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NEWSLETTER | 26 Jan 2021  
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Total value of UK listed companies bought by private equity firms jumps from GBP2.3bn to GBP21.1bn in a year
Tue | 26 Jan 2021, 12:10
The total value of UK listed companies taken private by private equity firms increased from GBP2.3 billion to GBP21.1 billion in the last 12 months, shows new research from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP.
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Funds advised by Apax acquire PIB Group from The Carlyle Group
Tue | 26 Jan 2021, 12:10
Funds advised by Apax Partners have acquired the PIB Group (PIB), a leading independent specialist insurance intermediary, alongside PIB’s management team. 
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Lonsdale makes 3x return on exit of GYG
Tue | 26 Jan 2021, 12:10
Lonsdale Capital Partners (Lonsdale), a private equity firm focused on the lower mid-market, has exites its investment in GYG Plc (GYG), a superyacht painting, supply and maintenance company.
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The Carlyle Group acquires RunneScape creator Jagex
Tue | 26 Jan 2021, 12:10
Global investment firm The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) has acquired Jagex, a developer and publisher of video games. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
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Sentinel Capital Partners sells Pet Supplies Plus in USD700m deal
Tue | 26 Jan 2021, 12:10
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising lower mid-market companies, is to sell Pet Supplies Plus (PSP), the third largest pet specialty chain in the US, to Franchise Group. The deal is valued at USD700 million.
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OpenGate Capital's SMAC to sell skylights business to Kingspan Light + Air
Tue | 26 Jan 2021, 12:10
Global private equity firm OpenGate Capital's portfolio company, SMAC, is to sell its skylights division to Kingspan Light + Air, a division of Kingspan Group. 
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Primevest Capital Partners and Vodafone to roll out EUR20m fibre optic network in Hadamar, Germany
Tue | 26 Jan 2021, 12:10
Dutch-German investment manager Primevest Capital Partners and communications group Vodafone Germany are to roll-out a state-of-the-art fibre optic network in the city of Hadamar in the Hessian district of Limburg-Weilburg. 
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PSG-backed Imaweb acquires Procar
Tue | 26 Jan 2021, 12:10
Imaweb, an independent developer and provider of automotive and dealership digital software solutions in Europe, has acquired Procar, an automotive digital software solutions provider in the DACH market.
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Swedish startup Sproud raises GBP4.8m from London-based VGC Partners
Tue | 26 Jan 2021, 12:10
Sproud, the Swedish maker of a range of plant-based milks announces today that it has raised GBP4.8 million from growth capital investor, VGC Partners. 
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Memery Crystal and Fides Partners launch independent management advisory practice for UK market
Tue | 26 Jan 2021, 12:10
Memery Crystal, a London-based law firm, has entered into an exclusive agreement with Parisian law firm, Fides Partners to offer UK clients a comprehensive and independent management advisory offering for private-equity backed deals. 
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Foresight invests GBP2.5m of growth capital in Titania
Tue | 26 Jan 2021, 12:10
Foresight Group (Foresight), an independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has invested in Titania Group Limited (Titania), a cybersecurity automation software business. 
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TA Associates appoints SVP in Hong Kong
Tue | 26 Jan 2021, 12:10
TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm, has appointed Chris An as a Senior Vice President in the firm’s Hong Kong office. An will focus on investments in companies in the Asia-Pacific region.
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BGF backs ROI
Tue | 26 Jan 2021, 12:10
UK-based growth capital investor BGF has made a further GBP4 million investment in fast-growth, lead generation technology business, ROI. 
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AVCA Board appoints CEO
Tue | 26 Jan 2021, 12:10
he Board of Directors of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) has appointed Abi Mustapha-Maduakor as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
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ADM Capital’s Cibus Enterprise Fund Invests in Aquapak
Tue | 26 Jan 2021, 12:10
ADM Capital Europe's Cibus Enterprise Fund (Cibus) has invested in the British polymer production company Aquapak Polymers Limited (Aquapak).  
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