Darwin Private Equity has acquired the aerospace machining division of Hampson Industries for £23.7 million, the firm's second deal since it was founded in 2007.
The UK private equity deal drought has not ended, but there are rays of light, according to quarterly research by corporate finance advisory boutique Corbett Keeling.
Baird Capital Partners Europe, the UK mid-market arm of Baird Private Equity, has backed portfolio company Choices Holdings' acquisition of care group Domiciliary Care, based in Glasgow, for undisclosed terms.
Private equity group 3i has invested €118 million (£93 million) in the handbags and accessories division of Italian leather accessories group Antichi Pellettieri.
