Craig McGlashan

Dutch conglomerate Philips is selling the business after a six-year hold.

UK IPO rule change reaction.

CD&R, Permira in for Exclusive Networks.

FFL Partners acquires a healthcare-focused managed service provider from 424 Capital; an in-depth look at the university sector, through the prism of Bernhard Capital Partners’ investment in program management company Brailsford & Dunlavey; a report painting a complex picture of the consumer/retail sector.

Tikehau to buy utility service provider.

French and UK election focus.

IK Partners in talks to sell Mademoiselle Desserts.

Main buys financial management tech provider.

Agilitas Private Equity’s Prodieco, a business based in Ireland, acquires a US company; a trio of deals in the industrial and manufacturing sector: American Industrial Partners is investing in a near-200-year-old explosives business; Good Springs Capital is buying into a provider of plumbing, HVAC and electrical installation services; and Clearlake Capital Group has invested in a manufacturing enterprise resource planning and supply chain software provider.

Peel Hunt on UK take-private drop; Big deals for BlackRock, Providence, Mutares and Partners.