carrefour in €300m deal
Deal sees Carrefour retain a minority stake, alongside the company's founders, Frédéric Mazurier and Isabelle Clairac
HV Capital announces eighth fund
GP has €535m in commitments; it has also rebranded from HV Holtzbrinck Ventures to HV Capital
Carlyle acquires Flender from Siemens in €2bn deal
Sale of the drive technology unit saw interest from sponsors including CVC, Triton and Brookfield
MIP leads €5m round for Exoticca
This round is an extension to an €11m series-B investment raised by the company in July 2019
Momeni Digital et al. in funding round for Bullfinch Asset
Elevat3 Capital and German energy group EWE also back the green project-financing platform
Kartesia injects €75m into HeadFirst
Kartesia backs the recruitment company via its KCO IV and KCO V funds
United Ventures leads €6m round for Boom Imagestudio
Company plans to use the fresh capital to further develop its proprietary technology and boost its international expansion
LDC exits Ellis Whittam to Marlowe in £59m deal
Sale ends a four-year holding period for LDC, which owned a minority stake in the company
Monterro buys majority stake in MaintMaster
Almi Invest, which had owned a 10% stake in MaintMaster since 2015, has fully exited, making a 7x return on its invested capital
Castik closes Epic II on €1.25bn
Fund will follow the same strategy as the GP's debut fund, which held a final close in 2015 on €1bn
Naxicap acquires Eureka Education from Abénex, Finoli
Professional and higher education provider pursued a buy-and-build strategy under Abénex's ownership
Blackstone Core Equity Partners II closes on $8bn
BCEP II follows a long-hold private equity strategy, with an investment period of 15 years
Nord Holding's Jumpers Group buys Ai Fitness; forms BestFit
Combined companies will pursue a buy-and-build strategy, acquiring fitness studio chains
Bird & Bird hires Seeger as partner
Marc Seeger joins the firm's Düsseldorf-based corporate and M&A team from Hengeler Mueller
Liberta Partners acquires Kienzle
GP acquires the automotive networked systems business as part of a succession solution