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Bridges and Magenta sell Halo to Cover-More
Car insurance aggregation platform has expanded into new market segments since the VCs' initial investment
EQT Credit et al. in exclusivity over Tiama sale to Caravelle
Proposed sale of glass packaging inspection business comes after a three-year holding period
Bain's European Tyres Distribution acquires Reiff division
Deal for tyre distributor is the second acquisition for the pan-European buy-and-build platform
Palatine sells Chase Templeton to Nevada
Private medical insurance broker was the first investment from the GP's ТЃ150m second fund
Carlyle sells Holland & Barrett to L1 Retail for £1.77bn
Deal is a partial divestment from the GP's 2010 investment in US-based group Nature's Bounty
Endless supports Theo Fennell MBO from administrators
High-end jewellery business went into administration in May four years after being taken private
Inflexion invests in ProLabs
GP invested from its Enterprise fund, which typically provides equity tickets of ТЃ10-20m
Lakestar, GV lead $40m series-B for Blockchain
Digital currency platform will look to expand internationally and invest in research and development
GP Profile: Bregal Freshstream
GP closed its maiden fund on тЌ600m and makes minority and majority investments in businesses across the UK and Benelux regions
Apax's Evry prices IPO with NOK 11.5bn market cap
GP will sell down a 5.1% stake in the IT business, generating returns of NOK 591m
Shawbrook to accept BC and Pollen Street's £868m take-private
Listed bank's board changes advice to shareholders after private equity duo secure 75.6% stake
BMO PE holds €60m first close for co-investment vehicle
New fund aims for net 20% return, has a target of тЌ300m and anticipates a final close in early 2018
CVC acquires Etraveli in €508m EV deal
Transaction made by CVC's sixth fund values the online travel agent at around 14x EBITDA
CVC Capital Partners acquires QA from EMK and Bregal
Transaction reportedly values the IT training business at ТЃ700m and follows a 10-year holding period
Penta- and Maven-backed GRP acquires Greens
Deal is the third bolt-on acquisition made by the insurance broker since the beginning of 2016
Endless acquires PRAC Financial
Debt purchasing business will acquire two consumer debt portfolios and pursue other investments
Blackstone acquires The Office Group in £500m deal
Flexible and shared work space provider will look to expand across London and continental Europe
Equistone acquires Willerby from Caird
Deal comes a year after the holiday home manufacturer partially refinanced its debt
AAC sells Dunlop Aircraft Tyres to Liberty Hall in $135m deal
Valuation was understood to be based on EBITDA of ТЃ12m, a figure adjusted based on future US growth
Deal in Focus: Terra Firma sells Infinis wind assets to JP Morgan
Sale of onshore wind assets follows a protracted 14-year holding period punctuated by numerous partial exits, an IPO and subsequent delisting
Medicxi launches £300m late-stage fund
New vehicle will invest тЌ10-25m in private or public European biotechnology businesses
Vista merges Misys and D+H
Financial software companies will merge to create a group with revenues of $2.1bn
BWB acquires 60% stake in Holmris
Interior design and furniture manufacturing company will implement an international expansion strategy
Albion invests £4.7m in G Network
Fibre broadband company is aiming to connect 70 streets in central London to attract new SME clients