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Lonsdale exits P2 to Waterland-backed Valcon
Deal is the fifth exit of the year for the lower-mid-market private equity firm
CD&R forms USD 4bn special-purpose vehicle for Belron stake
CD&R is also selling part of its stake to existing backers, including Hellman & Friedman
HungryPanda raises USD 130m in Series D round
London-headquartered company has now raised USD 220m over the last three years
Auction for Bridgepoint's Element to kick off next year
Sale of Element Materials Technology is likely to be highly contested by other private equity firms
GL Education attracts large-cap PE firms ahead of Q1 sale
Baird is advising incumbent sponsor Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on the exit
Fortress buys Punch Pubs from Patron Capital
Patron Capital Partners and May Capital acquired the pub operator in a GBP 1.8bn deal in 2017
PE-backed Ardonagh secures further investment at USD 7.5bn valuation
US private equity houses HPS and MDP merged five insurance firms to form Ardonagh in 2017
Rutland exploring dual-track exit for Omar Group
UK-based builder of park homes and luxury lodges is expected to come to market in Q1 2022
Most LPs seek to improve co-investment appeal – Coller Capital
Coller Capital's winter 2021-22 Global Private Equity Barometer covers topics including secondaries
ECI sells Content+Cloud for 4.1x money
Sale of the IT service and digital consultancy ends a five-year investment period
VCs support USD 475m first close of Monzo's latest round
Bank is expected to raise more than USD 500m on the round's second close at a USD 4.5bn valuation
Permira in USD 5.8bn Mimecast take-private
Announcement follows a series of discussions with potential strategic and financial investors
Triton to buy Clinigen in GBP 1.2bn deal
Board of the UK-based listed pharmaceuticals company has agreed to the offer
Inflexion taps Harris Williams for upcoming Alcumus exit
Private equity suitors could preempt the auction given the popularity of the space
Providence sells Tes Global to Onex
Providence originally acquired the education software provider in an SBO from TPG Capital
Inflexion invests in WithWise
GP takes a minority stake in the UK-based staff management platform for logistics delivery firms
Connection Capital hires Anas Afzal as fund associate
Afzal joins from Aberdeen Standard, where he was a portfolio analyst on the fixed income team
Vita Group attracts early interest from ICG and Lone Star
Information memorandums have been distributed for the UK manufacturer of polyurethane foam
Foresight sells DA Languages to IK Partners in SBO
IK expanded its UK operations to include a local small-cap team headed by partner Tom Salmon in 2020
O3, Novum to acquire Gumtree UK, Motors.co.uk
Sale is required for Adevinta to obtain approval from the UK CMA to buy eBay Classifieds
IK Partners ventures into UK mid-cap deal-making
New team will be staffed by three or four investment specialists based in London
Tenzing raises GBP 100m Belay Fund
Vehicle can invest up to GBP 150m and will back the GP's Tenzing II portfolio companies
CapVest, Duke Street in second round for Evergreen Garden Care
Vendor Exponent is expected to collect final offers at the beginning of December
VCs in USD 156m round for Quell Therapeutics
Series B for the Treg therapy developer was led by VCs including Jeito Capital and Ridgeback Capital