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Shawbrook to accept BC and Pollen Street's £868m take-private
Listed bank's board changes advice to shareholders after private equity duo secure 75.6% stake
BMO PE holds €60m first close for co-investment vehicle
New fund aims for net 20% return, has a target of €300m and anticipates a final close in early 2018
Calpers considers cutting PE allocation over transparency issues
As Calpers looks to cut, San Diego County starts to consider private equity co-investments
Cairngorm-backed Stevenswood bolts on Sameday
Cairngorm Capital's door and window distributor completes its fourth acquisition
CVC Capital Partners acquires QA from EMK and Bregal
Transaction reportedly values the IT training business at £700m and follows a 10-year holding period
Penta- and Maven-backed GRP acquires Greens
Deal is the third bolt-on acquisition made by the insurance broker since the beginning of 2016
HgCapital buys messaging service Esendex from Darwin
Following the deal, the GP aims to combine the asset with two portfolio companies
83North appoints Tucci as special adviser
Tucci leaves EMC Corporation after 16 years to join 83North following the close of its recent fund
BGF injects £2m into visual effects studio Milk
Deal is Milk's first fundraising round, which it plans to use to expand its studios
Endless acquires PRAC Financial
Debt purchasing business will acquire two consumer debt portfolios and pursue other investments
Graphite hires five, promotes three
Graphite Capital makes a number of additions to its investment team and promotes a new IR director
Blackstone acquires The Office Group in £500m deal
Flexible and shared work space provider will look to expand across London and continental Europe
Equistone acquires Willerby from Caird
Deal comes a year after the holiday home manufacturer partially refinanced its debt
BGF inject £8.3m into Metropolitan European Transport
MET will use the funds to bolt on regional bus operators and support tendering activity
AAC sells Dunlop Aircraft Tyres to Liberty Hall in $135m deal
Valuation was understood to be based on EBITDA of £12m, a figure adjusted based on future US growth
Deal in Focus: Terra Firma sells Infinis wind assets to JP Morgan
Sale of onshore wind assets follows a protracted 14-year holding period punctuated by numerous partial exits, an IPO and subsequent delisting
Vista merges Misys and D+H
Financial software companies will merge to create a group with revenues of $2.1bn
Catalyst hires Wiseman as partner
Matthew Wiseman joins to strengthen the firm's services in the consumer sector
Maven backs ITS with £2.25m venture funding
Maven deploys capital for the internet provider via its venture capital trust funds
Lyceum appoints Chris Rixon as head of digital
Rixon will join the development team and work closely with portfolio companies on digital marketing
Albion invests £4.7m in G Network
Fibre broadband company is aiming to connect 70 streets in central London to attract new SME clients
Better Capital reaps 7x on £326m Gardner sale to SLMR
Aerospace components manufacturer was the GP's maiden investment and generated £254.1m in net proceeds
Albion Ventures rebrands as Albion Capital
Change follows the acquisition of Olim Investment Managers and the general expansion of the firm's remit
Lonsdale hires Lock as investment associate
Michael Lock leaves Kingsley Capital Partners after two years to join Lonsdale in London