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Synova holds £365m first and final close for fourth fund
Vehicle surpassed its £300m target and closed with 46% more in commitments than its predecessor
BGF invests £13m in Miss Group
BGF first invested in the company in August 2018 and has supported several acquisitions
Blackstone et al. agree £4.77bn Merlin take-private
Proposed transaction also includes co-investment from CPPIB and the investment arm of Lego
Kester hires four
Kester is actively looking for investment opportunities in the UK lower-mid-market
BGF hires Inayat in Birmingham office
BGF's newest investor joins from the KPMG corporate finance team and is a chartered accountant
H2 invests in Siderise
Manufacturer of insulating materials used in construction made an operating profit of £2.6m in 2017
Elysian acquires Aspirations Care from August
Deal for the residential care provider brings to an end a seven-year holding period for the vendor
TDR to de-list BCA Marketplace in £1.9bn deal
Price gives the car auction business an enterprise value multiple of 12.5x its adjusted EBITDA
Hg- and TA-backed Access acquires Eazy Collect
Eazy Collect acquisition follows Access's purchase of direct debit processing company Rapidata
Y Combinator Continuity leads £113m round for Monzo
Deal reportedly values the online bank at double its October 2018 valuation of £1bn
BGF invests further £6.5m in Kids Planet
Nursery school group has expanded from 17 sites to 38 since the GP's initial investment in 2016
Dawn closes $125m Opportunities fund
New fund will also invest in startups previously backed by Dawn at earlier stages
Ares, Horizon back MBO of AgriBriefing
GPs plan to support the business by boosting its growth both organically and via new acquisitions
KKR-backed Trainline sets IPO pricing
Based on the offer price, Trainline's market capitalisation will be approximately £1.68bn
Aquiline-backed ClearCourse buys Intelligentgolf
ClearCourse is a group of technology companies providing a range of software services
Endless's Enact buys Redhall Networks from administration
First investment made by the GP via its Enact Fund II, which closed on £30m this week
NorthEdge backs MBO of Phoebus Software
GP is currently deploying capital from SME Fund I, which writes equity cheques of £2-10m
CVC pulls sale of D&G; reports
Decision to suspend the exit is reportedly due to a lukewarm response from potential investors
RJD backs land surveyor Survey Solutions
GP invests via its RJD Fund III, which held a final close on £60m in April 2016
Benchmark leads $21.5m series-A for travel startup Duffel
Previous backers Blossom Capital and Index Ventures also take part in the funding round
Ardenton acquires Food Innovations Baking Group
Buyout of the baking product company is the GP's fifth UK deal since opening a Manchester office
Target Global leads $42m round for Zego
Gig-economy- and mobility-related insurance provider will look to expand across Europe
Endless holds £30m final close for Enact Fund II
Development comes 14 months after Fund I made its final exit with the sale of Stirling Dynamics
Farview Equity launches, inks first deal
New firm will target lower-mid-market enterprise and financial technology businesses in Europe