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Inflexion buys ANS
Inflexion took a minority stake in IT service UKFast in 2018, increasing this to a majority in 2020
Patient Square leads $145m round for Apollo Therapeutics
Biotech company will use the funding to advance its lead therapeutic programmes into clinical development
OTPP's Innovation Platform leads $138m round for Beamery
UK-based recruitment software platform Beamery has raised a $138m funding round led by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPP) via its Teachers' Innovation Platform (TIP).
Mayfair-backed Seraphine announces IPO intention
Mayfair Equity Partners acquired Seraphine from Bridgepoint Growth in December 2020
Five Arrows wins £300m Sygnature Discovery auction
GP will take over Phoenix Equity Partners' minority stake, acquired in 2017
FPE sells Questionmark to trade, nets 3.5x money
FPE acquired the assessment software in 2016 and has sold it to Battery Ventures' Learnosity
EQT buys Parcel2Go from Mayfair
Mayfair Equity Partners acquired Parcel2Go in December 2019 and will retain a minority stake
Isomer Capital launches €100m co-investment fund
Vehicle will co-invest in European tech scale-ups alongside the venture capital funds in which it is invested
VC-backed Made.com lists in £775m IPO
ProFounders Capital scores 25x money on the listing; other investors include Partech
YFM scores 6.5x on Deep Secure exit
Deal shortly follows the 6x exit of YFM's FourNet stake to Palatine Private Equity
Synova invests in NorthEdge-backed Orbis Protect
NorthEdge bought the building security company in 2018 and will retain a minority stake in the firm
Exponent sells BBI Group to Novo Holdings in £400m deal
Exponent acquired the diagnostics products and services business in 2015 for £75m
CVC fully exits Wireless Logic
Montagu Private Equity and management buy out CVC's minority stake
BC Partners forms €1bn single asset fund for Springer Nature stake
BC acquired a majority stake in the academic publisher in 2015 via its 2011-vintage BCEC IX fund
Freshstream nets 4x on sale of Away Resorts to CVC
GP's exit comes two years after it acquired a majority stake in it from LDC, while LDC retained a significant minority stake
Synova invests in Doran + Minehane
GP aims to support the Ireland-headquartered asset management accountancy firm's acquisitive growth
Four-strong Rhône Capital team leaves to form new firm
Gianpiero Lenza, Sébastien Mazella di Bosco, Petter Johnsson and Vincenzo Narciso have left the GP
HPE forms €160m continuation fund for fintech platform PPro
Firms including Coller Capital and Adams Street backed the oversubscribed GP-led deal
DN Capital's Global Venture Capital V surpasses €200m
GVC V targets seed and series-A investments in the software, fintech and online marketplace sectors
Balderton holds final close for $680m debut growth fund
GP's previous vehicles have targeted earlier-stage primary and secondary venture deals
YFM sells FourNet stake to Palatine for 6x return
YFM invested £9m for a minority stake in the cloud contact centre business in 2017
Pollen Street Capital IV raises £560m, close to surpass target
PSC IV invests in lower-mid-market companies across the financial and business services industries
GP Profile: Waterland backs UK with new office
Office opening is part of the GP's plan to increase its deployment and add-on activity in the UK
Exponent sells BBI Healthcare to trade
BBI Healthcare is the consumer products division of BBI Group, which the GP has owned since 2015
