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Cairngorm-backed Parker Building Supplies buys Stamco
GP said that the acquisition is the 19th proprietary transaction it has sourced since July 2016
YFM appoints Grant Thornton's Villiers
Prior to joining YFM, Villiers worked in Grant Thornton's corporate finance team
August-backed PCS acquires Essex Pet Crematorium
Deal is the eighth acquisition made by the pet crematorium group under the GP's tenure
Mimir buys Quadriga
Deal is the seventh investment from Mimir's holding company, Mimir Invest, which was raised in 2016
Corsair's Zedra bolts on Interben Trustees
Acquisition of the pension administration business will give the group entry into the Nordic market
Rockpool backs MBO of Datum Alloys
GP has acquired a majority stake in the UK-headquartered steel stencil foil manufacturer
HPE Growth injects $32m in Zava series-A
Funding will help London-based Zava to expand its medical offering to patients across Europe
Aliter acquires Bolt Learning
Software and online training firm is the first instalment in a corporate training buy-and-build
CIC and Amadeus lead £3.25m round for Riverlane
Scientific research software firm will develop its products for quantum computing hardware platforms
Playfair appoints Avonmore's Blakey as non-exec
Angel investor will also become a member of the seed capital firm's investment committee
LGPS pool hires new CIO amid PE funds push
Organisation has also announced the appointment of Michael Pratten as interim CIO
YFM holds £60m first close for sophomore buyout fund
GP's second institutionally backed fund has a target of £75m and aims to close by the end of 2019
Former Advent execs launch BD-Capital
GP was co-founded by ex-Advent partner Andy Dawson and ex-FTSE CEO Richard Baker
Livingbridge backs management buyout of ECS Security
IT security consultancy will spin out from parent business ECS Group and rebrand as Adarma
YFM invests £5m in Tonkotsu
YFM used equity from its British Smaller Companies VCT and VCT 2 funds for a minority stake
Crane Venture holds final close for maiden $90m fund
Pan-European vehicle will target early-stage enterprise software and data-focused startups
Elaghmore acquires SFD
Visual merchandising business is the third component in the GP's diplay-focused, buy-and-build play
Houlihan Lokey appoints Collinson
Collinson joins from William Blair's European consumer and retail investment banking department
Chiltern backs Perfect Image MBO
Founder of the Newcastle-based IT consultancy will continue in a non-executive capacity
Ventiga seeks €275m for fund II
Firm's first "fund" was a four-deal co-investment partnership with LGT Capital Partners
SEP invests €25m in Immedis
Transaction will enable the Irish payroll software developer to double its headcount
General Atlantic leads $62m round for Depop
Transaction for the clothing marketplace app comes five months after H-Farm exited the business
YFM supports MBO of The Protein Works
GP's maiden institutionally backed fund is more than 70% deployed following the deal
Advent hits $17.5bn hard-cap for ninth fund
Close puts it just inside the top 10 for largest Europe-focused buyout funds ever