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Palatine acquires The Bunker from Foresight
Deal for IT company is the fifth investment made from the GP's ТЃ220m third fund
Alpina carves out QDA from ASI Datamyte
Deal is the latest buy-and-build investment by Alpina in the manufacturing execution systems sector
Primary-backed Maru acquires SynGro
Primary Capital injected ТЃ45m growth capital in Maru Group in February 2016
Lexington to commit up to €600m to new BC fund in stapled deal
Lexington Partners agrees to buy тЌ1.2bn of LP stakes in BC IX, while committing to fund X
GCP closes fourth fund on £205m
New vehicle will make hybrid debt and equity investments of ТЃ5-30m across a variety of sectors
Aurelius sells Getronics to Bottega for €220m
Trade sale of British IT networks business is the Germany-based investor's largest ever exit
UK PE activity rebounds in H1 despite political turmoil
British buyout market witnessed a significant year-on-year increase in activity in the first half of 2017, despite political uncertainty
Bain and HSBC refinance LDC's Adler & Allan
LDC backed the secondary buyout of the environmental services business from Spirit Capital in 2014
Terra Firma's Annington in £4bn refinancing
Terra Firma raised an extra ТЃ550m from investors to contribute equity in the recap
IK buys minority stake in Third Bridge
Growth capital investor Beringea first invested in Third Bridge in 2012 and will sell its stake to IK
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
Foresight generates 400% IRR on sale of Simulity to ARM
GP sells its stake in the Internet-of-Things business for ТЃ11.4m just eight months after it invested ТЃ4m
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
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
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