UK / Ireland
Argand Partners acquires Brintons Carpets
Carlyle Group exits the UK-based carpet manufacturer to the US GP after six years
Exponent gears up for fourth fund
GP filed registration documents for Exponent Private Equity Partners IV on 30 June
Pamplona raises €3bn for Fund V
Fund close comes on the back of last year's $1bn raise for the GP's first TMT fund
Foresight generates 400% IRR on sale of Simulity to ARM
GP sells its stake in the Internet-of-Things business for £11.4m just eight months after it invested £4m
Hayfin raises €2.2bn for special opportunities
Credit specialist will take part in rescue financings and debt restructurings
Core Capital's Brasserie Bar Co in £23m refinancing
Restaurant chain will look to open up to eight establishments per year following the refinancing
BGF sells Chemoxy stake to Eurazeo-backed Novacap
Sale of speciality chemicals manufacturer comes just two years after the GP first invested
Pine Brook writes off The Car Finance Company investment
Filings reveal the GP believes its investment in the car loans business is non-recoverable
Cipio holds final close for Fund VII on €174m
Fund will make primary and secondary growth capital investments in expansion-stage technology companies
LDC sells TCEG to Huntworth in £25m EV deal
Under LDC's tenure, the marketing agency made three bolt-ons and merged with The Moment
Bowmark backs merger of Aston Scott and Lark Group
Bowmark aims to continue its buy-and-build strategy with the new company
BC partially divests Mergermarket Group to GIC
Deal will see the GP return more than 2x its original investment to LPs and retain a 60% stake
Inflexion promotes two to partner
Andrew Mainwaring and Andrew Priest become partner, among a wider wave of promotions
Alpina invests in VR business Virtalis
UK-based software and hardware developer will look to undertake an international expansion strategy
Vitruvian closes third fund on €2.4bn hard-cap
Vehicle is considerably larger than its £1bn predecessor, which held a first and final close in 2013
ECI reaps 3.3x on sale of Kelvin Hughes to Hensoldt
Sale price has not been disclosed but ECI is reporting a return of 3.3x on its original investment
Sun sells Nextpharma to Capvest
Sun says it strengthened senior management and optimised the manufacturing processes during its tenure
Mobeus invests £8m in Ludlow MBO
Asset management business will look to expand its regional network and make bolt-on acquisitions
Bridges and Magenta sell Halo to Cover-More
Car insurance aggregation platform has expanded into new market segments since the VCs' initial investment
Lyceum's Isotrak acquires VeriLocation
Global GPS software developer strengthens its presence in the UK with the purchase
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 £150m second fund
Oaktree invests in Irish homebuilder Cannon Kirk
Capital will be used to repay loans to Ireland's bad bank as well as for expansion purposes
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