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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 £11.4m just eight months after it invested £4m
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
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
Lyceum's Isotrak acquires VeriLocation
Global GPS software developer strengthens its presence in the UK with the purchase
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
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 £10-20m
Accel leads $11m series-A for Soldo
Connect Ventures, IrReach Ventures, U-Start and R204 Partners also took part in the round
Beechbrook funds Wilton & Bain MBO
Deal is a combination of debt and equity, as well as additional growth capital
Mobeus leads £3m funding round for tutoring website MyTutor
Transaction is Mobeus's seventh growth capital investment in the last 12 months