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Metric Capital to launch €500m fund with Virgin's Branson
Fundraising for the consumer-focused vehicle is expected to officially launch in the coming months
Investcorp's Calligo acquires Mico Systems
Deal is the second North American acquisition by the data hosting company in seven months
Rockpool acquires Smyle
Events agency's existing management team will retain a significant minority stake following the deal
Nordic Capital sells remaining shares in ConvaTec
With shares priced at 220 pence apiece, total gross proceeds amounted to £315m in the final sell-off
Tikehau-backed Claranet buys Union Solutions
Tikehau Capital acquired a minority stake in Claranet for an £80m equity investment in May 2017
Smedvig leads £9.5m series-B for Poq
Fresh capital will enable the e-commerce app developer to open a US office and hire a new chairperson
Emeram-backed Bench enters adminstration
Fashion retailer is the latest in a series of UK-based consumer brands to face troubles
Ardian sells Serma Group back to Chequers
Chequers previously owned the French electronic technology company, having previously owned a stake in it between 2011-2015
Yabeo et al. in $17m series-A for Cera
Online elderly care platform will expand into Germany and across the UK following the deal
Agathos acquires Vacgen from Scienta Scientific
Scienta Scientific is a Swedish nanotechnology company that specialises in ultra-high-vacuum
Amadeus Capital et al. in £2.9m seed round for Paragraf
Fresh capital will be used by Paragraf to support the production of graphene on a commercial scale
TA acquires stake in Five Arrows-backed Datix
Under the joint ownership of Five Arrows and TA, Datix plans to consolidate its market position
One Peak leads £41m round for Concentra
Operational data analysis software provider is in the process of opening its first Asian office
Arma Partners hires three
Harvey joins as group business development director, Toor and Zimmer join as directors
YFM invests £2.2m in Hutchinson Networks
Move towards cloud-based services is creating a large number of growth opportunites
Synova generates 8x return on Mandata sale to LDC
Deal for logistics software company brings to an end a five-year holding period for the vendor
Andera leads $70m series-B for Crescendo Biologics
UK-based biotechnology company will progress its lead programme to the clinical stage
Insight and ISIF in >€100m round for AMCS
ISIF is understood to have contributed around €40m to the round for the recycling software firm
Investcorp appoints Ben-Gacem as co-CEO
Appointment follows the decision of Mohammed Al-Shroogi to retire as co-CEO from August 2018
Draper Esprit et al. divest Tails.com to Nestlé
Dog nutritionist and food retailer will become part of the trade buyer's Purina Petcare division
Hg sells Radius to Baring's Vistra
Deal comes five years after the GP invested in the company via its acquisition of UK-based Nair & Co
Aliter's Boston Networks bolts on PEL
Aliter is planning further acquisitions in its bid to create a fire, security and IT networking group
BGF exits Brownhills in Duke Royalty-backed deal
Glass merchant and processor has expanded via a bolt-on and investment in new facilities
Elliott Advisors acquires Waterstones
Deal reportedly values the UK book retailer in the region of £250-300m and will complete in May