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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
CapVest gears up for launch of CapVest V
GP backs mid-market companies in essential goods and services; it sold Valeo Foods to Bain for €1.7bn in May 2021
CMBOR returns to Nottingham University after 2020 hiatus
Centre for Private Equity and MBO Research is re-established within Nottingham University Business School
OTPP sells Burton’s Biscuits to Ferrero
Exit reportedly values Burton's at £300m; it is the 20th food production and retail exit of 2021
Kester nets 3.4x return on sale of Frontier Medical to Agilitas
GP's exit comes eight years after it acquired the company via its maiden fund
CGT rate hike to curb HNWI investment appetite - survey
One in four private investors would reduce their investments into SMEs by 50% or more, says Connection Capital
EQT Growth leads $350m series-D for pet insurer Bought By Many
Latest round values the company at over $2bn, as it hopes to further penetrate the US market
Caledonia exits DSE to trade in £242m deal
GP’s exit comes just three years after it acquired DSE in a deal valuing the company at £162m
Oakley backs ICP Education buyout
Oakley will deploy via Oakley Capital Fund IV, which held a final close on €1.46bn in 2019
Sun European to sell mattress retailer Dreams for $475m
Exit comes eight years after the GP acquired the company from its administrators at an estimated price of £35m
Palamon takes over Carlyle's IDH stake
Carlyle acquired IDH in 2011; the firm merged with Palamon's ADP and Palamon rolled over its stake
One Peak leads $125m series-B round for Paysend
Fintech company will use the proceeds to expand internationally and speed up product innovation
Apposite heads for autumn final close for third fund
Healthcare-focused GP has made its first deal from the fund, acquiring Switzerland-based 1Med
Mobeus scores 3.3x on Ludlow trade sale
GP sells financial advice business Ludlow Wealth Management to Mattioli Woods for £36m
Mobeus invests £8.2m in architectural visualisation studio The Boundary
Deal is GP's 12th investment from Mobeus Equity Partners Fund IV, which is now 70% invested
Raymond James buys Cebile Capital
With the addition of Cebile to its investment banking division, Raymond James expects to further expand its service offering
Vectura board greenlights £958m Carlyle offer
Vectura Group is a listed, UK-based developer of inhaled drug delivery devices