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Siparex backs NG Travel in MBO
Olivier Kervella and the management team retain the majority of French tour operator NG Travel
Benelux industrials booming and primed for internationalisation
Sector soars past consumer in terms of aggregate value of H1 buyouts, having historically attracted similar levels of PE backing
CVC sells Stage Entertainment to trade
CVC sells 60% stake in Dutch musical theatre producer Stage to Advance Publications
Newion backs startup PlayPass
Belgium-based PlayPass, a provider of technology services for events, has raised €7.9m to date
Active's Hendrik Veder bolts on Universal Inspection
Hendrik Veder acquires Scotland-based testing and lifting supply specialist Universal
Prime Ventures sells Greetz to trade
Photobox, backed by Exponent Private Equity and Electra Private Equity, buys Greetz
Ardian in talks to buy Trustteam
Ardian is set to acquire Belgium-based IT company Trustteam, owned by Naxicap since 2014
Weinberg eyes Realease Capital
Andera invested in Realease Capital, a professional equipment leasing company in 2015
Avedon sells CycloMedia to Volpi in €100m deal
Investment in Netherlands-based B2B geospatial data business generates a 5x return
Penta-backed GRP buys Digney Grant
GRP’s Irish division Abbey Bond Lovis, a retail broking specialist, buys a majority stake
French mid-cap seeks new approaches as competition heats up
Buy-backs edge into the French mid-market, as H1 activity hits record highs and entry multiples swell
LBO France et al. back Deezer
Consortium of investors injects €160m in France-based music streaming service Deezer
Charterhouse acquires Funecap
Management equally reinvests in funeral service Funecap, which posts an EBITDA of around €40m
HIG's Valtris bolts-on Ineos divisions
Valtris buys France-based Ineos Baleycourt and Benelux-based Ineos ChloroToluenes
Elementis puts sale of Mondo Minerals to Advent on hold
Advent announced the sale of Mondo to listed Elementis in June, with EV amounting to $600m
Main Mezzanine Capital holds first close for maiden fund
Mezzanine division of Main Capital first started investing via a €50m capital pool
Ardian's Trigo bolts-on SCSI
SCSI represents the sixth acquisition since Ardian bought France-based Trigo in 2016
Advent rejects offers for Unit4
Netherlands-based software developer Unit4 was acquired by Advent for €1.17bn in 2014
Chequers, IGI PE sell Rollon Group to trade
Business was first backed by PE houses in 2010, when Ardian took a 51.8% stake at a €48.9m EV
Tikehau holds first close, launches fund
French GP's TGE II backs SMEs across western Europe with EBITDA in the €5-50m range
Endless-backed Brabant Alucast files for bankruptcy
Dutch car component manufacturer was bought by Endless via Endless Fund IV in 2016
CapDecisif holds first close for CapDecisif 4
VC is aiming to exceed its €50m target but will not surpass the €70m assigned hard-cap
BPI France sells CPI to trade
French book printing group CPI is bought by Netherlands-based Circle Media Group
Argos Wityu buys Juratoys in MBO
Juratoys was previously owned by US-headquartered Alex Brands, backed by Propel Equity