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LDC takes minority stake in Solid Solutions, BGF exits
Banking facilities for the deal have been provided by Muzinich & Co and Santander
ESO takes minority stake in Arcus
Second transaction completed from ESO's seventh institutional special opportunities fund
Squire Patton Boggs hires three in PE team
Squire Patton Boggs' UK private equity team is led by corporate partner Paul Mann
HarbourVest and Vanguard agree strategic partnership
Strategic partnership will see new PE funds raised annually to be accessed by Vanguard clients
CBPE exits ABI Holiday Homes
For the year ending in August 2018, ABI reported operating profit of £15.5m from revenues of £117.8m
83North leads $21.5m round for FloLive
Dell Technologies Capital, Saban Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures also invested in the round
BCI invests in ClearMacro
BCI, a Canada-based LP direct investor, has made investments in several European companies
Eight Roads and Kennet in £11.5m round for Rimilia
Rimilia secured a new funding facility of £7m with Silicon Valley Bank in October 2019
Searchlight invests in Penta-backed GRP
Searchlight will take a majority stake, with other investors taking minority positions
2020 Outlook: Political change heralds UK buyout revival
Deal volume was down last year, but record-high value and a more settled political backdrop mean 2020 could be busy for the UK
Elysian acquires SCX Special Projects
GP plans to support the national and international growth of the engineering and architecture company
JF Lehman to acquire GMG
Deals values the subsea cables maintenance and installation services provider at $250m
Calculus exits Once Upon A Time in management buy-back
Tosca Debt Capital has provided a first lien facility to support the acquisition
Azini Capital sells ClusterSeven to Hg backed-Mitratech
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Azini, which acquired ClusterSeven via its $100m third fund
Smedvig leads $10m series-A for Yumpingo
Company plans to scale its one-minute instant review platform and launch Yumpingo Pay
Gyrus announces new deal, appoints Tobin as partner
Gyrus Capital announces the buyout of Essential Pharma and adds to its team ahead of a new round of fundraising
Tenzing invests in Activpayroll
Tenzing backs the incumbent senior management team, led by founder CEO Alison Sellar
KKR-backed Calisen to raise $1.87bn via IPO
Calisen indicated it plans to float nearly 25% of the business at a price of 225-265 pence per share
Carlyle writes down Addison Lee investment
Addison Lee, a taxi service and cab hailing app, owes £250m to its lenders, including HSBC
Castik-backed Waterlogic sells stake to BCI
BCI, which is a Canada-based LP direct investor, has made investments in several European companies
MBU acquires Union Bank UK
MBU Capital makes direct and venture capital investments on behalf of high-net-worth individuals
CBPE invests in ETL
ETL Systems' management will stay on with the company to continue to lead it following the deal
FTV leads £32m round for Liberis
Senior investment adviser Jerome Hershey of FTV Capital will join the company's board
Existing investors participate in $80m round for Currencycloud
Existing investors Sapphire Ventures, Notion Capital, GV, Accomplice and Anthemis all participate