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Felix closes second fund on $150m
Vehicle raises $30m more than its predecessor to target tech, tech-enabled and lifestyle companies
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
Argand Partners acquires Brintons Carpets
Carlyle Group exits the UK-based carpet manufacturer to the US GP after six years
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
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 ТЃ1bn 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
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
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
BGF injects £3.85m into Dolphin Homes
Deal is the 12th transaction in 2017 for the UK-based growth capital investor
Inflexion invests in ProLabs
GP invested from its Enterprise fund, which typically provides equity tickets of ТЃ10-20m
Accel leads $11m series-A for Soldo
Connect Ventures, IrReach Ventures, U-Start and R204 Partners also took part in the round
GTCR-backed Callcredit acquires Confirma
UK-based software analytics company expands its business in Spain
Mobeus leads £3m funding round for tutoring website MyTutor
Transaction is Mobeus's seventh growth capital investment in the last 12 months