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Endless backs Qualter Hall MBO from Waagner-Biro
GP invested from Enact Fund II, which invests up to £5m in challenged UK-based companies
Three Hills-backed Sigma buys Thompsons Contracts Blackpool
Deal comes 16 months after GP's original investment in Sigma via its Three Hills Decalia vehicle
CVC sells 30% stake in D&G to ADIA
GP reportedly pulled a dual-track process for the business in June that targetted a £1.2bn valuation
Rubicon acquires PSM
Manufacturing- and distribution-focused GP targets buyouts with enterprise values of £15-250m
Battery and Dawn lead $61m series-B for Soldo
Existing backers Accel and Connect also take part in the round for the corporate credit card firm
Bridgepoint's Cambridge Education Group sells CATS for £150m
School operator will be sold to Chinese trade buyer Bright Scholar after five and a half years
Muzinich takes control of Phoenix's Busaba Eathai
Development brings to an end an 11-year holding period of the Thai restaurant chain for Phoenix
Inflexion acquires O'Neill Patient Solicitors
GP drew capital for the investment in the law firm from its fifth flagship fund
Caledonia hires Lane on its private investment team
Investment executive Toby Lane joins from Lazard and previously worked at PwC as a chartered accountant
NorthEdge sells Bridge Farm Group to cannabis producer Sundial
Sale ends a two-year holding period for the GP, which acquired the business via its second fund
Astarte hires from Hermes and Santander
Astarte is a global co-investment platform investing in non-traditional real assets
Aquiline's ClearCourse acquires Trillium
Transaction marks the 11th bolt-on for the software- and IT-focused buy-and-build platform
Phoenix invests in 1000Heads
GP is currently investing from its 2016 fund, which targets companies with EVs of £30-150m
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Mayfair's Yo! acquires US-based SnowFox
Deal is backed by the GP and reportedly values the target company at more than $100m
Truffle Invest to launch maiden PE offering
Truffle Invest is set to offer investors access to a large-cap pan-European fund
LDC sells Connect Managed Services to Apiary-backed G3
Deal for the call centre software firm comes four months after Apiary acquired G3
Baird hires two TMT bankers from EY
Hires are the latest step in Baird's expansion of its global technology and services practice
BD-Capital launches debut fund with €400m target
GP was co-founded by Andy Dawson (former Advent investment partner) and Richard Baker
Bain in exclusivity for $4bn Kantar buyout
Market research firm reportedly generated an operating profit of £301m from sales of £2.6bn in 2018
Bridges acquires GEV Wind Power from Maven
Vendor was reportedly seeking a £30m EV for the wind-focused energy services firm
Horizon acquires EES For Schools
Deal is the second platform investment for the GP's £200m 2018-vintage vehicle
PAI's M Group buys Antagrade Electrical
Antagrade follows multiple bolt-ons for M Group since it was acquired in May 2018
Triton agrees to acquire Atnahs Pharma
GP is currently investing from its €5bn fifth fund, which held a final close in January