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Glendower eyes new secondaries fund
London and New York-based secondaries firm was acquired by CVC Capital Partners in 2021
CVC sells Theramex to Carlyle, PAI for GBP 1.2bn
CVC acquired the women's health pharmaceutical business in a USD 703m carve-out in 2017
Equistone sells Team ITG to Bridgepoint
GP to rejoin the marketing activation business as minority shareholder via its dedicated Reinvestment Fund
Pamplona to liquidate LetterOne-backed funds, to sell LP stakes in cut-off process
GP to begin formal wind down process on three funds after sanctions hit the LP’s Russian backers
Livingbridge buys Nourish Care Systems
GP’s investment will aim to further develop the UK-based provider of digital care planning software to the social care sector
Circularity Capital hires new investment director
Deanna Zhang joins the UK-based circular economy investor from L-Gam
EMK Capital gears up for third fund
European mid-market investor held a final close for its predecessor fund in 2020 on EUR 1.5bn
Exponent sells Enra to Elliot Advisors
Exit reportedly values the UK-based specialist mortgage finance provider at more than GBP 350m
Limerston Capital buys Largo Leisure in first Fund II deal
Deal also marks the new fund’s first closing; GP to seek bolt-ons for the Scotland-based holiday park operator
Aztec Group appoints new chair to board
Kathryn Purves to succeed Patrick Gale as new board chair from 1 April
GP Profile: 17Capital eyes buoyant NAV financing market
Unquote speaks to managing partner Pierre-Antoine de Selancy about the GP's strategy and market view
Palatine buys significant minority stake in Cura Terrae
GP becomes the single largest shareholder in the newly created UK-based environmental services group
Apax leads GBP 175m round for ClearBank
Clearing and embedded banking platform is the first deal from the GP’s USD 1.75bn Apax Digital II
Clearlake, Motive to acquire BETA+ from LSEG for USD 1.1bn
GPs will use wealth management processing solutions provider as a buy-and-build platform and enter new high growth markets
GHO to explore Sterling Pharma exit this year
UK pharma manufacturing services asset could be marketed off GBP 50m EBITDA in a sale process in H2 2022
One Peak gears up for fund III
European growth technology firm held a final close for One Peak Growth II in 2020 on EUR 443m
Bowmark explores Lawyers On Demand exit
GP appointed Rothschild to advise on the sale process, which is still in its early stages
WestBridge acquires Smart Capital Technology in MBO
GP invests GBP 17m following competitive auctions for IT services organisation company
Boots sale stumbles against limited financing availability
Asda and sponsors Apollo and Sycamore are said to be circling the auction of the Walgreens Boots Alliance-owned business
Capital D-led consortium acquires Phrasee
GP is joined by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, Keyhaven Capital, family offices in deal for AI-power copywriting group
Dawn Capital eyes two new funds
Software-focused VC makes early-stage deals; its Opportunities funds back its later-stage portfolio
Queen's Park Equity backs Blue Ribbon MBO
The deal is the sixth from QPE's Equity Fund I
Equistone's Acuity Knowledge tipped as sale candidate
Discussions around sale of UK-based outsourcing research business were triggered by inbound sponsor interest
Oaktree and 17Capital announce strategic partnership
Oaktree is to take a majority stake in the London-headquartered specialised NAV financing provider