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Ventiga buys Retail Insight from Navis
Ventiga is currently raising its debut fund and has been operating on a deal-by-deal basis
Insight leads $55m series-B round for ContractPodAI
Legal software developer will invest in product development, marketing and recruitment
Paul Hastings hires two partners from Hogan Lovells
Harris currently leads the private equity practice at Hogan Lovells and Moezi is counsel
Cairngorm's Stamco and Parker bolt on Fairalls
Deal is the third installment in a buy-and-build strategy in the builders' merchant market
Rede promotes Widegren to partner
Widegren will be the third partner at the firm, joining co-founders Adam Turtle and Scott Church
IQ Capital closes two funds on $300m
Growth Opportunities Fund is IQ Capital's later-stage vehicle, and has held a first close on $125m
K1 injects $60m into Graduway
Company is pursuing North American expansion and will invest in product development
Rockpool backs Boston MFO buyout
Rockpool generally makes equity investments in the range of £3-12m in profitable private companies
Equistone to acquire Knowledge Services from Moody's
Vendor will use the proceeds from the divestment to repurchase outstanding stock
UK loses shine as continental Europe attracts dealflow – comment
Private equity still looks to the UK for finance, but the deals now go elsewhere in Europe, writes Mayer Brown's Stuart Brinkworth
Inflexion promotes Edmans to partner to lead debt strategy
Edmans will be responsible for leading relationships across Inflexion’s entire business
Gauss leads $55m series-B for Curve
UK-based credit card aggregation company will pursue expansion across Europe and the US
Kester-backed Ceta Insurance bolts on Love Your Hut
Insurance broker Ceta Insurance is expected to make a number of bolt-ons in the future
Blackstone to acquire CRH distribution arm for €1.64bn
Deal for the building materials provider is based on a 2018 pro forma EBITDA figure of €155m
Mobeus backs Star Brands BIMBO
Following the deal, Gavin Thomas will be appointed as finance director and Nick Ward as chair
Perwyn leads £30m round for Gousto
Latest round for the meal kit delivery company comes just six months after it raised £18m
Rubicon sells Farsound Aviation to AGIC for £115m
Aviation-focused supply chain management company was reportedly marketed based on £11.4m EBITDA
Acton leads £9m series-C for MPB
Existing investors Beringa and Mobeus Equity Partners also take part in the latest financing
Equistone buys FirstPort from PE-backed Knight Square
FirstPort's management team will retain a minority stake in the business following the deal
Apax leads $177m investment in Signavio
Deal reportedly values the UK-based enterprise software company at around $400m
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Primary-backed ASL bolts on Reprotec
Acquisition comes a week after the GP acquired ASL in a secondary buyout from Mobeus
Palatine supports Wren Sterling's TD Armstrong bolt-on
Deal is the third bolt-on for the UK-headquartered independent financial adviser
Bridges holds £35m final close for Social Outcomes Fund II
Vehicle had an initial hard-cap of £30m, which was raised due to LP appetite and a strong pipeline