Financial services private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners has sold Simply Business, a UK-based digital SME insurance distributor, to Aquiline Capital Partners.  The transaction is subject to completion upon change of control approval from the Financial Conduct Authority and is expected to complete in this summer. The exit comes just

Palamon Capital Partners (Palamon) has agreed the sale of Towry to Tilney Bestinvest for GBP600 million, subject to regulatory approvals. The sale will result in total Sterling investment returns for Palamon of 13 times invested capital. Towry is one of the largest independent wealth managers in the UK with more

Squire Patton Boggs has represented private equity firm MCI in its record EUR76 million exit from Invia/Travelplanet, the leading e-travel player in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The cross-border team led by Warsaw Corporate partner Michal Karwacki advised the MCI.TechVentures Fund on the sale of 100 per cent shares in

NVM Private Equity (NVM) has successfully exited from Control Risks Group Holdings (Control Risks), a specialist risk consultancy. Control Risks, which was founded in 1975, offers a range of services addressing political risk, business intelligence, corporate and personal security and crisis response. Control Risks’ clients include corporations, governments and non-governmental organisations.

Altitude Partners, the regional private equity fund, has exited its investment in The Care Division Limited (TCD), to Alina Homecare (Alina), generating a return of 2.9x. Established in 2006  and with offices in Dorset and Hampshire, TCD is focused on providing a ‘Supported Living’ service for adults with learning disabilities,

NVM Private Equity (NVM) has exited from Kitwave Wholesale Group, a delivered wholesaler with a wide product range including confectionery, soft drinks, ice-cream, alcohol and tobacco.  The company has transformed itself from being a regional confectionery business to a national wholesaler through 11 acquisitions since 2006.  The sale represents a

Venture capital investor Octopus Ventures has exited its investment in Vision Direct, the online contact lens retailer. Vision Direct has been acquired by Essilor. Octopus Ventures invested in Vision Direct in 2009 when the company employed 33 people and has remained the largest shareholder throughout this time, seeing Vision Direct

Baird Capital has successfully exited its investment in London-based Alpha FMC. Alpha FMC is an international provider of management consultancy services to the asset and wealth management industries. Baird Capital invested in London-based Alpha FMC in October 2013 and has since supported the management team's achievement of significant growth in

Exit delivers exceptional returns to investors in UK’s largest venture capital trust (VCT) Octopus Ventures has exited from SwiftKey, the company behind the app for faster, easier typing on mobile phones and tablets that is now being used on more than 300 million devices worldwide, delivering what it is describing

Palatine Private Equity has sold IT services business Selection for GBP34.8 million to AIM listed Castle Street Investment (CSI). Selection provides fully outsourced IT solutions to over 500 organisations across the public and private sector. Clients include David Lloyd Leisure, Day Lewis Pharmacy, KPMG, Nuffield Health and Bibby Financial Services.