The Carlyle Group, in partnership with Palamon Capital Partners, has acquired DBG Limited. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Palamon Capital Partners has led a transaction to acquire a majority interest in beauty e-commerce specialist feelunique.com. The transaction was agreed at an enterprise value of 26 million pounds ($41.7 million).

Palamon Capital Partners has appointed John David as managing director, investment strategy. David joins Palamon’s pan-European team, all based in London.

Private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners has completed the refinancing of its English language school group Cambridge Education, writes Reuters. Palamon Capital Partners’s deal with Royal Bank of Scotland for a new 23 million-pound ($37 million) debt package will see it recoup 1.5 times the equity it has invested in the business, and leaves finances [...]

European mid-market private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners, has appointed Dr Hans-Joachim Körber to its board of advisors. Körber was formerly president and CEO of global retailer METRO AG and is currently on a number of international boards, including the boards of Air Berlin and Esprit Holdings Limited on which he is chairman. PRESS RELEASE [...]

A number of firms will reportedly bid next week for one of the UK’s largest law schools, The College of Law, Reuters reported Friday. Buyers linked to the deal include education company Pearson, KKR-owned Laureate International Universities and buyout house Providence Equity Partners, as well as Palamon Capital Partners and a joint bid from Exponent Private Equity and Sovereign Capital, Reuters wrote.

Julian Carreras has returned to European mid-market private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners as principal. The appointment marks the return to Palamon by Carreras, a Spanish national, who was a member of the firm between 2003 and 2006. He initially joined Palamon from Goldman Sachs and prior to that worked for McKinsey & Co. Between 2006 and 2011, he held positions with Cinven in London and Thesan Capital in Madrid.

Global fund manager Värde Partners has agreed to acquire SAV Credit Limited, a UK-based specialist credit card provider, from majority shareholders Palamon Capital Partners, Electra Private Equity and Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners in a deal worth £472 million. Palamon, Electra, and Morgan Stanley have supported the development of SAV from a start-up in 2002. Värde Partners first partnered with SAV Credit in March 2010 and is acquiring the business as part of its strategic growth plans.

The Carlyle Group has agreed to buy Integrated Dental Holdings from Bank of America Merrill Lynch Capital Partners. Carlyle, in partnership with Palamon Capital Partners, plans to merge Integrated Dental with Associated Dental Practices. Carlyle will own a majority while Palamon, a UK buyout shop, will share joint governance, a statement said. Financial information wasn’t disclosed but Bank of America Merrill Lynch Capital Partners is selling all of its stake. BAMLCP is the PE arm of Bank of America.

(Reuters) – Canada’s Miranda Technologies Inc (MT.TO) said it acquired UK-based OmniBus Systems for C$48.7 million ($47 million) from private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners, to expand into the television and Internet broadcasting software segment. The Montreal, Quebec-based broadcast equipment maker expects the deal to add to earnings in the first full year of operation, [...]