The UK mid-market firm has acquired the alcoholic drinks retailer in a secondary buyout from Electra Partners Europe.
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has given the go-ahead for a planned February flotation of the Carlyle-backed defence research laboratory.
The investment arm of the government of Singapore has become a majority shareholder in India’s Dove Finance, a non-banking financial company.
The marriage of China’s leading and second largest media groups, both backed by private equity firms, marks the first major private sector merger in the country.
Menlo Park-based tech buyout firm Francisco Partners has completed its purchase of CRM and voice application services outfit FrontRange Solutions in a roughly $200 million deal.
Apax and Permira are among a consortium which is listing a further 80 million shares at 348p each.
Providence, Rhode Island-based Nautic Partners has notched another realisation, selling its CDRY Holdings carpet cleaning franchisor to Home Depot.
London-based LBO firm BC Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in hotel and casino operator Hyatt Regency.
Boston-based Bain Capital has inked a deal to carve out the Sensors & Controls business of Texas Instruments for $3bn.
Black Diamond has unloaded baggage-cart rental outfit Smarte Carte, selling the company to Macquarie Bank in a deal yielding an almost 6x return multiple.